Wednesday 26 April 2023

London Bus Tender Awards: New Double-Deck Electric Buses For Routes 321, 381/N381 & D7

A new announcement of the London Bus Tender Awards has revealed that routes 321, 381/N381, and D7 will be using new double-deck electric buses, and the existing New Routemasters will continue to be used on routes 32/N32 and 349.

LBSL intends to enter into new contracts for the following routes with the operators listed below:

Route Current Operator New Operator PVR Vehicles

32/N32

Metroline

Metroline

18

Existing New Routemaster

89/N89

London Central

London Central

15

Existing hybrid double deck

237

Metroline

Metroline

21

Existing hybrid double deck

321 (24h)

London Central

London Central

16

New electric double deck

349

Arriva London North

Arriva London North

13

Existing New Routemaster

381/N381

Abellio London

Abellio London

15

New electric double deck

476

London General

London General

TBC

Existing hybrid double deck

602

Stagecoach Selkent

Stagecoach Selkent

2

Existing hybrid double deck

D7

Docklands Buses

Stagecoach East London

9

New electric double deck

New electric vehicles may enter service after the contract start date, dependent on infrastructure and/ or vehicle delivery timescales.

All of the hybrid vehicles detailed above will meet Euro VI emissions standards.


The start and end dates for the above contracts are detailed as follows:

32/N32
Start: 7th October 2023
End: 6th October 2028

89/N89
Start: 27th January 2024
End: 25th January 2030

237
Start: 6th January 2024
End: 4th January 2030

321 (24h)
Start: 2nd December 2023
End: 29th November 2030

349
Start: 2nd September 2023
End: 1st September 2028

381/N381
Start: 2nd December 2023
End: 29th November 2030

476
Start: 27th January 2024
End: 25th January 2030

602
Start: 27th January 2024
End: 26th January 2029

D7
Start: 2nd December 2023
End: 29th November 2030

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