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Wednesday 12 June 2024

London Bus Tender Awards: New Single-Deck Electric Buses For Route 233

London Buses route 233 is now expected to be served with new single-deck electric buses, which are expected to enter service by February 2025 as part of the contract renewal for Go-Ahead London Metrobus.

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

Route 49
Retained by: RATP Dev London United
Peak Vehicle Requirement (PVR): 15
Vehicles: Existing electric double deck
Contract start date: 7th September 2024
Contract end date: 3rd September 2027

Route 233
Retained by: Go-Ahead London Metrobus
PVR: 7
Vehicles: New electric single deck
Contract start date: 22nd February 2025
Contract end date: 20th February 2032

New electric vehicles may enter service after the contract start date, dependent on infrastructure and/ or vehicle delivery timescales.

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