L1/Group - Acquisitions.

From 7th September 2019, Heathrow Buses Ltd. t/a /heathrowbuses by L1 will purchase Arriva Southern Counties Guildford Depot.

This includes the assets:

Bus garage - 1 Mary Road, Guildford GU1 4QU

Bus routes:

A: Guildford-Royal Surrey Hospital (town service) (to be replaced)
B: Guildford-Park Barn (town service) (to be withdrawn)
C: Guildford-Stoughton (town service) (to be withdrawn)
3: Guildford-Bellfields (town service) (to be withdrawn)
18: Guildford-Onslow Village (town service)
34: Camberley-Woking-Kingfield-Guildford
35: Camberley-Woking-Mayford-Guildford
36: Guildford-Burpham-Merrow-Guildford (town service)
37: Guildford-Merrow-Burpham-Guildford (town service)
47: Brookwood-West End (limited service)
53: Guildford-Cranleigh-Ewhurst
63: Guildford-Cranleigh-Horsham
91: Woking-Knaphill (town service)
101: Guildford-Spectrum Leisure Centre (weekends only, town service)
134: 34, via Bellfields Christ College
135: 35, via Woking High School

No buses are included in the purchase.

The routes will transfer to the expanded Heathrow Buses O Licence.

Guildford will gain code GF.

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Route changes from 7th September 2019:

Routes B, C and 3 will be withdrawn. Use alternative Safeguard and Stagecoach bus routes.

Route 391 (Beeline) will be extended from Woking via Route 35 to Guildford Friary.

Route A will be incorporated into Route 446, with Route 446 being extended to Royal Surrey Hospital.

Route 91 Evening and Sunday extension to Guildford via Route 28 will be replaced with an evening and Sunday service on Route 28. Links to Guildford will be retained by extended Route 391.

Routes 134 and 135 will be renumbered 34S, 35S to better reflect school route numbering elsewhere in the group.

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From 17th November 2019, Heathrow Buses Ltd. t/a /heathrowbuses by L1 will purchase First Hampshire (Fareham, Southampton, Portsmouth).

This includes the assets:

Bus garages:
Fareham (FM) - Gosport Road, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 0ST (transfer on 17th November 2019)
Portsmouth (PO) - Hilsea Business Depot, London Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 9RP (transfer on 14th December 2019)
Southampton (ST) - Empress Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 0ST (transfer on 14th December 2019)

Bus routes to transfer on 17th November 2019:
3: Fareham-Portchester-Paulsgrove-Cosham-Portsmouth-Southsea (brand: Solent Reindeer)
X4: Southampton-Fareham-Portchester-Portsmouth (renumbered to Route 704, brand: Solent Foxes)
X5: Southampton-Fareham-Gosport (renumbered to Route 705, brand: Solent Foxes)
9: Fareham-Bridgemary-Rowner-Gosport (brand: Catfish)
9A: Fareham-Bridgemary-Rowner-Gosport (brand: Catfish)
10: Fareham-Bridgemary-Brockhurst-Gosport (brand: Catfish) (Mon-Fri)
11: Fareham-Gosport-Alverstoke Village-Clayhall (Mon-Sat)
20: Fareham-Wickham-Knowle (brand: Rabbit)
21: Fareham-Peel Common-Stubbington-Hill Head (brand: Rabbit)
28: Fareham-Park Gate-Whiteley (brand: Rabbit) (Mon-Sat)
28A: Fareham-Park Gate-Whiteley (brand: Rabbit) (Mon-Sat)
E1: Fareham-BRT-Brockhurst-Elson-Gosport (brand: Eclipse)
E2: Fareham-BRT-Brockhurst-Anns Hill-Gosport (brand: Eclipse)
F1: Fareham-Highlands-Hill Park (brand: Rabbit)
F2: Fareham-Maylings Farm-Frosthole Crescent-Hill Park (brand: Rabbit) (Mon-Sat)
F3: Fareham-Portchester Precinct (Wednesday only)
SD4: Bishops Waltham-South Downs College (Schooldays only)
SD5: Gosport-South Downs College (Schooldays only)
PR1: Portsmouth-Park & Ride
PR2: Portsmouth University-Park & Ride

Some existing buses will transfer upon sale:
Enviro 200MMCs for the Eclipse BRT
Optare SoloSRs for Routes 9/9A.
Enviro 400s for Portsmouth Park & Ride.
All other buses will be transferred to other parts of the First Group.

Route changes:
Route X4 will be renumbered 704
Route X5 will be renumbered 705

From 14th December 2019, Routes 705 and 11 will be reformed:
Route 705 will be revised between Fareham and Gosport to run via Route 11.
Route 11 will be withdrawn between Fareham and Gosport, interworking with new Route 5, replacing Route 705 between Fareham and Gosport.
Route 5 will be the new number for the 705 between Fareham and Gosport via Stubbington and Lee.


