London Bus Tender Awards: New Electric Buses For Route 90

Clipping from LT magazine Vol. 22, No. 8 - November 1968

The recent London Bus Tender Awards revealed Metroline retained route 90 with new double-deck electric buses.

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

Route	Current Operator	New Operator	PVR	Vehicles
90	Metroline	Metroline	17	New electric double deck
222 (24h)	Metroline West	Metroline West	17	Existing hybrid double deck
323	Stagecoach East London	Stagecoach East London	4	Existing electric single deck
H13	Metroline West	Metroline West	6	Existing diesel single deck

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.

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

Route	Contract Start Date	Contract End Date
90	31st August 2024	29th August 2031
222 (24h)	14th September 2024	10th September 2027
323	11th January 2025	9th January 2032
H13	7th September 2024	3rd September 2027

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