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Friday, 23 February 2024

London Bus Tender Awards: New Electric Buses For Routes 34, 172, 257 & Superloop SL1

The recent London Bus Tender Awards has revealed that routes 34, 172, 257 and Superloop SL1 will be using new double-deck electric buses.

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

Route 34
Retained by: Arriva London North
Peak Vehicle Requirement (PVR): 18
Vehicles: New electric double deck
Contract Start Date: 9th November 2024
Contract End Date: 7th November 2031

Route 36 (24h)
Retained by: Go-Ahead London Central
PVR: 29
Vehicles: Existing hybrid double deck
Contract Start Date: 8th February 2025
Contract End Date: 8th February 2030

Route 66
Retained by: Arriva London North
PVR: 14
Vehicles: Existing hybrid double deck
Contract Start Date: 31st August 2024
Contract End Date: 30th August 2030

Route 103
Retained by: Arriva London North
PVR: 14
Vehicles: Existing hybrid double deck
Contract Start Date: 12th October 2024
Contract End Date: 11th October 2030

Route 172
Retained by: Go-Ahead London Central
PVR: 14
Vehicles: New electric double deck
Contract Start Date: 15th March 2025
Contract End Date: 12th March 2032

Route 192
Retained by: Arriva London North
PVR: 15
Vehicles: Existing diesel single deck
Contract Start Date: 9th November 2024
Contract End Date: 5th November 2027

Route 257
Retained by: Stagecoach East London
PVR: 16
Vehicles: New electric double deck
Contract Start Date: 12th October 2024
Contract End Date: 10th October 2031

Route 343/N343
Retained by: Go-Ahead London Central
PVR: TBC
Vehicles: Existing hybrid double deck
Contract Start Date: 1st February 2025
Contract End Date: 1st February 2030

Route 370
Retained by: Arriva London North
PVR: 13
Vehicles: Existing hybrid double deck
Contract Start Date: 2nd November 2024
Contract End Date: 1st November 2030

Route 618
New Operator For New Route: Abellio West London
PVR: 1
Vehicles: Existing hybrid double deck
Contract Start Date: 31st August 2024
Contract End Date: 27th August 2027

Route 639/670
Current Operator: RATP Dev London United
New Operator: Abellio London
PVR: 2
Vehicles: Existing hybrid double deck
Contract Start Date: 8th June 2024
Contract End Date: 4th June 2027

Route E1
Current Operator: RATP Dev London United
New Operator: Metroline West
PVR: 7
Vehicles: Existing diesel double deck
Contract Start Date: 25th May 2024
Contract End Date: 21st May 2027

Route SL1
Retained by: Arriva London North
PVR: 11
Vehicles: New electric double deck
Contract Start Date: 9th November 2024
Contract End Date: 7th November 2031

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.


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