Saturday, 1 November 2025

London Bus Tender Awards: New Electric Buses for Routes 8 and 678, Hybrid New Routemasters to Leave Route 8

Transport for London (TfL) has announced that routes 8/N8 and 678 will be operated with new double-deck electric buses, meaning that the New Routemaster vehicles will be withdrawn from route 8. I understand that this news may be disappointing for some people.

31st October 2025 (for reference)

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

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