Monday 24 December 2018

L1/Group - Christmas Day 2018

On Christmas Day, a special, limited service will run on L1/Group Buses in London & the Home Counties. As Transport for London services will not run until Boxing Day morning, a commercial bus service will run on certain routes throughout London by L1/Group.

London/TfL area services:

Christmas Eve night-Christmas Day morning:
N111: A special service will run overnight on this route, running between Heathrow North Garage-Heathrow Central then normal line of route to Sutton, then via N213 route through Carshalton to West Croydon Bus Station. This service will run hourly throughout the night.

No service on any other route.

Christmas Day:
9C: A special service running only on Christmas Day, running between Heathrow North Garage-Heathrow T5, then via the N9 route to Shoreditch. This service will run hourly between 0600 and 2100.

21C: A special service running only on Christmas Day, running between Newington Green and Bexleyheath via the 21 and N21 routes through Lewisham. This service will run hourly between 0900 and 1700.

43C: A special service running only on Christmas Day, running between London Bridge and Barnet Church via the X43 route, but calling at all stops enroute. This service will run hourly between 0900 and 1630.

335: The section between Chiswick Rail Station and South Harrow will run an hourly service between 0800 and 1800. There is no service between South Harrow and South Ruislip.

392: An hourly service will run between Ealing Broadway and Brixton between 0830 and 1830.

456: The section between Chiswick Edensor Road and Greenford Rail Station will run an hourly service between 0730 and 1730. There is no service between Greenford Rail Station and Westway Cross.

N15: The section between Paddington Rail Station and Romford Market will run an hourly service between 0900 and 1700. There is no service between Paddington Basin and Paddington Rail Station.

N111: A special service will run on this route, running between Heathrow North Garage-Heathrow Central then normal line of route to Sutton, then via N213 route through Carshalton to West Croydon Bus Station. This service will run hourly throughout the day.

N111A: A special inter-terminal service running only on Christmas Day, running Heathrow North Garage-Terminal 5-Terminal 4-Hatton Cross-Harlington Corner-Heathrow Central-Heathrow Terminal 6-Heathrow North Garage. This service will run every 15 minutes between 0500 and 2300.

N136: An hourly service will run between Oxford Circus and Chislehurst between 0930 and 1730.

N205: An hourly service will run between Paddington Rail Station and Loughton LU Station between 0900 and 1700.

N207: The section between Uxbridge Bus Station and Oxford Circus will run an hourly service between 0900 and 1700. There is no service between Oxford Circus and Holborn.

Christmas Day night-Boxing Day morning:
N111: A special service will run overnight on this route, running between Heathrow North Garage-Heathrow Central then normal line of route to Sutton, then via N213 route through Carshalton to West Croydon Bus Station. This service will run hourly until 0700 on Boxing Day. Please note that the normal TfL 111 will restart service at 0430 on Boxing Day.

No service on any other route.

Non-TfL area services:

Christmas Eve night-Christmas Day morning:
71: Usual night service timetable.
72: Usual night service timetable.
75: Usual night service timetable
79: From 2325 on Christmas Eve, an hourly service will run using weekend night service times.
171: Usual night service timetable.
N74: Usual night service timetable.

510: Usual night service timetable.

757: Usual night service timetable.

Christmas Day:
71: An hourly service between Heathrow Terminal 5 and Slough will run throughout the day.
72: An hourly service between Heathrow Central and Bracknell will run throughout the day.
75: An hourly service between Heathrow Central and Maidenhead will run throughout the day.
78: An hourly service between Heathrow Terminal 6 and Bourne End will run between 0900 and 1730.
79: An hourly service between Heathrow Central and Guildford Rail Station will run throughout the day. There is no service between Guildford Rail Station and University of Surrey.
171: An hourly service between Heathrow Central and Hersham Green will run throughout the day.
175: An hourly service between Heathrow North and Aldershot will run between 0930 and 1630.
N74: An hourly service between Heathrow Terminal 6 and Oxford will run throughout the day.

190A: An hourly service between Bracknell Bus Station and Reading will run between 0930 and 1730.
191: An hourly service will run between Heathrow North and Bracknell between 0930 and 1830.
194: An hourly service will run between Bracknell Bus Station and Camberley between 0930 and 1630.

route461: An hourly service will run between Staines and Kingston between 0930 and 1630.

