London Bus Tender Awards: New Zero-Emission Electric Buses For Routes 39, 325, S2 & W11

The first London Bus Tender Awards for June 2023 have revealed that the New Routemasters will continue on routes 19, 76, and 259, while routes 39, 325, S2, and W11 will be served with new electric single-deck buses.

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

London Bus Tender Awards: Routes 133, 279 & 333 To Convert To New Electric Buses And New Routemasters To Continue On Routes 59, 137 and East London Transit Services

Drawing of the New Routemaster with East London Transit livery

The new London Bus Tender Awards have revealed routes 133, 279, and 333 will soon be using brand new zero-emission electric buses, and the three-door, two-staircase hybrid New Routemasters are retained on routes 59, 137, and the East London Transit services.

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

List of London Bus Routes Accepting Certain Non-TfL Tickets, National Rail’s PlusBus and English National Concessionary Companion Passes (2023)

A Freedom of Information request to Transport for London (TfL) reveals that London Buses accept certain non-TfL tickets and concessionary companion passes for bus routes that are usually outside the Greater London boundary. Unfortunately, TfL does not publicise this on their Bus and Tram fares page. There’s also no information regarding the use of English National Concessionary Companion Passes on the free and discounted travel page on the TfL website.

London Bus Tender Awards: Bus Operator Uno Gains School Routes 628 and 688 From Sullivan Buses

Here's a quick London Bus Tender Awards, as we see bus operator Uno taking over routes 628 and 688 from Sullivan Buses.

 

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

London Bus Tender Awards: New Double-Deck Electric Buses For Routes 321, 381/N381 & D7

A new announcement of the London Bus Tender Awards has revealed that routes 321, 381/N381, and D7 will be using new double-deck electric buses, and the existing New Routemasters will continue to be used on routes 32/N32 and 349.

London Bus Tender Awards: Stagecoach Retains Route 388 With Existing Hybrid Buses

Transport for London (TfL) has released the London Bus tender awards for the 11th April 2023.

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

Suggestion: Why Inclusive Surcharge-free Data Roaming on Smartphones is Important for Overseas Tourists (& Vice Versa) to Navigate Public Transport, and To Purchase E-Tickets etc.

In this article I’m going to look at the technology which is heavily used for public transport by staff and passengers themselves.

As technology keeps advancing, increasing numbers of people are becoming dependent on smartphones for a range of different uses, such as journey planning (TfL Go), navigation (Google Maps), messaging (WhatsApp, Viber, etc.) and purchasing e-tickets, etc.

This article is in response to the London TravelWatch campaign on Digital Exclusion, as they stated that "1 in 6 people in London say they are unable to buy a ticket as they can’t use or don’t have access to a smartphone or internet connection".

Mayor of London Unveils The Superloop Brand To Launch New Orbital Express Bus Services In The Outer London Boroughs

A few days ago, the Mayor of London unveiled the new Superloop brand to launch new orbital express bus services for the Outer London boroughs, in an attempt to encourage more people to travel by bus.

From TfL press release:

• A major expansion of outer London’s bus network, the Superloop, would be made up of limited-stop express bus routes around outer London

• The Mayor has already committed to an increase of over one million kilometres in outer London ahead of the expansion of the lifesaving ULEZ in August

• The Superloop has been made possible by the extra £6m provided by the Mayor of London for even more improvements in outer London bus services

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today (Tuesday 28 March) announced plans for a network of limited-stop express bus routes that circle the entire capital - connecting outer London town centres, railway stations, hospitals and transport hubs, faster.

London Bus Tender Awards: RATP London Transit Retains Route 23 And Abellio London To Take Over Route C3 With New Electric Buses

This is a short article unveiling the latest London Bus Tender Awards, as we see route 23 retained by RATP London Transit with existing electric double deck and Abellio London to take over route C3 with new double deck electric buses.

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

London Bus Tender Awards: Arriva Loses Route 78 To Go-Ahead London And New Routemasters To Continue On Route 189

The recent London Bus Tender Awards have announced route 78 have been awarded to Go-Ahead London with existing hybrid buses.

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