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Friday, 20 October 2023

London Bus Tender Awards: Huge Retains For Arriva London With New Electric Buses For Routes 50, 194, 250, 255, 289, 663 & 689, And An Update On Superloop Routes SL2 And SL3

The latest London Bus tender awards have revealed that routes 50, 194, 250, 255, 289, 663 & 689 have been awarded to Arriva London with new electric buses, and Arriva won Superloop route SL2 and Stagecoach won Superloop route SL3.

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

Route 50
Retained by Arriva London
Peak Vehicle Requirement (PVR): 15
Vehicles: New electric double deck
Contract Start Date: 24th August 2024
Contract End Date: 22nd August 2031

Route 194
Retained by Arriva London
PVR: 14
Vehicles: New electric double deck
Contract Start Date: 24th August 2024
Contract End Date: 22nd August 2031

Route 250/N250
Retained by Arriva London
PVR: *22
Vehicles: New electric double deck
Contract Start Date: 24th August 2024
Contract End Date: 22nd August 2031

Route 255
Retained by Arriva London
PVR: 9
Vehicles: New electric single deck
Contract Start Date: 24th August 2024
Contract End Date: 22nd August 2031

Route 289
Retained by Arriva London
PVR: 15
Vehicles: New electric double deck
Contract Start Date: 31st August 2024
Contract End Date: 29th August 2031

Route 410
Retained by Arriva London
PVR: 18
Vehicles: Existing diesel single deck
Contract Start Date: 24th August 2024
Contract End Date: 23rd August 2030

Route 663
Current Operator: Go-Ahead London Metrobus
New Operator: Arriva London
PVR: 1
Vehicles: New electric double deck
Contract Start Date: 31st August 2024
Contract End Date: 22nd August 2031

Route 689
Retained by Arriva London
PVR: 1
Vehicles: New electric double deck
Contract Start Date: 13th April 2024
Contract End Date: 22nd August 2031

Route SL2
Awarded to Arriva London
PVR: 16
Vehicles: Existing hybrid double deck
Contract Start Date: to be confirmed
Contract End Date: 27th February 2026

Route SL3
Awarded to Stagecoach London
PVR: 15
Vehicles: Double deck – details TBC
Contract Start Date: to be confirmed
Contract End Date: 17th January 2025

* Fleet PVR: 23rd bus crosslinked from route 689 in PM peak.

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

The diesel and 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, which will include updates on Superloop routes SL2 and SL3.

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.

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