London Bus Tender Awards: Stagecoach London Retains Routes W12, W13 & W14 With New Single Deck Electric Buses

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It has been revealed that routes W12, W13 & W14 have been retained by Stagecoach London with new single-deck electric buses.

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

Route W12
Retained by Stagecoach London
Peak Vehicle Requirement: 14
Vehicles: New electric single deck
Contract Start Date: 7th September 2024
Contract End Date: 5th September 2031

Why I Believe Transport Enthusiasts Are The Biggest Promoters Of Public Transport?

Last updated 23rd November 2025

The presence of transport enthusiasts at the New Routemaster launch day on February 27th 2012.
Photo by TfL Press

I've been reading some reports by enthusiasts on social media that they are not allowed to take photos or videos inside train stations or even in public areas outside of railway property as they take photos or videos of buses and trams.

I’m not saying anything negative about the transport staff and their management; the whole purpose of this article is to educate on the encouragement and importance of transport enthusiasts, which includes bus spotting and railfan/train spotting.

The First London Bus Tender Awards Of 2024: Route 211 To Continue Using New Routemasters

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I hope you all had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year.

The first London Bus Tender Awards of the year 2024 have revealed that route 211 will continue to use three-door, two-staircase hybrid New Routemaster buses, with Abellio London gaining the contract.

London Bus Tender Awards: RATP Dev Retains Route 411 And Abellio London Wins Route 465 With Existing Single-Deck Buses

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I assume this is the last tender award of the year (2023), as we see two London bus route contracts awarded with diesel single-deck buses.

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

London Bus Tender Awards: Arriva Wins Contract To Operate Superloop SL5 and Metroline Retains Route U4 With New Double-Deck Electric Buses

As we are in December 2023, the latest London Bus tender awards have revealed that Arriva London has won the Superloop Route SL5 contract with existing single-deck diesel buses, and Metroline won Route U4 with new double-deck electric buses.

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

London Bus Tender Awards: Route C1 Retained by RATP Dev London United With Single-Deck Electric Buses

The latest London Bus tender awards have revealed that route C1 has been retained by RATP Dev London United with existing single-deck electric buses.

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

The One Day Travelcard Is Saved!

I know this news is slightly overdue, but I would like to specifically mention on my website that the One Day Travelcard is saved as Transport for London (TfL) and the Rail Delivery Group, which represents the train operating companies, agreed to retain the One Day Travelcard.

Rail Delivery Group:

Rail Delivery Group, Department for Transport and Transport for London reach agreement to save Day Travelcards for train passengers

Train companies, represented by Rail Delivery Group (RDG) and Transport for London (TfL) have reached an agreement which means Day Travelcards can continue to be bought by customers as part of their train tickets to London.  

London Bus Tender Awards: Huge Retains For Arriva London With New Electric Buses For Routes 50, 194, 250, 255, 289, 663 & 689, And An Update On Superloop Routes SL2 And SL3

The latest London Bus tender awards have revealed that routes 50, 194, 250, 255, 289, 663 & 689 have been awarded to Arriva London with new electric buses, and Arriva won Superloop route SL2 and Stagecoach won Superloop route SL3.

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

London Bus Tender Awards: Routes 131, 280, 314, 320 & R70 Will Be Served Using New Electric Buses

Transport for London (TfL) has announced the new London Bus Tender Awards, where routes 131. 280, 314, 320 and R70 will be served using new electric buses.

Route 130
Retained by Abellio London
Peak Vehicle Requirement (PVR): 12
Vehicles: Existing diesel single deck
Contract Start Date: 24th August 2024
Contract End Date: 23rd August 2030

London Bus Tender Awards: Metroline Retains Routes 260 & 302 With Existing Hybrid Double-Deck Buses

Transport for London (TfL) has announced the new London Bus Tender Awards, where routes 260 and 302 are retained by Metroline with existing hybrid double-deck buses.

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