Bus routes to transfer on 14th December 2019:

Portsmouth:
1: Portsmouth-Fratton-Eastney-Southsea (replaced by Routes 1A/1C)
2: Portsmouth-Eastney-Cosham-Hilsea-Paulsgrove (brand: Solent Reindeer)
2A: Portsmouth College-Portsmouth (Schooldays only)
6: Portsmouth-Old Portsmouth-Southsea-Southsea The Strand (Mon-Sat)
7: Portsmouth City Centre-Hilsea-Cosham-Waterlooville-Wecock Farm (brand: TBD)
7A: Southsea-Portsmouth-Oaklands School (Schooldays only)
7C: Portsmouth-South Downs College (Schooldays only)
8: Clarence Pier-Portsmouth-Hilsea-Cosham-Waterlooville-Clanfield (brand: TBD)
12: Tipner-North End-St Mary's Hospital-Fratton Way (Mon-Sat)
13: Portsmouth City Centre-Fratton-Milton-Portsmouth College
14: Portsmouth City Centre-Copnor Bridge-Portsmouth College
15: Portsmouth City Centre-Fratton-Bransbury Park-Eastney-Hayling Ferry (Mon-Sat)
16: Portsmouth-Clarence Pier-Southsea-Bransbury Park-Eastney (Sun)
17: Southsea-Eastney-Copnor-Ocean Park
18: Paulsgrove-Hilsea-North End-Fratton-Southsea
22: Highbury-Cosham-Drayton-Farlington
27: Rowlands Castle-Havant-Emsworth (Mon-Sat)
D1: Waterlooville-Berewood-Denmead-Hambledon (Mon-Sat)
D2: Waterlooville-Berewood-Milton Road-Denmead (Mon-Sat)

Route changes:
Route 3 number withdrawn between Portsmouth The Hard and Southsea.
Route 1 renumbered, and replaced by:
New loop service Route 1A/1C, running on Routes 1 and 3 between Portsmouth and Southsea.
Route 1A: Portsmouth-Old Portsmouth-Southsea-Eastney-City Centre-Portsmouth
Route 1C: Portsmouth-City Centre-Eastney-Southsea-Old Portsmouth-Portsmouth

Southampton (branded as /sotoncitybus):
1: Southampton-Totton-Calmore
2: Southampton-Shirley-Millbrook
3: Lords Hill-Shirley-Southampton-Woolston-Thornhill
6: Southampton-Woolston-Netley-Hamble
7: Southampton-Portswood-Townhill Park-Midanbury
8: Southampton-Bitterne-West End-Hedge End Station
9: Southampton-Woolston-Bitterne-Sholing
11: Southampton-Woolston-Weston
13: Southampton-Woolston-Bitterne-Harefield (Mon-Sat)

No existing buses will transfer upon sale.

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From 23rd November 2019, Romford Buses Ltd. t/a /romfordbuses by L1 will purchase Arriva East Herts & Essex Harlow Depot.

This includes the assets:

Bus garage - Fourth Avenue, Harlow, CM20 1DU (Code: HA)

Bus routes:

1: Harlow Bus Station-Sumners-Katherines
2: Harlow - Pyenest Road - Staple Tye - Tendring Road - Harlow
3: Harlow - Tendring Road - Staple Tye - Pyenest Road - Harlow
4: Harlow Bus Station – Bush Fair - Latton Bush
6: Harlow Bus Station – Little Parndon – Princess Alexandra Hospital – Harlow Bus Station
8: Harlow Bus Station – Maddox Road – Minchen Road – Momples Road – Old Harlow
10: Hertford - Harlow Bus Station – Church Langley
86: Harlow - Nazeing - Waltham Abbey - Waltham Cross - Upshire
87: Harlow - Epping - Theydon Bois - Debden - Loughton - Epping Forest Shopping Centre

No buses are included in the purchase.

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Route changes from 23rd November 2019:

Route 524A and 10 will be combined to a new route 524 between Hertford and Church Langley.

L1/Group - New Heathrow Routes

Due to the London ULEZ, all non-TfL bus routes entering the ULEZ will have Euro 6 buses. Bus route changes will also take place in order for more bus routes to serve Heathrow North Bus Garage, to facilitate easier staffing. With the 7series rebranding to /countywings, more routes will be extended to Heathrow.

From 1st September 2019:
Route 77: Heathrow-Windsor shorts will be withdrawn, route running every 30 minutes throughout.

Route 191: Extended daily from Slough Bus Station to Heathrow North Garage

Route 566: Re-jigged to run as follows: Heathrow North-Heathrow T5-Stanwell Moor-Ashford Hospital-Staines-Egham-Stroude-Virginia Water-Knowle Hill.

Route 567: Re-jigged to run as follows: Heathrow North-Heathrow T5-Stanwell Moor-Ashford Hospital-Staines-Egham-Thorpe-Virginia Water-Knowle Hill

New Route 746: Runs between Heathrow Central-Heathrow T5-Wisley-Uni of Surrey-Guildford as a new Railair service.

From 2nd November 2019:

Routes 70/70A: Renumbered to 460/660. New electric BYD/Enviro 200MMCs will be introduced.

Route 71: Renumbered to Route 441. Extended to Heathrow Central from Terminal 5 via Bath Road. Existing Volvo 7900s from Route 75 will be refurbished, converted to Euro 6 and moved to this route. Night service renumbered N41.

Route 72: Renumbered to Route 192. New Mercedes Citaros will be introduced. Night service renumbered N90 and extended to Reading via Route 190. Night service renumbered N90.

Route 73: Renumbered to Route 437. Rerouted between West Byfleet and Woking via current Route 437. Withdrawn between Chobham and Woking, see Route 557. Routed away from Stanwell Moor. New Enviro 200MMCs will be introduced.

Route 74: New Scania N280UG/E300 will be introduced.

Route 75: New Volvo 7900 electric will be introduced. Night service renumbered N75.

Route 76: Extended from Burnham to Maidenhead via Taplow. New Volvo 7900 electric will be introduced.

