Wednesday, 13 May 2026

London Bus Tender Awards: Retentions for First Bus and Stagecoach

In this round of London Bus Tender Awards, Transport for London (TfL) has announced that routes 116 and 117 has been retained by First Bus (London United), and school route 667 has been retained by Stagecoach London, both using existing vehicles.

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

Route 116
Retained by: London United (branded as First Bus)
PVR: 8
Vehicles: Existing hybrid double deck
Contract start date: 22nd August 2026
Contract end date: 11th January 2030

Route 117
Retained by: London United
PVR: 11
Vehicles: Existing diesel double deck
Contract start date: 4th September 2027
Contract end date: 11th January 2030

Route 667
Retained by: Stagecoach East London
PVR: 4
Vehicles: Existing hybrid double deck
Contract start date: 13th March 2027
Contract end date: 10th March 2034

The 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.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿšง๐Ÿš‡ #Transport #Infrastructure #Ireland has opened bidding for MetroLink’s main PPP contract, covering #trains, systems and 25 years of operation. Worth about €7.3bn, it marks a major step in delivering Dublin’s planned high-capacity #metro. www.metrolink.ie/en/news/proc...

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— CLondoner92 (@clondoner92.bsky.social) May 3, 2026 at 10:57 PM

⦵๐Ÿš‡๐ŸšŒ๐Ÿ—บ️๐Ÿ“ฑ #Transport for #London has updated TfL Go so contactless users can view daily and weekly fare caps. iOS users gain improved bus search, saved locations and live tracking, with #Android updates due soon. Concessionary journey history and account features are also planned.

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— CLondoner92 (@clondoner92.bsky.social) May 6, 2026 at 11:11 AM

Transport for London Freedom of Information release: TfL has published documents on the New Bus for London project from 2009-10. The papers cover plans, rising costs, safety concerns and delivery risks linked to the hybrid Routemaster-style buses introduced under a Mayoral initiative. ๐Ÿš

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— CLondoner92 (@clondoner92.bsky.social) May 7, 2026 at 3:41 PM

Transport for London Freedom of Information release: London Transport Museum cannot provide benefit breakdowns before 2022. Adult discounted tickets rose from 3,495 in 2022/23 to 25,866 in 2025. Children enter free so no child ticket data exists. tfl.gov.uk/corporate/tr...

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— CLondoner92 (@clondoner92.bsky.social) May 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM

Transport for London Freedom of Information release: TfL confirmed no royalties were collected for Wrightbus SRM or New Routemaster designs as clause 42 was not applied, with vehicles sold to a London operator and no other buyers identified. tfl.gov.uk/corporate/tr...

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— CLondoner92 (@clondoner92.bsky.social) May 8, 2026 at 7:26 AM

⚖️ Communications from 2010 showed the New Bus for London (New Routemaster) faced legal uncertainty over its open rear platform, which was seen as conflicting with European safety rules. UK authorities approved it under a domestic scheme and agreed to defend the decision if challenged.

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— CLondoner92 (@clondoner92.bsky.social) May 10, 2026 at 5:09 PM

♿ Transport for London is marking Priority Seating Week with announcements by Dame Tracey Emin to raise awareness of non-visible conditions. The campaign includes accessibility events, free badges and clearer priority seating across the network. tfl-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/interna...

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— CLondoner92 (@clondoner92.bsky.social) May 11, 2026 at 9:59 AM

England needs faster buses ๐Ÿš๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ⚡ @cpt-uk.bsky.social says a 10% rise in bus speeds across England could deliver £5bn in economic benefits ๐Ÿ“ˆ Faster journeys could add 147m passenger trips a year ๐Ÿšฆ Bus lanes and traffic light priority are among measures proposed www.cpt-uk.org/news/england...

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— CLondoner92 (@clondoner92.bsky.social) May 12, 2026 at 11:09 AM

⚠️⦵๐Ÿš‡ TfL warns users not to enter London Underground tracks after incidents rose to 438 in 2025 from 209 in 2022. Electrified rails dangerous and trespassing may lead to prosecution. Staff can retrieve items safely; seek help and stay behind yellow line. tfl-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/tfl-urg...

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— CLondoner92 (@clondoner92.bsky.social) May 13, 2026 at 3:19 PM

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