This is a short article unveiling the latest London Bus Tender Awards, as we see route 23 retained by RATP London Transit with existing electric double deck and Abellio London to take over route C3 with new double deck electric buses.
LBSL intends to enter into the following contracts for the following routes with the operators listed below:
|
Route |
Current Operator |
New Operator |
PVR |
Vehicles |
Contract starts |
Contract ends |
|
23 (24h) |
London Transit |
London Transit |
14 |
Existing electric double deck |
22nd July 2023 |
19th July 2030 |
|
C3 |
London Transit |
Abellio London |
9 |
New electric double deck |
30th September 2023 |
27th September 2030 |
New electric vehicles may enter service after the contract start date, dependant on infrastructure and/or vehicle delivery timescales.
As this is a short article, I'll show you some of the tweets I've posted on Twitter.
Drawings of #TfL's #London Buses iconic red livery for Irizar ie tram.https://t.co/Lu7wqQrXDW pic.twitter.com/cB6IEtFjMp
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) March 27, 2023
Hong Kong: KMB has been continually retrofitting its buses with solar panels Offering themed solar bus free ride day on 26 March to promote green transporthttps://t.co/GZCGP5NqBo pic.twitter.com/pGxgZmm63F
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) March 27, 2023
Drawings of #TfL's #London Buses iconic red livery for Alexander Dennis (ADL)-BYD Enviro400EV City.https://t.co/hZuJneLoDL pic.twitter.com/2mx0O3NdVN
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) March 26, 2023
Drawings of #TfL's #London Buses iconic red livery for Wrightbus New Routemaster and Alexander Dennis' Enviro400 and Enviro200 classic.
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) March 23, 2023
From Issue 3 of Bus Graphics Standard.https://t.co/siLDdxEwYw pic.twitter.com/Alz6Zu8u42
Highlights of the agenda reports pack (including the Commissioner's Report) for the Wednesday 29th March 2023 Transport for London (#TfL) board meeting.https://t.co/JkZxrBLw5H https://t.co/E7T4eJfgii pic.twitter.com/MgO2X2S62G
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) March 22, 2023
#London Transport (LT) Magazine (Vol. 19 No. 6 - September 1965) clipping:
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) March 21, 2023
A classic poster promoting travel by bus in 1965 when passenger numbers were falling and congestion was increasing. pic.twitter.com/sCS4C5FSFE
#London Transport advertisement from 1980:
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) March 17, 2023
"If it takes one man one gallon of petrol to get to work. How many gallons will it take 68 men?" - London Transport - the fuelsavers pic.twitter.com/oTdP8DXs7t
#TfL Freedom of Information release:
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) March 16, 2023
Drawings of route branding liveries for #London buses - from 2017 to presenthttps://t.co/X4oFZXy4HK pic.twitter.com/PByDldcQaP
#London Transport advertisement from 1979:
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) March 16, 2023
"How far would London get without us?" - London Transport - the fuelsavers pic.twitter.com/S5HLkda4KV
#TfL Have Your Say:#Wembley Park area - proposed changes to #London bus routes 92, 206 and 440#Consultation closes on 25 April 2023https://t.co/1V2huoRrHn pic.twitter.com/xLlsjrt3VA
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) March 15, 2023
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