Route 77: New Volvo 7900 electric will be introduced.

Route 78: Extended from Bourne End every 30 minutes via X78 to Loudwater, then Beaconsfield. New Volvo 7900 electric will be introduced.

Route 79: Renumbered to Route 446. New Scania N280UG/E300 will be introduced. Extended to Royal Surrey Hospital. Night service renumbered N46.

Route 79A: Renumbered to Route 448. Existing Optare TempoSRs will be converted to Euro 6 for this route. To now only run during University term time. Routes 446 and 476 replaces this route during the university holidays. Will be rebranded as part of the Surrey Locals branding.

Route 170: Renumbered to Route 353. Existing Optare TempoSR will be refurbished and converted to Euro VI.

Route 171: Renumbered to Route 555. Day route extended to Whiteley Village from Hersham. New Mercedes Citaro Ks will be introduced. Night service renumbered N55.

Route 172: Renumbered to Route 557. Extended from Woking via existing 73 to Chobham Village. Rerouted away from Sheerwater. New Mercedes Citaro Ks will be introduced.

Route 173: Renumbered to Route 436. Rerouted between Woking and Guildford via Old Woking and Send. Extended to Guildford Rail Station. New Mercedes Citaro Ks will supplement the existing allocation.

Route 174: Renumbered to Route 723. Rerouted from Hemel Hempstead to run direct to Luton Airport, then Luton Airport Parkway and Luton Town. Hemel Hempstead-Dunstable section to be replaced by new Route 274 (Hemel Hempstead-Dunstable-Luton). Extended from Heathrow T6 to Heathrow North Garage. To be joint-branded with 724 as Green Line. New Scania/Irizar i3 will be introduced.

Route 175: Renumbered to Route 193. New Mercedes Citaros will be introduced. Rerouted from Heathrow T5 to Heathrow Central.

Route 176: Renumbered to Route 462. New Volvo B8RLE/Wright Eclipse 3s will be introduced.

Route 177: Renumbered to Route 76A, and rerouted between Langley and Slough via current Route 178. New Volvo 7900 electric buses will be introduced.

Route 178: Renumbered to Route 78A. Rerouted between Langley and Slough via current Route 177. Existing Enviro 200MMCs will be used from Route 177.

Route 179: Renumbered to Route 447. New Volvo B8RLE/Wright Eclipse 3s will be introduced.

Route X74: Renumbered to Route 774. New Scania N280UG/Enviro 400MMC will be introduced. Lewknor Turn served at all times. Sunday services moved to L1/Group control.

Route X75: Renumbered to Route 775. Extended from Terminal 6 to Terminal 4 via Hatton Cross, replacing X78. New Mercedes Citaros will be introduced.

Route X76: Renumbered to Route 727.

Route X78: Withdrawn, replaced by Routes 78 and 775.

Route 6: Renumbered to Route 356. Extended from Slough to Heathrow Terminal 4 via Bath Road. Extended from Wexham Park Hospital to Aylesbury via Spire Hospital, Fulmer, Gerrards Cross, Beaconsfield, Amersham, Little Missenden, Great Missenden, Wendover. Increased to all day service. Existing Optare TempoSR will be refurbished and converted to Euro VI.

Route 6A: Renumbered to Route 6.

Route 9: Rerouted in Old Windsor via Burfield Road and St Luke's Road.

Route 191: Extended from Heathrow North Garage to Heathrow Central Bus Station. New Scania N280UG/Enviro 400MMC will be introduced.

Route 461: Extended from Staines via Heathrow Terminal 5 to Heathrow Terminal 6. New Volvo B8RLE/Wright Eclipse 3s will be introduced.

Route 476: New route to enhance Route 479, as well as replace Route 79A during university holidays.

Route 566/567: New Enviro 200MMCs will be introduced.

Route X25 Reading Railair: Renumbered to Route 747. New smaller coaches introduced.

Route 700: Frequency revised to run 8bpd Hyde Park Corner-Heathrow North late evening ex-715, 756, 798. 4bpd Heathrow North-Victoria early morning which becomes 715 and 797 (2bpd each). 4bpd return, all daily. 700 journeys ex-756 are run by Scania/Irizar i3. 700 journeys ex-715 are run by Volvo B8RLE/Wright Eclipse 2s. 700 journeys ex-798/797 are run by coaches. All other journeys are run by 701/702 allocation.

Route 701/702: New Volvo B8L/Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 buses will be introduced.

Route 724: New Scania/Irizar i3 will be introduced. Journeys departing between 2200 and 0400hrs from Harlow will be numbered N24, and extended to Heathrow North. Journeys which depart Heathrow Central between 2200 and 0400hrs will start at Heathrow North Garage, and run as Route N24.

Route N24: Number for journeys between 2200 and 0400hrs on Route 724, with journeys extended to Heathrow North. Runs Heathrow North-Harlow.

Route N41: Replaces 71 night service, runs Heathrow Central-Heathrow North-Heathrow T5-Staines-Slough

Route N46: Replaces 79 night service, runs Heathrow North-Heathrow Central-Uni of Surrey via 79, then to Royal Surrey Hospital.

Route N55: Replaces 171 night service, runs Heathrow North-Heathrow Central-Hersham via 171, then via Esher, Surbiton to Kingston.

Route N75: Replaces 75 night service, runs Heathrow Central-Reading via 75 then X75, then to University of Reading

Route N77: New night service for Route 77/191/190A, runs Heathrow Terminal 5-Bracknell via 77 to Windsor, 702 (all stops) to Bracknell, then Southern Estates Loop back to Bracknell via 171. Uses buses from Route 191.

