Friday 19 May 2023

London Bus Tender Awards: Routes 133, 279 & 333 To Convert To New Electric Buses And New Routemasters To Continue On Routes 59, 137 and East London Transit Services

Drawing of the New Routemaster with East London Transit livery

The new London Bus Tender Awards have revealed routes 133, 279, and 333 will soon be using brand new zero-emission electric buses, and the three-door, two-staircase hybrid New Routemasters are retained on routes 59, 137, and the East London Transit services.

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

Route

Current Operator

New Operator

PVR

Vehicles

59

Arriva London

Arriva London

20

Existing New Routemaster

133/N133

Arriva London

Abellio London

24

New electric double deck

137/N137

Arriva London

Arriva London

28

Existing New Routemaster

279/N279

Arriva London

Arriva London

30

New electric double deck

333

Arriva London

London General

15

New electric double deck

EL1

Blue Triangle

Blue Triangle

18

Existing New Routemaster

EL2

Blue Triangle

Blue Triangle

14

Existing New Routemaster

EL3

Blue Triangle

Blue Triangle

14

Existing New Routemaster

*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:

59
Start: 27th January 2024
End: 26th January 2029

133/N133
Start: 20th January 2024
End: 17th January 2031

137/N137
Start: 20th January 2024
End: 19th January 2029

279/N279
Start: 14th October 2023
End: 11th October 2030

333
Start: 20th January 2024
End: 17th January 2031

EL1 (24h)
Start: 17th February 2024
End: 16th February 2029

EL2
Start: 17th February 2024
End: 16th February 2029

EL3
Start: 17th February 2024
End: 16th February 2029

London bus operators London General and Blue Triangle are part of the Go-Ahead London group.

More orders for new electric buses is good news for bus manufacturers and their supply chains, as the jobs for workers are safeguarded with the help of financing by public bodies such as Transport for London, the Government, devolved administrations, etc.

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