London Bus Tender Awards: Metroline Takes Over Route 9 With Existing New Routemasters

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.

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