Route N90: Replaces 72 night service, runs Heathrow Central-Heathrow North-Heathrow T5-Reading via 72 then 190.

All night services branded as part of the /nightwings network, running nightly on all nights.

The new routes for the /countywings network are as follows:

/countywings day service network:

Route 74: Heathrow Terminal 6-Trelawney Avenue-Slough-Beaconsfield-High Wycombe

Route 75: Heathrow Central-Langley-Slough-Bath Road-Maidenhead

Route 76: Heathrow Central-Langley-Slough-Britwell-Burnham-Maidenhead

Route 76A: Heathrow Terminal 4-Langley-Slough-Industrial Estate-Burnham

Route 77: Heathrow Terminal 5-Bath Road-Slough-Windsor-Dedworth

Route 78: Heathrow Terminal 6-Trelawney Avenue-Slough-Bath Road-Bourne End-Wooburn-Beaconsfield

Route 78A: Heathrow Central-Upton Court-Slough-Chippenham-Taplow

Route 191: Heathrow Central-Bath Road-Slough-Windsor-Winkfield-Ascot-Bracknell

Route 192: Heathrow Central-Heathrow T5-Staines-Sunnymeads-Ascot-Bracknell

Route 193: Heathrow Central-Heathrow T5-Staines-Sunnymeads-Camberley-Aldershot

Route 353: Heathrow Terminal 6-Bath Road-Slough-Stoke Poges-Gerrards Cross-Chalfont-Amersham-Hemel Hempstead

Route 356: Heathrow Terminal 4-Heathrow T5-Bath Road-Slough-Fulmer-Gerrards Cross-Beaconsfield-Amersham-Great Missenden-Wendover-Aylesbury

Route 436: Heathrow Central-Staines-Chertsey-Weybridge-West Byfleet-Sheerwater-Woking-Send-Guildford Rail Station

Route 437: Heathrow Terminal 6-Heathrow T4-Staines-Thorpe-Chertsey-Byfleet & New Haw-West Byfleet-Pyrford-Woking

Route 441: Heathrow Central-Staines-Windsor-Slough

Route 446: Heathrow Central-Heathrow T4-Staines-Chertsey-Brox Road-Woking-Mayford-Guildford-University of Surrey

Route 447: Heathrow North-Heathrow T5-Staines-Laleham-Chertsey-Brox Road-Woking-Mayford-Aldershot

Route 460: Heathrow Terminal 5-Datchet-Slough-Eton Wick

Route 461: Heathrow Terminal 6-Heathrow T5-Staines-Chertsey-Addlestone-Weybridge-Walton-West Molesey-Kingston

Route 462: Heathrow North-Heathrow T5-Staines-Laleham-Chertsey-Weybridge-Leatherhead

Route 555: Heathrow Central-Heathrow T4-Ashford-Sunbury Village-Shepperton-Walton-Hersham-Whiteley Village

Route 557: Heathrow North-Heathrow T5-Heathrow T4-Ashford-Upper Halliford-Chertsey-Addlestone-New Haw-Woodham Lane-Woking-Chobham

Route 566: Heathrow North-Heathrow T5-Stanwell Moor-Ashford Hospital-Staines-Egham-Stroude-Virginia Water-Knowle Hill

Route 567: Heathrow North-Heathrow T5-Stanwell Moor-Ashford Hospital-Staines-Egham-Thorpe-Virginia Water-Knowles Hill

Route 660: Heathrow Terminal 5-Datchet-Slough (peak hours/school journeys only)

/nightwings network:

Route N24: Heathrow North-Heathrow Central-Heathrow T6-Uxbridge-Watford-Garston-St Albans-Hatfield-Welwyn Garden City-Hertford-Harlow

Route N41: Heathrow Central-Heathrow North-Heathrow Terminal 5-Staines-Windsor-Slough

Route N46: Heathrow North-Heathrow Central-Heathrow T4-Staines-Chertsey-Brox Road-Woking-Mayford-Guildford-University of Surrey-Royal Surrey Hospital

Route N55: Heathrow North-Heathrow Central-Heathrow T4-Ashford-Sunbury Village-Shepperton-Walton-Hersham-Esher-Kingston

Route N74: Heathrow Terminal 6-Trelawney Avenue-Slough-High Wycombe-Oxford

Route N75: Heathrow Central-Langley-Slough-Bath Road-Maidenhead-Twyford-Reading-University of Reading

Route N77: Heathrow Terminal 5-Bath Road-Slough-Windsor-Ascot-Bracknell-Southern Estates-Bracknell

Route N90: Heathrow Central-Heathrow North-Heathrow Terminal 5-Staines-Sunnymeads-Bracknell-Wokingham-Reading

greenline & /countywings routes:

Route 700: Victoria-Hammersmith-Turnham Green-Heathrow T5-Heathrow North-Slough-Windsor-Ascot-Bracknell

Route 701: Victoria-Hammersmith-Heathrow T5-Heathrow North-Slough-Ascot-Bracknell-Great Hollands

Route 702: Victoria-Hammersmith-Heathrow T5-Heathrow North-Slough-Windsor-Ascot-Bracknell

Route 723: Heathrow North-Heathrow T6-Uxbridge-Watford-Garston-Hemel Hempstead-Luton Airport-Luton

