Tuesday 28 May 2024

London Bus Tender Awards: New Electric Buses For Route 153

Volvo BZL electric - TfL bus graphics standard

As we are in another pre-election period for the UK General Election, Transport for London (TfL) has announced a round of London Bus tender awards where route 153 is expected to convert to single-deck electric buses as part of the new contract awarded to Metroline.

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

Route 121
Retained by: Arriva London North
Peak Vehicle Requirement (PVR): 22
Vehicles: Existing diesel double deck
Contract start date: 1st February 2025
Contract end date: 28th January 2028

Route 153
Current operator: Go-Ahead London General
New operator: Metroline
PVR: 9
Vehicles: New electric single deck
Contract start date: 1st February 2025
Contract end date: 30th January 2032

Routes 160/660
Retained by: Stagecoach Selkent
PVR: 14
Vehicles: Existing electric double deck
Contract start date: 21st September 2024
Contract end date: 17th September 2027

Route 180
Retained by: Stagecoach Selkent
PVR: 17
Vehicles: Existing electric & existing hybrid double deck
Contract start date: 5th October 2024
Contract end date: 1st October 2027

Route 278
Retained by: Transport UK West London
PVR: 12
Vehicles: Existing hybrid double deck
Contract start date: 7th December 2024
Contract end date: 3rd December 2027

Route 290
Retained by: RATP Dev London United
PVR: 7
Vehicles: Existing electric single deck*
Contract start date: 5th October 2024
Contract end date: 1st October 2027

Route W6
Retained by: Arriva London North
PVR: 9
Vehicles: Existing diesel single deck
Contract start date: 1st February 2025
Contract end date: 28th January 2028

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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