Tuesday, 4 February 2025

London Bus Tender Award: Stagecoach Wins Route 138 From Go-Ahead Metrobus, Using Existing Single-Deck Buses

We are now in February 2025, and Transport for London (TfL) has announced the award of a new tender for Route 138.

LBSL intends to enter into a new contract for the following route with the operator listed below:

Route 138
Current Operator: Go-Ahead Metrobus
New Operator: Stagecoach Selkent
Peak Vehicle Requirement: 3
Vehicles: Existing diesel single deck
Contract Start Date: 15th March 2025
Contract End Date 15th March 2030

The diesel vehicles detailed above will meet Euro VI emissions standards.

Here are the highlights of my posts on X (formerly known as Twitter) and BlueSky. If you have an account on X and BlueSky, you are welcome to like and retweet my posts.

A Freedom of Information request to #Transport for Greater #Manchester has revealed guidance for Bee Network staff, particularly for bus drivers under the new franchising system. www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/guid...

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— CLondoner92 (@clondoner92.bsky.social) January 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM

Who remembers that, during the 1980s and 1990s, many buses in London appeared in different colours as part of competitive tendering? Then, in 1994, when the government sold off London Buses, there was a condition for the new owners to keep their buses painted red. 🙂

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— CLondoner92 (@clondoner92.bsky.social) February 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM

The Hong Kong Transport Department’s "Safe Journey Begins with You and Me" bus safety exhibition runs from Feb 3 to mid-May at nine government buildings. It highlights bus drivers’ roles, safety tips, and technology, with free admission and quizzes. www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...

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— CLondoner92 (@clondoner92.bsky.social) February 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM

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