Route 724: Heathrow Central-Heathrow T6-Uxbridge-Watford-Garston-St Albans-Hatfield-Welwyn Garden City-Hertford-Harlow

Route 727: Heathrow North-Heathrow T5-Staines-Cobham-Leatherhead-Gatwick Airport

Route 746: Heathrow Central-Heathrow T5-Wisley-Uni of Surrey-Guildford (Guildford RailAir)

Route 747: Heathrow Central-Heathrow T5-Reading Station (Reading RailAir)

Route 774: Heathrow Central-Heathrow T5-Heathrow North-Slough-High Wycombe-Oxford

Route 775: Heathrow T4-Heathrow T6-Heathrow North-Maidenhead-Twyford-Reading

Other routes associated with the changes above:
Beeline Route 6: Slough-Wexham Court-Wexham Court Hospital

Hemel Route 274: Hemel Hempstead-Dunstable-Luton Town-Luton Airport

Surrey Route 448: Guildford Friary-Uni of Surrey-Royal Surrey Hospital

Surrey Route 476: Leatherhead-Effingham-Effingham Junction-East Clandon-Merrow-Guildford Friary-Uni of Surrey-Royal Surrey Hospital

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Frequencies for /countywings routes:
Shown as: Mon-Fri/Sat/Sun

Route 74: 20/20/30
Route 75: 15/15/30
Route 76: 20/20/30
Route 76A: 20/20/30
Route 77: 30/30/30
Route 78: 15/15/30* (Bourne End-Beaconsfield section 30/30/60)
Route 78A: 30/30/60
Route 191: 30/30/30* (When Legoland is open, service is 15/15/15 Heathrow-Legoland)
Route 192: 20/20/30
Route 193: 20/20/30
Route 353: 30/30/60
Route 356: 30/30/60
Route 436: 20/20/30
Route 437: 60/60/60
Route 441: 20/20/30
Route 446: 20/20/30
Route 447: 30/30/30
Route 460: 20/20/30
Route 461: 15/15/30
Route 462: 30/30/30
Route 555: 15/15/30* (Hersham-Whiteley Village section 30/30/30)
Route 557: 20/30/30
Route 566: 60/60/90
Route 567: 60/60/90
Route 660: 2 return/-/-

Route 700: 4 return + 8 westbound short + 4 eastbound short (daily)
Route 701: 2 return/-/-
Route 702: 60/60/60
Route 723: 30/30/60
Route 724: 30/30/60
Route 727: 30/30/60
Route 746: 60/60/60
Route 747: 20/20/30
Route 774: 30/30/30
Route 775: 30/30/30

Night (Mon-Fri/Sat/Sun morning)

Route N24: 60/60/60
Route N41: 60/60/60
Route N46: 60/30/30
Route N55: 60/60/60
Route N74: 60/60/60
Route N75: 60/30/30
Route N77: 60/60/60
Route N90: 60/60/60

Bus Allocations (all Euro 6):

Route 74: Scania N280UG/E300
Route 75: Volvo 7900e
Route 76: Volvo 7900e
Route 76A: Volvo 7900e
Route 77: Volvo 7900e
Route 78: Volvo 7900e
Route 78A: ADL E200MMC 9m (currently on Route 177)
Route 191: Scania N280UG/E400MMC
Route 192: Mercedes Citaro 12m
Route 193: Mercedes Citaro 12m
Route 353: Optare TempoSR (modified to Euro IV, currently on Routes 170/X78)
Route 356: Mercedes Citaro K
Route 436: Mercedes Citaro K (currently on Route 173)
Route 437: ADL E200MMC 9m
Route 441: Volvo 7900H (currently on Route 75)
Route 446: Scania N280UG/E300 (some currently on Route X74)
Route 447: Volvo B8RLE/Wright Eclipse 3
Route 460: BYD K9/Enviro 200MMC
Route 461: Volvo B8RLE/Wright Eclipse 3 (existing E200MMCs currently on Route 461)*
Route 462: Volvo B8RLE/Wright Eclipse 3 (existing B8RLE/Eclipse 3 currently on Route 176)*
Route 555: Mercedes Citaro K
Route 557: Mercedes Citaro K
Route 566: ADL E200MMC 9m
Route 567: ADL E200MMC 9m
Route 660: BYD K9/Enviro 200MMC

Route 700: Volvo B8RLE/Wright Eclipse 2, Scania N280UD/Irizar i3, Volvo B8L/Wright Gemini 3
Route 701: Volvo B8L/Wright Gemini 3
Route 702: Volvo B8L/Wright Gemini 3
Route 723: Scania N280UD/Irizar i3
Route 724: Scania N280UD/Irizar i3
Route 727: Scania N280UD/Irizar i3
Route 746: Mercedes Tourismo M3
Route 747: Mercedes Tourismo M3
Route 774: Scania N280UG/E400MMC
Route 775: Mercedes Citaro 12m

Night:

Route N24: Scania N280UD/Irizar i3
Route N41: Volvo 7900H
Route N46: Scania N280UG/E300
Route N55: Mercedes Citaro K
Route N74: Scania N280UG/E400MMC
Route N75: Mercedes Citaro 12m
Route N77: Scania N280UG/E400MMC
Route N90: Mercedes Citaro 12m

* - Route 461 and 462 are affected by the Wrightbus administration process, with the relatively new buses on the 461 (2016/2017) refurbished and retained on the routes until the new buses ordered arrive. The buses on Route 462 are already to /countywings specifications, thus the new buses were only ordered for cascade of these buses to other parts of the L1/Group (i.e. /provincialbus Solent Fox 704/705)

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.