509: An hourly service will run between Harlow and Stansted Airport between 0500 and 2200.
510: An hourly service between Harlow and Stansted Airport will run throughout the day.

715C: A special service running only on Christmas Day, running between London Victoria and Guildford, Friary Centre via the 715 route, but calling at all stops enroute. This service will run hourly between 0900 and 1730.

757: An hourly service between London Victoria and Luton Airport will run throughout the day.

Christmas Eve night-Christmas Day morning:
71: Usual night service timetable.
72: Usual night service timetable.
75: Usual night service timetable
79: An hourly service will run using weekend night service times.
171: Usual night service timetable.
N74: Usual night service timetable.

510: Usual night service timetable.

757: Usual night service timetable.

Thursday 23 August 2018

Fictional TfL Tenders October 2017-June 2018

Tranche 373:
258: Retained by London Sovereign with existing diesel double deckers, contract start 3rd November 2018 (E40D/Enviro 400)
266: Awarded to Heathrow Buses (formerly London United) with new electric double deckers, contract start 3rd November 2018 (Optare Metrodecker electric)

Tranche 374:
73/N73: Retained by Arriva London North with existing LT-class buses, contract start 1st September 2018
85/85N: Retained by Heathrow Buses with existing hybrid buses, contract start 6th October 2018 (current allocated E40H/E400MMC)
139/139N: Retained by London Sovereign with existing LT-class buses, contract start 3rd November 2018
213/N213: Retained by Heathrow Buses with existing hybrid buses, contract start 6th October 2018 (current E40H/Enviro 400)

Tranche 376:
72/72N: Retained by London General with new hybrid buses, contract start 3rd November 2018 (B5LH/EvoSeti)
440: Retained by London United by new hybrid buses, contract start 9th Feburary 2019 (E40H/Enviro 400MMC)
K2: Retained by London United with new diesel buses, contract start 30th June 2018 (E20D/Enviro 200MMC)
K3: Retained by London United with new diesel buses, contract start 30th June 2018 (E20D/Enviro 200MMC)
K4: Retained by London United with new diesel buses, contract start 30th June 2018 (E20D/Enviro 200MMC)

Tranche 377:
2/N2: Awarded to Heathrow Buses (formerly Arriva London South) with existing hybrid buses, contract start 9th February 2019 (B5LH/Wright Gemini 3 from Route 43)
36/36N: Retained by Tower Transit with existing hybrid buses, contract start 3rd November 2018 (current allocated E40H/Enviro 400)
104: Retained by Stagecoach London with existing buses, contract start 3rd November 2018 (current allocated E40D/Enviro 400)
241: Retained by Stagecoach London with existing buses, contract start 3rd November 2018 (current allocated E40D/Enviro 400)
300: Awarded to Arriva London North (formerly Docklands Buses) with existing buses, contract start 3rd November 2018 (E20H/Enviro 200 ex L1/Group)
304: Awarded to Blue Triangle (new route) with new hybrid buses, contract start 3rd November 2018 (B5LH/EvoSeti)
388: Retained by Romford Buses with existing hybrid buses, contract start 8th December 2018 (E40H/Enviro 400MMC from Route 25)
436: Retained by Tower Transit with existing hybrid buses, contract start 3rd November 2018 (current allocated E40H/Enviro 400)
473: Awarded to Docklands Buses (formerly Romford Buses) with new hybrid buses, contract start 3rd November 2018 (B5LH/EvoSeti)
474/474N: Retained by Stagecoach London with existing buses, contract start 3rd November 2018 (E400H/Enviro 400)

Tranche 378:
18/N18: Retained by London OmniBus with existing hybrid buses, contract start 2nd February 2019 (current allocated E40H/Enviro 400)
131: Retained by London United with existing new buses, contract start 2nd February 2019 (E40H/Enviro 400MMC)

