With this short London Bus tender award, it has been announced that route B14 has been retained by Stagecoach with new battery-electric single-deck buses.
LBSL intends to enter into a new contract for the following route with the operator listed below:
Retained by: Stagecoach Selkent
Peak Vehicle Requirement (PVR): 7
Vehicles: New electric single deck
Contract start date: 29th March 2025
Contract end date: 28th March 2032
New electric vehicles may enter service after the contract start date, dependent on infrastructure and/or vehicle delivery timescales. As this is another short article, here are the highlights of my posts on X (formerly known as Twitter).
BYD's Global Premiere: All-New Double Deck Bus with Blade Battery Chassis, Customized for UK Market
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) May 29, 2024
Debut of new generation double decker chassis; lightweight and stable for increased range and responsivenesshttps://t.co/OE8wDEdbt0 pic.twitter.com/g0gyo4E8wg
#London #Transport (LT) News (No. 392 - March 15 1991) clipping:
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) May 29, 2024
The UK Government publishes a consultation paper, 'A Bus Strategy for London', proposing to deregulate and fully privatise bus services in Greater London, in line with the rest of Great Britain. pic.twitter.com/NbR2VhyK7e
#London Regional #Transport (LRT) News (No. 372 - July 21 1989) clipping:
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) May 30, 2024
The launch of the Optare Delta single-deck buses with DAF engines for London Buses. There were two variants: a single-door with 49 seats and a dual-door with 30 seats with increased standing capacity. pic.twitter.com/bBkDLwjZty
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