L1/Group News November 2015-February 2016

General Notes:

L'Card is now accepted with Reading Buses, London OmniBus (49, 718), Thames Travel (except in Oxford area), chessingtonbuses, trentbarton and kinchbus. The MANGO card is also accepted on L1/Beeline, 7series, 5series, route461 and Surrey Locals.

The ADL E27H/Wright Nebula is starting a new fleet numbering series, thus the numbering for this type is separate from other single deckers.
Confirmed codes:
EWS - 8.8m model
EWT - 9.5m model
EW - 10.3m model
EWL - 11m model
EWF - 12.1m model

The only E27H/Wright Nebulas with the old "Gemini 2" front are in service for Routes H13/H14 (EW1-27). All subsequent buses have the "Gemini 3" front.

L1/Heathrow Buses

Heathrow North (HN)

7series 177 is a new service run with new E27H/Wright Nebula (EWLs)

There will be 39 second hand Citaros from Heathrow Airport work being moved to 7series, after offside door is removed and other interior work is done. MCN1002-1030 (BV57JYR, S, T, U, W, X, Y, Z, BV57JXR, S, T, U, W, X, Y, Z, BV57VFY, Z, BV57VGA, B, C, D, E, F, G, J, K, L, M, N) (former MCA11-39) (Routes 75, 79, 79A, 175).

This will mean a re-allocation of nearly all 7series routes:

70/70a: DE, BEE, EW. 71: OTN. 72: MCN. 73: OTN. 74: MCN, TEN. 75: V, MCN, TE, TEN. 76: OTN, V. 77: MCN, V. 78: MCN. 79/79a: MCN, EWF. 170: OTN. 171: OTN. 172: OTN. 173: MCN (Euro 6), OTN. 174: MCN. 175: MCN. 176: MCN. 177: EWL. X74: SEG, MCN (Euro 6), TEN. X75: MCN. X78: OTN, MCN.

7series 70 will gain a new trial of electric single deckers. Type BYD ebus-ADL E200. Fleet numbers are BEE1, 2 (new number sequence for electric buses).

The long-awaited BYD-K9 double deckers will arrive for use on Routes 278 and 456 from January, but first will be used from HN on Route 490 from November. These buses will be classed as BDE1-3. One will be displayed at HN Garage Open Day.

Route 9H and Routemasters will move to Heathrow North to allow a cascade of routes which distribute space across our garages to accommodate our route gains. Route 15H will stay at U.

Route 435 will gain a new batch of Diesel Euro 6 Citaros, which will replace all buses on this route. They will be coded MCN1043-1065. These buses may also stray onto the X26, X91 and 335 and will be in the same Citaro pool as the 335.
This also means that the 435 double decker workings diversion will stop, and all 435 buses will stop at stops between Staines and Thorpe Park.

Route 335/N335 has been retained by a negotiated contract of 7 years, due to the new CNG gas buses being half of the allocation (the HN side, the WE side will still retain hybrid Citaros). These buses are SEG6-26 (LN65 Gxx).

Due to the use of Wandsworth Garage for TfL tendered services, RATP lease part of HN for their Original Tour tour buses. All buses will have "HN" garage stickers on the sides.

Route N69 will be withdrawn between Barnet and Potters Bar, being replaced by the N20 when it passes to L1/Group control.

There are some changeover point changes, which will mean less terminus changeover points to save costs on staff shuttles:
90 - changeover point changed from Feltham Leisure West to Hatton Cross
207 - changeover point changed from Southall North to Southall Town Hall
235 - changeover point changed from Sunbury Village to Hounslow Heath
237 - changeover point changed from Hounslow West to Hounslow Heath
335 - changeover point changed from South Ruislip to Harrow Bus Station
E9 - changeover point changed from Yeading Barnhill Estate to Yeading White Hart
E10 - changeover point changed from Northolt to Yeading White Hart

In November, Route 447 will finally pass to New Citybus control with its new buses, which means that this oddity of an east London route being run by a garage far out west will stop. Route 447 notably has had good reliability, but as costs were too high, we weren't able to retain the route from a closer garage.

Due to works at Walton Garage, Routes 151 and 216 will be run from HN Garage subcontracted to us from chessingtonbuses-Wellglade from December 2015. The buses will temporarily be run by us until the works at Walton Garage finish at February 2016.


Southall (SA)

Route 666 has a dedicated fleet at SA, consisting of TE69, TE665, TE666, TE667, TE668, TE669, TE670
TE69 is in an all over advert for NHS - Chlamydia
TE666 is in an all over advert for Gunnersbury Catholic School - under refurbishment
TE668 is in an all over advert for Durex.
TE669 is in an all over advert for Stonewall/LGBT rights
TE670 is in an all over advert for the Philippines Tourism Board

Route 695 will only run northbound pm and southbound am, with only one journey each way. During the day, it will interwork with the 495.

To fill the space left by Route 70 moving to DI, Route 92 will move from WE to SA.

Brentford (DI) and Chiswick (CK)

TEs 890-898 are in an all over advertisement for Brentford FC.

Route 70 will be converted to double deck using E45H/Presidents, moved to Brentford Garage and extended to Turnham Green Church.

Route 278 will gain an order of  ADL E45H/Presidents (ordered partly against the 79 contract).

