London Bus Tender Awards: New Electric Buses for Routes 127 and Superloop SL14

Transport for London (TfL) has announced that routes 127 and SL14 will use new double-deck electric buses, and the SL14 is expected to enter passenger service on 1st May 2027 with Stagecoach London.

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

Route 127
Retained by: Go-Ahead London Metrobus
PVR: 15
Vehicles: New electric double deck
Contract start date: 10th April 2027
Contract end date: 7th April 2034

Route 198
Retained by: Arriva London South
PVR: 12
Vehicles: Existing hybrid double deck
Contract start date: 22nd August 2026
Contract end date: 24th August 2029

Route SL14
Current operator: n/a – new route
New operator: Stagecoach Lea Interchange
PVR: 13
Vehicles: New electric double deck
Contract start date: 1st May 2027
Contract end date: 28th April 2034

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

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

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