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Wednesday, 17 July 2024

London Bus Tender Awards: New Single-Deck Electric Buses For Route B16

As we are in the middle of July 2024, it has been revealed that route B16 is the next route to use zero-emission single-deck buses, which is expected to enter service by next year (2025).

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

Route 273
Retained By: Stagecoach Selkent
Peak Vehicle Requirement (PVR): 9
Vehicles: Existing diesel single deck
Contract Start Date: 18th January 2025
Contract End Date: 14th January 2028

Route 657
Current Operator: Go-Ahead London General
New Operator: Stagecoach East London
PVR: 1
Vehicles: Existing hybrid double deck
Contract Start Date: 8th March 2025
Contract End Date: 10th March 2028

Route B16
Retained By: Go-Ahead London Central
PVR: 10
Vehicles: New electric single deck
Contract Start Date: 18th January 2025
Contract End Date: 16th January 2032

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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