London Bus Tender Awards: New Zero-Emission Electric Buses For Routes 206, 210, 306, 379, 382, C11, S3, W7 & W8

Thames Gateway Transit livery on a double-deck bus. Image by TfL.

As we are in the middle of August 2023, Transport for London has announced the new London Bus Tender Awards where routes 206, 210, 306, 379, 382, C11, S3, W7 and W8 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
206	Metroline West	Metroline West	12	New electric single & double deck
210	Metroline	Metroline	14	New electric double deck
306	Metroline	Abellio London	10	New electric double deck
379	London General	Stagecoach East London	2	New electric single deck
382	Metroline	Metroline	9	New electric single deck
C11	Metroline	Metroline	16	New electric single deck
S3	London United	Abellio London	8	New electric single deck
W7	Metroline	Metroline	TBC	New electric double deck
W8	Metroline	Metroline	15	New electric double deck

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

The start and end dates for the above contracts are detailed in the following table:

Route	Contract Start Date	Contract End Date
206	27th April 2024	25th April 2031
210	21st September 2024	19th September 2031
306	13th April 2024	11th April 2031
379	9th March 2024	7th March 2031
382	13th July 2024	11th July 2031
C11	20th July 2024	18th July 2031
S3	6th April 2024	4th April 2031
W7	17th August 2024	15th August 2031
W8	20th July 2024	18th July 2031

I'm glad to see that the new route contracts awarded to bus operating companies will use new zero-emission electric buses instead of existing diesel and hybrid buses. This is the way forward as new zero-emission bus orders help maintain jobs for bus manufacturing. 

I believe TfL should announce the tender awards in their press releases in which their predecessor London Transport previously did during the 1990s as they announced new low floor buses which were beneficial for wheelchair, disabled and older bus users.

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/X.

#TfL Press Release:#London reaches major milestone with more than 1,000 zero emission buses

London has the largest zero emission bus fleet in western Europe with more than one in nine buses now zero emissionhttps://t.co/7V5EIcRJSS pic.twitter.com/G8so1NZlCE

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) August 4, 2023

.@BYDCompany–@ADLbus partnership celebrates 1,500th electric bus

BYD UK and Alexander Dennis jointly announced today that their partnership has officially handed over its 1,500th electric bus, a BYD–Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV for @Go_Ahead_London.https://t.co/6F1nHXMYs2 https://t.co/OXrHH6hp07 pic.twitter.com/MuMTa4bL8U

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) August 7, 2023

KMB’s first batch of electric double-deckers to commence service serving route travelling through Anderson Road Development Area Becoming the largest new energy bus fleet in Hong Kong turned a new page of green transportationhttps://t.co/tmag934pk9 pic.twitter.com/6sL1cuNHQc

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) August 7, 2023

Hong Kong: KMB’s electric double-decker pays visits to various locations to promote green transporthttps://t.co/G5ehRBNoXt https://t.co/yqKwscAhtl pic.twitter.com/qrMI2PNgpt

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) August 8, 2023

Greater #London Authority Freedom of Information release:
Questions about #TfL's New Revenue Sources as part of the financial settlement with the Government.https://t.co/SOBC85FZP6 https://t.co/JHjfO7P3G4 pic.twitter.com/ruqbwRXiJS

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) August 9, 2023

#TfL Press Release:
All aboard as Tube, bus and rail journeys roar back with London’s blockbuster summer of eventshttps://t.co/HCGsgQQyJj pic.twitter.com/mOyVh1gsTw

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) August 10, 2023

#TfL Freedom of Information release:
Questions about your new #Superloop bus service including livery branding drawings
"Our current expenditure to date on the scheme is £1.5m."https://t.co/qohPmsrAdI https://t.co/vxViVyBBdv pic.twitter.com/noKmiiAzX0

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) August 11, 2023

Transport for #London press release:#TfL to start work to transform Kingston Cromwell Road bus station

Work will begin on 28 August and complete in summer 2024#Superloop service SL7 will serve the new bus station when work is complete. https://t.co/ylCk4IhnUA pic.twitter.com/4g7qX6dSKE

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) August 11, 2023

The North and West #London Light Railway (NWLLR), formerly known as the Brent Cross Railway, was proposed by the Campaign for Better Transport (@CBTransport) during the late 2000s. pic.twitter.com/tKqtaeOlLc

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) August 15, 2023

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