There are some changeover point changes, which will mean less terminus changeover points to save costs on staff shuttles:
311 - changeover point moved from Kew Riverside to Turnham Green Church

Routes 70, 205 (when contract is novated), 278/N,  369 (when gained), 483D, 495 will move to Chiswick Garage when Commerce Road site shuts.

Wembley (WE)

Route 79 will receive existing TELs. To make room for the 79, Route 92 will move to Southall. The TPLs ordered against the contract will be used on the 278 at Heathrow Buses.

Route X43 from September 2015 runs from here. Special branded "Red Express" TPLs with interiors similar to Green Line buses (as seen by London OmniBus 718). They will not have iBus screens, but rather the L1/Info system will act via iBus as an information system.
Route N20 will from November 2015 run from here.

Route 143D/643 won from Metroline will be run from here. The new buses will be for most routes at WE in general, but allocated to these routes.

Fulwell (TF) and Walton (WT)

Route 411 now has its Optare TempoSR hybrids, hence the diesel ones have moved to Hemel Hempstead. The 411 will be permanently run from Walton Garage (see exception later on) in order to relieve Fulwell Garage. This will mean that Walton will be listed separately, as Walton will no longer be an outstation for Fulwell.

Routes 74 and N74 is now run from Fulwell, where new NBfLs are on 74, and N74 has current/new E45Hs.

chessingtonbuses have gained Routes 151 and 216 with Optare buses. Due to works at Walton Garage for these routes, route 411 will be running from Fulwell and routes 151 and 216 will run from Heathrow North by Heathrow Buses until these works are completed. This will occur from 12th December 2015 until February 2016.

Route R68 has new E45H/ADL Presidents for the new contract with the extension to Turnham Green. Once the works are complete, Route R68 will move to Walton Garage.

Bracknell (BL)

Beeline Route 391 now has E27H (EWF66-68, 70-89).
TEN115 is in an all over advertisement for Launchpad charity.

Hemel Hempstead (HE)

Due to the withdrawal of the 797 (Stevenage-London Victoria via Hatfield), this service has been taken over by L1/Heathrow Buses from this garage with coaches displaced from X25 Railair. Initially it will use Citaros displaced from Beeline.

L1/Romford Buses

Hornchurch (UP)

Routes 62 and 169 will use new TPLs, as part of an order that replaces the current TELs on the 25, cascading them to replace TEs within UP.
Route 362 will use EWs when it is transferred from Blue Triangle.

A few new E45Hs intended for newly gained school routes will eventually settle on Route 25, with these school routes gaining buses formerly for the 25 amongst other routes.

Existing spare DEs are currently being stored at UP, and are being repainted into the 2005 Romford Buses livery.
Routes 9, 9A, 73 were gained from First Essex, and new competitive routes of 220 and 220A started early in 2015 using mostly existing DEs.

TELs 760, 761 and 769 are in an all over advert for the Philippines Tourism Board

New VPs (B5LH/Presidents) have been ordered for East London Transit, especially for Route EL3.
More VPLs have been ordered for Routes 368, 25.

Route 471 has been returned to Hornchurch temporarily until the new buses for New Citybus arrive. This was done in November 2015.

The Stansted operations of Arriva-TGM have been bought by L1/Romford Buses. Routes 59, 509/510 (rebranded as sx509, sx510) will run using initially existing Citaros ex-7series, but will use new E27H 12m buses.
20 E27H 12m buses will be ordered for the 59/sx509/sx510.

Hackney (HO)

Route W15 has been lost, with the DEs moving to UP for Essex routes.

Route 278 will get a batch of Volvo B5LH/ADL Presidents as half the allocation (VP2201+) (this is swapped with the ADL E45Hs from DI due to the impending garage changes)

Route 373 will run from Hackney Garage, using existing double decker hybrids. New hybrid buses will appear in the new year (B5LH/Presidents) as part of the large batch involving the 25 and 368.

Route 274 and the additional accommodation for the extra hydrogen fuel cell buses and associated equipment will be based in Hackney, as it seems due to the partial move of the 205 to CK will allow easier space management in both HO and SD.

Route 69's E400MMC Virtual Electric buses (TEE4+) are to enter service after the preliminary 4 that are already in service (TEE4-7) to convert the whole service to virtual electric buses, although this does mean the conventional hybrid part of the route will now move to U.

Stratford (SD)

Route 97 will move to U, and to take its place, Route 43 will move here.

Route 43 gains an order of Volvo B5LH/ADL Presidents for the new contract.

LTs 475, 476, 485 are in an all over advert for the Philippines Tourism Board - on Routes 8 and 15

When Chiswick (CK) is built, the 205 will half move to that garage in order to alleviate space concerns. Route N205 is unaffected.

Upton Park (U)

Somehow, Route 135 will be run from this garage with some of the new hybrid buses being delayed. Similar buses diverted from Route 278 will run this route initially - now this is rectified.

Stansted (ST)
The Stansted operations of Arriva-TGM have been bought by L1/Romford Buses. Routes 133, 308 and the night service of sx510 will be based here, using initially existing DEs, but eventually using new E27H 12m buses.
19 E27H 12m buses will be ordered for the 133 and 308.

All of these E27Hs are expected to enter service in May 2016.

L1/Group News April-October 2015

General Notes:

L'Card is now accepted with Reading Buses, London OmniBus (49, 718), Thames Travel (except in Oxford area), chessingtonbuses, trentbarton and kinchbus. The MANGO card is also accepted on L1/Beeline, 7series, 5series, route461 and Surrey Locals.

