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.
I’ll wrap up the article by showing you some of my tweets posted on Twitter.
An update on the Zero-Emission Bus rollout for England, including numbers of new buses for London and the rest of the UK, by the @transportgovuk Secretary of State @Mark_J_Harper. https://t.co/zLtDpBsWKK pic.twitter.com/RcezKghI64
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) May 18, 2023
#Volvo Buses confirms two orders totalling 189 electric buses for #Stagecoach in the #UK – including its largest electric bus order to date
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) May 12, 2023
150 double deckers & 20 single deckers will feature MCV bodywork built to Transport for Manchester specifications.https://t.co/VgsOKMwWsF https://t.co/rWL6Eg15XT pic.twitter.com/3cW9Y4pmTt
First ever #Volvo BZL Electric double-deck buses hit UK roads in #Cambridgehttps://t.co/4YlS60t82G pic.twitter.com/B0GPO9fsng
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) May 15, 2023
Transport Scotland: £58 million for zero emission buses
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) May 15, 2023
The Scottish Government has launched the second phase of the Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB), with up to £58 million available.https://t.co/MjDHUoNxys pic.twitter.com/mTxRHjftZs
#UK Department for Transport - Official Statistics
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) May 17, 2023
Domestic Transport in Great Britain Usage by Mode including Railway, 🚉 Buses, London Buses, 🚍🚏 #London Underground, 🚇 and Motor Traffic. 🏍️🚗🚐🚚
Updated 10 May 2023https://t.co/Psd8ONyM37 pic.twitter.com/mTLaB8mtQF
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