London Bus Tender Awards: Metroline Retains Routes 260 & 302 With Existing Hybrid Double-Deck Buses

Transport for London (TfL) has announced the new London Bus Tender Awards, where routes 260 and 302 are retained by Metroline with existing hybrid double-deck buses.

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

Route 260
Retained by: Metroline
Peak Vehicle Requirement (PVR): 17
Vehicles: Existing hybrid double deck
Contract start date: 22nd June 2024
Contract end date: 18th June 2027

Route 302
Retained by: Metroline
PVR: 17
Vehicles: Existing hybrid double deck
Contract start date: 22nd June 2024
Contract end date: 18th June 2027

All of the hybrid 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.

#London Transport (#LT) News (No. 8 - July 20 1973) clipping:
The launch of the free bus travel scheme for older people in Greater London, which was funded by the Greater London Council. https://t.co/Vn1Bx57OUH pic.twitter.com/J1SdaUA27O

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) September 23, 2023

#London #Transport (LT) News (No. 385 - August 17 1990) clipping:
London #Underground adds pink and the line name Hammersmith & City line to the former Metropolitan line section from #Hammersmith to #Whitechapel and Barking. https://t.co/Mj5zMdQjCO pic.twitter.com/02vEClg7MO

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) September 24, 2023

#TfL Freedom of Information release:#Superloop livery branding drawings and blank templates of all bus types for livery branding drawings
"The livery for the two newest routes – SL7 and SL9 – the other routes have not been designed as yet"https://t.co/ofisAyBZzS https://t.co/nPKdinr33M pic.twitter.com/h5JeGxv3tR

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) September 25, 2023

#Australia: Passenger Accessibility case study Brisbane Metro
As part of the #Brisbane #Metro project, Brisbane City Council led a unique co-design process with the accessibility sector to evolve the design of HESS’ lighTram® 25 vehicles.https://t.co/FDfThPAEOh#buses #transport pic.twitter.com/xAtVWLZyYJ

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) September 25, 2023

#TfL Freedom of Information release:
Car Line Diagrams for #London #Underground lines, London #Overground, Docklands Light #Railway, Elizabeth Line and #Tramshttps://t.co/FeVKdCJJdG#maps #transport #travel #urbanism #trains #lightrail #rapidtransit #FOIA pic.twitter.com/h57GpgbZOV

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) September 26, 2023

#TfL Freedom of Information release:
Tube Driver Numbers Broken Down By Depot
"There are currently 3346 #Train Operators within #London #Underground"https://t.co/o9uV0Aa8uW#Transport #trains #metro #subway #rail #railway #UK #England #urbanism pic.twitter.com/ZNuiRkJ5eD

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) September 27, 2023

#Transport for #London press release:
Dial-a-Ride hours extended to support #disabled and older #Londoners to socialise at #nighthttps://t.co/tCVzjMtqfa#TfL #Urbanism #Travel #DialARide pic.twitter.com/BqElrJWMX1

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) September 29, 2023

Consultation shows public support for #Liverpool City Region’s proposed bus #franchising scheme

More than 6,000 people took part in the #consultation – with nearly 70% of the public supporting a franchising modelhttps://t.co/hZ8Vh3sKk6#buses #transport #urbanism #England pic.twitter.com/ovXJbAGxkP

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) September 29, 2023

#Transport for #London (#TfL) meetings.
Highlights of the agenda reports pack for the Customer Service and Operational #Performance Panel - Wednesday 4 October 2023https://t.co/heuGLyZbG9#Accessibility #scrutiny #transparency #urbanism pic.twitter.com/mVV5E7fZvs

— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) September 29, 2023

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