A recent London Bus Tender Awards has revealed that bus operator Metroline is set to take over route 9 by next year (27 January 2024), and will continue to use three-door, two-staircase hybrid buses known as the New Routemaster.
LBSL intends to enter into new contracts for the following routes with the operators listed below:
|
Route |
Current Operator |
New Operator |
PVR |
Vehicles |
|
9/N9 |
London United |
Metroline |
14 |
Existing New Routemaster |
|
632 |
Metroline |
Metroline |
3 |
Existing New Routemaster |
|
U9 |
Abellio West London |
Abellio West London |
3 |
Existing diesel single deck |
All of the diesel and hybrid vehicles detailed above will meet Euro VI emissions standards.
The start and end dates for the above contracts are detailed in the following table:
|
Route |
Contract Start Date |
Contract End Date |
|
9/N9 |
27th January 2024 |
26th January 2029 |
|
632 |
7th October 2023 |
6th October 2028 |
|
U9 |
30th December 2023 |
27th December 2030 |
Unfortunately, there are no new electric buses for this round of tender awards.
And as this is a short article, I'll show you some of my Tweets that I recently posted on Twitter.
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— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) February 20, 2023
#TfL Programmes and Investment Committee:
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Highlights from the agenda reports pack including Investment programme report
Meeting will be held on 1 March 2023https://t.co/09NgbJwNwS pic.twitter.com/98vUpSI8Qz
#Thurrock Council Planning, #Transport, Regeneration Overview & Scrutiny Committee - 28 February 2023:
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Highlights from the Transport Vision and Issues and Opportunities Update papershttps://t.co/5zOUAlY91U
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