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Tuesday, 27 July 2021

London Bus Tender Awards: Route 111 Confirmed To Use New Electric Buses

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A recent London Bus tender award has confirmed route 111 (Kingston to Heathrow Airport via Hounslow) will convert to new double-deck electri...
Monday, 19 July 2021

Ireland's NTA and Bus Éireann Unveils Hydrogen Buses and Orders Electric Buses. Funding to Increase Zero-Emission Buses in Scotland and TfL Launches ‘future Bus Project’

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Four news items today in one article on the progress of the zero-emission bus rollout within the British Isles. Two major cities in the Is...
Tuesday, 6 July 2021

London Bus Tender Awards: Route 13 to Continue Using Double Deck Hybrids and Route 204 to Convert to New Double Deck Electrics

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The new London Bus Tender Awards have revealed Tower Transit has retained route 13 with existing double deck hybrids and Metroline retained ...
Saturday, 19 June 2021

London Buses Tender Awards: Route 55 to Continue Using Hybrid New Routemasters - Routes 322 & 433 to Use Electric Single Deck Buses

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Summary • Existing hybrid New Routemasters (NRMs) will continue to operate with Stagecoach, • Routes 322 and 433 will use single deck electr...
Tuesday, 15 June 2021

TfL Release Details of The New Routemaster Midlife Refurbishment Project

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Summary • The refurbishment plan will not include a retrofit of USB charging ports for passengers to charge their device. • There are no cur...
Friday, 11 June 2021

Why TfL Withdrew Heritage AEC Routemasters by Axing Route 15H - Can I Still Ride Them in London?

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This is a follow up to my  previous article  in which Transport for London (TfL) revealed in a Freedom of Information request the withdrawal...
Saturday, 22 May 2021

London Bus Tender Awards: Routes 148 & 415 to Continue Using New Routemasters and Route U5 to Convert to Double-Deck Electrics

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The new tender awards have revealed routes 148 and 415 will continue to use three-door, two-staircase hybrid buses known as New Routemasters...
Friday, 21 May 2021

UK Government to End Railway Franchising – Unique Identities For London Overground Services

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It’s been a while since I’ve posted something railway related on my website. This recent news regarding railways in Britain is huge because ...
Monday, 10 May 2021

Upcoming London Bus Routes to Convert to Electric Buses Throughout 2021 and Early 2022 – and the Latest London Bus Tender Awards

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First of all, the long awaited London Bus tender awards have finally been announced with another route converting to electric buses. Yes I...
Monday, 12 April 2021

TfL Confirm The Last AEC Routemasters For Route 15 Withdrawn

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A Freedom of Information request revealed TfL have confirmed the withdrawal of AEC Routemasters by not renewing the route 15H contract. Ro...