London Bus Tender Awards: New Electric Buses For Routes 101, 262, 396, 439, 473 & E6

Route branding livery for London Bus Express Route X26

As we are in July 2023, Transport for London has announced on the new London Bus Tender Awards that routes 101, 262, 396, 439, 473 and E6 will be using new electric buses by next year (2024).

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

Route	Current Operator	New Operator	PVR	Vehicles
101	Blue Triangle	Blue Triangle	9	New electric double deck
120	Metroline	Metroline	17	Existing hybrid double deck
167	Stagecoach	Stagecoach	7	Existing diesel single deck
195	Abellio	Abellio	16	Existing diesel single deck
238 (24h)	Stagecoach	Stagecoach	12	Existing hybrid double deck
262	Stagecoach	Blue Triangle	10	New electric double deck
362	Stagecoach	Stagecoach	3	Existing diesel single deck
396	Blue Triangle	Blue Triangle	4	New electric single deck
439	n/a (new route)	Metrobus	TBC	New electric single deck
462	Stagecoach	Stagecoach	8	Existing diesel single deck
473	Stagecoach	Blue Triangle	9	New electric double deck
E6	Metroline	Abellio	11	New electric single deck
E11	Abellio	Abellio	5	Existing diesel single deck

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

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
101	2nd March 2024	28th February 2031
120	22nd June 2024	21st June 2030
167	9th March 2024	8th March 2030
195	13th April 2024	12th April 2030
238 (24h)	2nd March 2024	1st March 2030
262	30th March 2024	28th March 2031
362	23rd March 2024	22nd March 2030
396	30th March 2024	28th March 2031
439	2nd March 2024	28th February 2031
462	23rd March 2024	22nd March 2030
473	30th March 2024	28th March 2031
E6	25th May 2024	23rd May 2031
E11	25th May 2024	24th May 2030

As this is another short article announcing the new London Bus Tender Awards, I'll wrap up with a roundup of my tweets posted on Twitter.

#TfL Press Release: Order placed for additional 11 new state-of-the-art DLR trains

An option to purchase 11 additional state-of-the-art DLR trains, funded by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), has now been exercised by TfL.https://t.co/KnxRoLya5D pic.twitter.com/OoxvOrPsme

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) June 30, 2023

#London Transport (LT) News (No. 7 - July 6 1973) clipping:
Marking the 40th birthday of London Transport. https://t.co/Is0dfIjduX pic.twitter.com/8jNe9MMFIu

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) July 1, 2023

#London Transport (LT) News (No. 419 - June 24 1993) clipping:
LT celebrates 60 years of providing public transport in London. During this time, London bus operations were sold to the private sector, and the deregulation plan was dropped, leading to a franchised bus system. https://t.co/7l6f8smKDs pic.twitter.com/u3tQfFmhOf

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) July 2, 2023

#TfL's #London Bus route 607 (Uxbridge - White City) will be renumbered to SL8 on 15 July 2023, as part of the rebranding for the new #Superloop express bus services.https://t.co/L5gYukW1Bx
This concept is similar to East London Transit branding with their own route numbering. https://t.co/0esnBGh1mK pic.twitter.com/XidSF5dwWv

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) July 1, 2023

#TfL Freedom of Information release:#London Underground Ticketing and Revenue Update (TRU) 145https://t.co/OV3Fk0G3Bn
Includes a list of LU stations selling Oyster 20th anniversary cards. pic.twitter.com/haj5ninPIv

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) June 26, 2023

#TfL launches limited edition Oyster card to celebrate 20 years of the iconic #smartcard

"The cards will be available from ticket machines in all #London Underground stations in Zone 1, as well as at all Visitor Centres and selected Oyster Ticket Stops…"https://t.co/a3t5TdIXUY https://t.co/4epoT8eh2E pic.twitter.com/jq8gcrrdRu

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) June 22, 2023

#London Transport (LT) News (No. 406 - May 28 1992) clipping:
The first of the London Underground's 1992 stock trains for the Central line was unveiled at a historic ceremony by British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL). pic.twitter.com/rAq10p0Kpr

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) June 20, 2023

#TfL Freedom of Information release:
Stakeholder event celebrating one year of Bus Action Plan for #London's Buseshttps://t.co/6tmpoZ90OF pic.twitter.com/baF1l34SjT

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) June 15, 2023

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Further reading:
Suggestion: I believe it’s Time for a New Regional Transport Body for The South East of England?