Tranche 380:
288: Awarded to London Sovereign (formerly Arriva Shires) with new diesel single deckers, contract start 17th November 2018 (E20D/Enviro 200MMC)
303: Awarded to London Sovereign (formerly Arriva Shires) with new diesel single deckers, contract start 17th November 2018 (E20D/Enviro 200MMC)
H12: Retained by London Sovereign with existing hybrid buses, contract start 17th November 2018 (E40H/Enviro 400)
H14: Retained by London Sovereign with existing hybrid buses, contract start 17th November 2018 (E40H/Enviro 400)
H17: Retained by London United with new diesel single deckers, contract start 17th November 2018 (E20D/Enviro 200MMC)
H18/H19: Awarded to London Sovereign (formerly Arriva Shires) with existing diesel single deckers, contract start 17th November 2018 (E200/Enviro 200 from H14)
H25: Retained by Heathrow Buses with new electric buses, contract start 17th November 2018 (Wright StreetAir)

Tranche 381:
187: Retained by London United with existing diesel buses, contract start 6th October 2018 (E200/Enviro 200)
487: Awarded to Tower Transit (formerly London United) with new hybrid double deckers, contract start 6th October 2018 (B5LH/Wright Gemini 3)
495: Retained by Heathrow Buses with existing hybrid double deckers, contract start 17th November 2018 (DB300H/Pulsar 2)
505: Retained by Tower Transit with existing diesel single deckers, contract start 17th November 2018 (E20D/Enviro 200)

Tranche 381A:
43/43N: Awarded to Metroline (formerly Romford Buses) with new electric double deckers, contract start 2nd February 2019 (BYD/Enviro 400 City)
X15: Awarded to Romford Buses with new buses taken from changes to Routes 5 and 115, contract start 1st September 2018 (B5LH/Wright Gemini 3, partly from X43)


Other News:

From 4th November 2017, Route 490 will gain an every 30 minute night service with an addition of 2 journeys.

From 11th November 2017, Route 22 will be de-converted from LT operation, as the route is changed in Barnes to terminate at Barnes Pond, which cannot accommodate the LT buses. Thus the LTs will move from Route 22 to Routes 87 and N87. New Volvo B5LH/Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 buses will replace the LTs on the 22, ordered against the 87/N87 contract.

Routes 190, 283, 311, 480, 483 are involved in a large change, resulting in tenders being re-negotiated:
Route 190 will be extended from West Brompton via 311 to Aldwych, and moved onto the 311 contract.
As a result, route 311 will be withdrawn. As LTs cannot fit via Richmond, they will be redistributed.
Route 480 will be rerouted away from Richmond to Kew Riverside via 311, then routed via the 483 between Stamford Brook and White City Estate, thus running between Ealing Broadway and Kew Riverside.
Route 283 will be diverted away from East Acton, instead running via 483 to Maida Hill.
Route 483, as a result, will be withdrawn.
This change will happen on 7th January 2018

Routes 13/N13 will be extended from Aldwych to London Bridge from 7th January 2018
Route N9 will be rerouted from Aldgate to Shoreditch Church via Liverpool Street from 7th January 2018

Route N22 will be extended from Fulwell to Kingston from 7th January 2018

Due to heavily reduced patronage on Route N97, the N97 will be withdrawn from 7th January 2018. Replacements include Routes N74, N117, 278N.

From 20th January 2018, the following changes will happen in Southall:
90: Withdrawn between Yeading White Hart and Southall North, extended instead to Northolt Station. PVR reduction.
95: Extended from Southall Station to Southall Bus Garage South. No PVR change.
204: Withdawn between Greenford Broadway and Southall North. PVR reduction of 2.
207: Withdrawn between Southall Town Hall and Southall North, extended instead to Southall Bus Garage South. No PVR change.

New Route 429 (24hr route) will run between Notting Hill Gate and Wembley Stadium, via parts of Route 23 and 18. This route will start on 20th January 2018

Route 392 will be rerouted away from Hanwell, diverted from Brentford Watermans Centre via Ealing Road, South Ealing to Ealing Broadway (Haven Green). Thus, the route will run Brixton-Ealing Broadway. 
To cover the loss of night service on Boston Manor Road, Route N164 will be rerouted away from North Acton to Ealing Hospital via current 456.
This change will happen on 20th January 2018

Large changes in South-East London will also occur:
129: Extended from Greenwich to Lewisham
178, 244, 291 to be converted to double deck
180: Extended from Belvedere to Erith Quarry, although withdrawn from Belvedere Industrial Estate, see 401
301: New route between Woolwich and Bexleyheath via Thamesmead
401: Rerouted to double-run Belvedere Industrial Estate to replace Route 180
472: Extended to Abbey Wood from South Thamesmead
B11: withdrawn between South Thamesmead and Thamesmead Town Centre, see 301

Route 9H will be withdrawn from 17th November 2018, and all resources will move to Route 15H.

