London Buses.

[Stuharris 6360]

The next batch of NRMs (LT954 -983) are for route 137 and are now on delivery.

[midlandred2003]

The 137 all ready has LT vehicles allocated to it.

[Stuharris 6360]

The 137 all ready has LT vehicles allocated to it.

Sorry, should have said, the vehicles already allocated to the 137 (Euro 5) will be transferred for use on the 48 & 254.

The new buses are Euro 6.

[winston]

Abellio London are opening a new depot in Southall, It's thought to be the former London Buslines yard:

PK0001815
ABELLIO WEST LONDON LTD
Director(s): DOMINIC BOOTH, Anthony Roy Wilson, Mark McGuinness, Alan Pilbeam, Andrew Worboys
301 CAMBERWELL NEW ROAD, LONDON, SE5 0TF
New operating centre: 5 Bridge Road, Southall, London, UB2 4AB
New authorisation at this operating centre will be: 44 vehicle(s) "

[markcf83]

I was wondering where it would be. Only a few minutes walk from Southall train station and partially visible from the main line going in and out of Paddington.

[YN64AOG]

What vehicles will be based there?

[markcf83]

Whatever they use on the E1,E5,E7 and E9. And possibly more if there's room.

[cheshire exile]

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

Route        Current Operator                 New Operator               PVR     Vehicles     
41/N41         Arriva London                     Arriva London              19       2011/3 Euro V Deckers
121              Arriva London                     Arriva London               21       2013 Euro V Deckers
141              Arriva London                     Arriva London               26       2012 Euro V Hybrid Deckers
299              London General                  Sullivan Buses                7       NEW EuroVI Single Deckers
329              Arriva London                     Arriva London                17      2013 Euro V Deckers
W4               London General                  Arriva London               14       NEW EuroVI Single Deckers
W7               Arriva London                     Arriva London                 9        NEW EuroVI Single Deckers
684              Metrobus                            Metrobus                        1        2011 Euro V Deckers
233              Metrobus                            Metrobus                        6        2013 Euro V Single Deckers

Your reference to the W7 above should be the W6 which currently uses PDL 101-110 from Enfield. The W7 is a Metroline route using VWs from Holloway.

[Stuharris 6360]

Yes I know, sadly by the time i noticed it i was unable to modify it due to the time restrictions that have been put on moddifications to posts.

[markcf83]

Some very recent tender news,as in only announced this morning. Metroline have retained routes 46 & 274-the former to retain midibuses while the tender bid for the latter potentially involves a change of tyoe to Double Decker(which would mean it's removal from Kings Cross garage back to Holloway. Also of note is that Go Ahead London have won the 153 & 214-the former is operated by CT Plus and was their first TfL bus route when won late in 2000. The 214 is currently run by Metroline from Kings Cross. Start dates for these are 03/02/2028 for the 153,23/06/2018 for the 46 & 271 and 17 August 2019 for the 214.

[YN64AOG]

Some very recent tender news,as in only announced this morning. Metroline have retained routes 46 & 274-the former to retain midibuses while the tender bid for the latter potentially involves a change of tyoe to Double Decker(which would mean it's removal from Kings Cross garage back to Holloway. Also of note is that Go Ahead London have won the 153 & 214-the former is operated by CT Plus and was their first TfL bus route when won late in 2000. The 214 is currently run by Metroline from Kings Cross. Start dates for these are 03/02/2028 for the 153,23/06/2018 for the 46 & 271 and 17 August 2019 for the 214.

I expect you mean 2018 not 2028 for the 153  :D

[Stuharris 6360]

The following routes have had a two-year extension agreed under the terms of the Quality Incentive Contract and thus will no longer form part of the Tendering Programme for 2018/19:



139/N139, 230, 256, 319, 365/N365, 391, 425, 466, C3, K1, N5, N20, R7.

[markcf83]

I expect you mean 2018 not 2028 for the 153  :D

Yes. You are most correct.

[Stuharris 6360]

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

Route                Current Operator                     New Operator           PVR   Vehicles

138                   Metrobus                                  Metrobus                    3    2013 Euro V diesel single deck
161                   Metrobus                                  Stagecoach Selkent   17   New Euro VI hybrid double deck
181                   Metrobus                                  Stagecoach Selkent   13   New Euro VI diesel single deck
284                   Metrobus                                  Stagecoach Selkent   12   New Euro VI diesel single deck

All the above contracts will commence on 17th March 2018

[markcf83]

The three routes lost by Metrobus have been long operated by them. Route 161 is widely understood to have been the first double decker route in South East London to be run by low floor buses and was a one time Kentish Bus route when they had considerable success in 1993. Presumably the 181 & 284 will return to Catford but if Bromley is full then Plumstead will operate the 161.