The recent London Bus Tender Awards have revealed that routes 5, 15 and N15 will continue to use the three-door, two-staircase hybrid New Routemaster buses.
LBSL intends to enter into new contracts for the following routes with the operators listed below:Route 5/N15
Retained by: Go-Ahead London Blue Triangle
Peak Vehicle Requirement (PVR): 30
Vehicles: Existing New Routemaster
Contract Start Date: 24th August 2024
Contract End Date: 24th August 2029
Route 15
Retained by: Go-Ahead London Blue Triangle
PVR: 14
Vehicles: Existing New Routemaster
Contract Start Date: 24th August 2024
Contract End Date: 24th August 2029
Route 115
Retained by: Go-Ahead London Blue Triangle
PVR: 18
Vehicles: Existing hybrid double deck
Contract Start Date: 24th August 2024
Contract End Date: 23rd August 2030
Route 640
Current Operator: Sullivan Buses
New Operator: Metroline
PVR: 2
Vehicles: Existing hybrid double deck
Contract Start Date: 31st August 2024
Contract End Date: 27th August 2027
The hybrid vehicles detailed above will meet Euro VI emissions standards.
Here are the highlights of my tweets on Twitter/X.
#Transport for #London (#TfL) Have Your Say:
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) January 24, 2024
Route 188 in North Greenwich – proposed route change
Restructure route 188 to serve Tunnel Avenue two-way, rather than Millennium Way.
Consultation closes: 6 March 2024https://t.co/B55v9NuJLY#travel #urbanism #buses #o2 pic.twitter.com/Flaf5Kd3NL
#TfL Freedom of Information release:
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) January 25, 2024
Grades of Automation (GOA) for #London #Underground, #Overground, Elizabeth line, Docklands Light #Railway and #Trams
"The DLR is currently GOA3"
"Trams are GOA0; we are some way off achieving GOA1."https://t.co/dV6DvDsn3X pic.twitter.com/qjqROjoXmG
A leaflet from the early 1990s by London Buses Ltd. promoted bus usage to tackle traffic congestion and pollution and the 'Red Routes' scheme to keep the traffic moving.
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) January 29, 2024
Mention that driver-only buses do not hold up traffic as ⅔ of bus passengers use passes or pre-paid tickets. pic.twitter.com/Pa2KGVuXFF
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