Transport for London (TfL) has announced the new London Bus Tender Awards, where route 243 will be converted to brand new double-deck electric buses by next year.
LBSL intends to enter into new contracts for the following routes with the operators listed below:
Route 243 (24h)
Current Operator - Arriva London North
New Operator - Arriva London North
Peak Vehicle Requirement (PVR) - 27
Vehicles - New electric double deck
Contract Start Date - 17th August 2024
Contract End Date - 15th August 2031
Route 394
Current Operator - Stagecoach East London
New Operator - Stagecoach East London
PVR - 10
Vehicles - Existing diesel single deck
Contract Start Date - 27th April 2024
Contract End Date - 26th April 2030
New electric vehicles may enter service after the contract start date, dependant on infrastructure and/or vehicle delivery timescales.
The diesel vehicles detailed above will meet Euro VI emissions standards.
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.
#European Commission: European #Mobility Week: 3,000 cities to showcase their approaches to sustainable urban mobilityhttps://t.co/m1Uyz9iqz1#EU #Transport @mobilityweek #MobilityWeek pic.twitter.com/8xTfS9z9gV
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) September 15, 2023
#London #Transport (LT) News (No. 433 August 25 1994) clipping:
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) September 16, 2023
Reporting on the 40th anniversary of the AEC #Routemaster bus and contrasting the conductor's uniform and ticket machines from the 1950s and the 1990s. pic.twitter.com/2iniHbaAnX
Greater #Manchester: Buzz in the air with just one week to go before launch of The Bee Network 🐝
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) September 18, 2023
It comes ahead of the launch of Greater Manchester’s first locally controlled bus services in nearly 40 years taking to the roads on Sunday.https://t.co/21a6xLwieh#buses #transport pic.twitter.com/8Qeb9Dl3UL
#London Regional #Transport (LRT) News (No. 382 - May 18 1990) clipping:
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) September 20, 2023
London #Underground adds orange and the line name East London line to the former Metropolitan line section from #Shoreditch to New Cross and New Cross Gate. pic.twitter.com/DJ1GNZGayS
#Scotland: 50 new all-electric #buses to be introduced in spring - #Lothian Buses
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) September 20, 2023
New double deck vehicles to hit streets of #Edinburgh in spring 2024https://t.co/8tQyYhXboq#transport #travel #zeroemission #Volvo #UK pic.twitter.com/shAPcFawiD
I invite you to follow me on Twitter/X by searching for @CLondoner92 or by clicking on the direct link to my Twitter/X page here. I'm also on BlueSky and Mastodon.West Midlands: Get on board with Coventry’s all electric buses
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) September 21, 2023
"A £140 million project to create the UK’s first all-electric bus city by 2025 has taken a major step forward with National Express Coventry now operating 130 new double-decker electric buses."https://t.co/oIOuY1rzE9 pic.twitter.com/kft3fCHWXT