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Transport for London (TfL) has announced that eight routes have been awarded new electric buses. This means the New Routemaster buses will be withdrawn from route 16 and possibly deployed to another route.
LBSL intends to enter into new contracts for the following routes with the operators listed below:
Retained by: Metroline
Peak Vehicle Requirement (PVR): 16
Vehicles: New electric double deck
Contract Start Date: 10th October 2026
Contract End Date: 7th October 2033
PVR: 11
Vehicles: New electric double deck
Contract Start Date: 6th June 2026
Contract End Date: 3rd June 2033
Retained by: Stagecoach Selkent
PVR: 1
Vehicles: New electric single deck
Contract Start Date: 22nd August 2026
Contract End Date: 19th August 2033
Current Operator: Go-Ahead Metrobus
New Operator: Stagecoach Selkent
PVR: 17
Vehicles: New electric double deck
Contract Start Date: 25th July 2026
Contract End Date: 22nd July 2033
Route 227
Retained by: Go-Ahead London Central
PVR: 11
Vehicles: Existing diesel single deck
Contract Start Date: 20th June 2026
Contract End Date: 22nd June 2029
Route 300
Current Operator: Go-Ahead Docklands Buses
New Operator: Go-Ahead Blue Triangle
PVR: 11
Vehicles: New electric single deck
Contract Start Date: 6th June 2026
Contract End Date: 3rd June 2033
Route 301
Current Operator: Arriva London North
New Operator: Stagecoach Selkent
PVR: 10
Vehicles: New electric double deck
Contract Start Date: 11th July 2026
Contract End Date: 8th July 2033
Route 336
Retained by: Stagecoach Selkent
PVR: 11
Vehicles: New electric single deck
Contract Start Date: 22nd August 2026
Contract End Date: 19th August 2033
Route P13
Retained by: Transport UK London
PVR: 11
Vehicles: New electric single deck
Contract Start Date: 10th October 2026
Contract End Date: 7th October 2033
New electric vehicles may enter service after the contract start date, dependent on infrastructure and/ or vehicle delivery timescales.
The diesel vehicles detailed above will meet Euro VI emissions standards.
This is fantastic news, and it’s interesting to see that route 16 will be using new double-deck electric buses.
I mentioned in my previous article that TfL should consider selling the New Routemasters or repowering them as fully electric buses.
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