London Bus Tender Awards: Reducing Diesel Emissions With New Electric Buses For Routes 4, 22 & 88

As I'm finally back on my short stay out into Ireland to visit my relatives, here's another London Bus Tender Awards that reveals that routes 4, 22/N22 and 88 will be using new electric buses.

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

Route 4
Retained by: Metroline
Peak Vehicle Requirement (PVR): 17
Vehicles: New electric double deck
Contract start date: 28th September 2024
Contract end date: 26th September 2031

London Bus Tender Awards: Electric Buses For Routes 98/N98, 188, 355 & 360

The London Bus Tender Awards have revealed that routes 98/N98, 188, 355 and 360 will be using new zero-emission electric buses.

18th March 2024

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

Route 6 (24h)

Retained by: Metroline

Peak Vehicle Requirement (PVR): 18

Type of vehicles: Existing hybrid double deck

Contract Start Date: 7th December 2024

Contract End Date: 3rd December 2027

London Bus Tender Awards: Electric Buses for Routes R1, R2, R3, R4, R8, R11, U1, U2 and U3

The recent London Bus Tender Awards for the middle of March 2024 have revealed that routes R1, R2, R3, R4, R8, R11, U1, U2 and U3 will be using zero-emission electric buses.

Monday 11 March 2024
LBSL intends to enter into new contracts for the following routes with the operators listed below:

Route R1
Retained by: Go-Ahead London Metrobus
Peak Vehicle Requirement (PVR): 6
Vehicles: New electric single deck
Contract start date: 29th March 2025
Contract end date: 26th March 2032

Making A Case For New Rapid Transit Lines (Including New Tram Lines) By Increasing Bus Priority Measures

To tackle traffic congestion and pollution, London is in dire need of more bus priority measures and light rail services, including trams (also known as streetcars for North American readers), as it will help improve the economy.

The first generation of trams operated from 1860 to 1952, serving most of the London County Council area except for the west end of London. The type of trams London had were double-deck.

Then came trolleybuses, which served the London Passenger Transport Area from 1931 until 1962, as they were replaced by the diesel-engined AEC Routemaster.

Suggestion: London Passenger Transport Area Including London Country Buses Should Be Revived To Enhance Cross-Boundary Connections

Current coverage of London Bus Routes, rail replacements (in red) and bus lanes (in blue)
Google Earth and TfL GIS Open Data

As part of my suggestion on Twitter/X on improving London's Transport (LT) services, I have suggested that the London Passenger Transport Area should be reinstated to enhance cross-boundary connections between Greater London and various areas in the Home Counties.