Route X15 is a new route running between Waterloo and Romford Market, running every 12 minutes Monday-Saturday, and every 15 minutes every Sunday.
This allows frequency decreases on Routes 5 and 115.
High specification Volvo B5LH/Gemini 3s from the X43, as well as new ones from the 5/115 order.

440 will be rerouted within Chiswick to run from Chiswick Health Centre, via Chiswick High Road, Turnham Green, Chiswick Park Station to line of route. Minor changes along the route in Park Royal will also happen. The route will also be extended via Harrow Road from Stonebridge Park to Wembley Stadium, replacing Route 224. A double decker conversion will also occur. The route is notably going to be tendered 1 year early.

Route 224 will be withdrawn between Alperton, Sainsbury's and Wembley Stadium.

Due to the electric conversion of Route 43, the route has been tendered early.

Route 104 will be split to run between Stratford and Lonsdale Avuene, then extended to Beckton Bus Station
New route 304 will run between Manor Park and Custom House via 104 then Newham Hospital, Prince Regent.

With the new routes gained by RATP/London Sovereign, a new outstation to Edgware Garage (Parr Road) will be opened. This will house routes 251, 288, 303, 324.

IMPORTANT NEWS:
L1/Group has bought Rotala Group, and due to competition concerns,the garages in London will be sold off as follows. These transfers will happen on 14th April 2018:
Croydon (C) Garage will be sold to New Citybus, with routes 196, 202, 320 and 434 moving.
Willesden (AC) Garage will be retained by L1/Heathrow Buses to relieve Wembley (WE).
Routes 28/N28 and 302 will be moved to Tower Transit from Westbourne Park (X)
Route 480, initially to be transferred from Arriva TGM to Hallmark in January 2018, will instead move to London United.

LT Conversion Timetable (all LTs):
24/N - 22nd June 2013 (LT9-36)
9 - 22nd June 2013 (LT37-49, 51-70, 99, 775)
11 - 21st September 2013 (LT70-98)
15 - 2nd November 2013 (LT100-111, 166-180, 776, 777)
392/N - 2nd November 2013 (LT1, 50, 112-165, 669, 769, 900-911)
390/N - 30th November 2013 (LT181-204)
38/N38 - 7th December 2013 (LT2-8, 205-260)
16 - 1st February 2014 (LT261-282, 284-286)
7 - 15th February 2014 (LT283, 287-315)
148/N - 15th February 2014 (LT316-343)
311 - 5th April 2014 (LT344-371 - this includes a 392 increase)
49 - 7th June 2014 (LT372-396)
22 - 21st June 2014 (LT397-423 - these buses will go to Route 87/N87 from 11/11/17)
10/N - 1st November 2014 (LT424-452, 774)
8/N8 - 1st November 2014 (LT453-485)
74 - 1st November 2014 (LT486-516 - this includes a 392 increase)
98 - 1st November 2014 (LT517-550)
159/N - 13th December 2014 (LT551-589, 773)
453/N - 20th December 2014 (LT590-628)
C2/N - 10th January 2015 (LT629-652)
137 - 21st March 2015 (LT653-668, 670-687, 771)
168 - 20th June 2015 (LT688-711) 
3/N3 - August 2015 (LT712-738)
139/N - 22nd August 2015 (LT739-768, 770)
149/N - 31st October 2015 (LT778-823)
59 - February 2016 (LT824-853)
253/N253 - June 2017 (LT854-885)
254/N253 - June 2017 (LT344-368 off 311 from January 2018, LT886-896)
87/N87 - 11th November 2017 (LT397-423 off Route 22, LT897-899)
189/189N - November 2017 (LT912+)