TP2000 is currently touring Heathrow Buses garages.
TP2001 is currently touring Romford Buses garages.

TE511-519 are now training buses, and as they are are capable to run the 666, they can train for all routes. They are convertible in case they are needed in a Tube Strike, or an emergency.

The ADL E27H/Wright Nebula is starting a new fleet numbering series, thus the numbering for this type is separate from other single deckers.
Confirmed codes:
EWS - 8.8m model
EWT - 9.5m model
EW - 10.3m model
EWL - 11m model
EWF - 12.1m model

The only E27H/Wright Nebulas with the old "Gemini 2" front are in service for Routes H13/H14 (EW1-27). All subsequent buses have the "Gemini 3" front.

L1/Heathrow Buses

Heathrow North (HN)

Route 436 is renumbered to 7series 173 and extended from Weybridge via current 7series 73 to Staines, then Stanwell Moor, then to Heathrow Central via Terminal 5.
The Citaro buses (MCN1031-1042), already in pseudo-7series livery will be rebranded into 7series livery.

7series 73 is rerouted via Thorpe Village between Addlestone and Staines.
7series 73a is replaced by 7series 173.

7series 76 will be extended to Burnham, Garibaldi at all times. This means Beeline 2 will be reduced in frequency to every 20 minutes.

7series 78 gets an hourly night service between Heathrow and Slough.

7series 171 gets an hourly night service between Heathrow and Sunbury Cross.

Beeline 191 will be retimed for reliability.

7series 70 will gain a new trial of electric single deckers. Type to be announced at HN Garage Open Day. Fleet numbers are xxx 16xx.

The long-awaited BYD-K9 double deckers (x3) will arrive for use on Routes 278 and 456 from January, but first will be used from HN on Route 490 from November. These buses will be classed as BDE2201-2203. One will be displayed at HN Garage Open Day.

Route 9H and Routemasters will move to Heathrow North to allow a cascade of routes which distribute space across our garages to accommodate our route gains. Route 15H will stay at U.

Route 435 will gain a new batch of Diesel Euro 6 Citaros, which will replace all buses on this route. They will be coded MCN1043-1065. These buses may also stray onto the X26, X91 and 335 and will be in the same Citaro pool as the 335. However, the first day of these buses in service will be on the 435.
This also means that the 435 double decker workings diversion will stop, and all 435 buses will stop at stops between Staines and Thorpe Park.
A new theme-park related timetable will also be introduced in time for certain Thorpe Park events.

It has been noted that one of these new Citaros for the 435 ended up on the 495 after a bus broke down on the 495, and a bus off the 456 was substituted onto the 495. Yes, we are not going to do that again.

Route 335/N335 has been retained by a negotiated contract of 7 years, due to the new CNG gas buses being half of the allocation (the HN side, the WE side will still retain hybrid Citaros). These buses are SEG6-26 (LN65 Gxx).

Due to the use of Wandsworth Garage for TfL tendered services, RATP will lease part of HN for their Original Tour tour buses. All buses will have "HN" garage stickers on the sides.

Route N69 will be withdrawn between Barnet and Potters Bar, being replaced by the N20 when it passes to L1/Group control.

In November, Route 447 will finally pass to New Citybus control with its new buses, which means that this oddity of an east London route being run by a garage far out west will stop. Route 447 notably has had good reliability, but as costs were too high, we weren't able to retain the route from a closer garage.

Due to works at Walton Garage, Routes 151 and 216 will be run from HN Garage subcontracted to us from chessingtonbuses-Wellglade from December 2015. The buses will temporarily be run by us until the works at Walton Garage finish at February 2016.


Southall (SA)

Route 666 has a dedicated fleet at SA, consisting of TE69, TE665, TE666, TE667, TE668, TE669, TE670
TE69 is in an all over advert for NHS - Chlamydia
TE666 is in an all over advert for Gunnersbury Catholic School
TE668 is in an all over advert for Durex.
TE669 is in an all over advert for Stonewall/LGBT rights
TE670 is in an all over advert for the Philippines Tourism Board
Route 666 has been retimed in order to better reflect school times, and accommodate new Route 623 at Gunnersbury School.
Route 695 will only run northbound pm and southbound am, with only one journey each way. During the day, it will interwork with the 495.

To fill the space left by Route 70 moving to DI, Route 92 will move from WE to SA. 

Brentford (DI)

TEs 890-898 are in an all over advertisement for Brentford FC.

Route 483D will be based here using existing double deckers.

Route 70 will be converted to double deck using E45H/Presidents, moved to Brentford Garage and extended to Turnham Green Church.

Route 278 will gain an order of Volvo B5LH/ADL Presidents as half the allocation (VP2201+)


Wembley (WE)

Route 79 will receive existing TEs. To make room for the 79, Route 92 will move to Southall. The TPLs ordered against the contract will be used on the 278 at Romford Buses.

Route X43 from September 2015 runs from here. Special branded "Red Express" TPLs with interiors similar to Green Line buses (as seen by London OmniBus 718). They will not have iBus screens, but rather the L1/Info system will act via iBus as an information system.
Route N20 will from November 2015 run from here.

Route 143D/643 won from Metroline will be run from here. The new buses will be for most routes at WE in general, but allocated to these routes.

Fulwell (F) and Walton (WT)

Route 411 now has its Optare TempoSR hybrids, hence the diesel ones have moved to Hemel Hempstead. The 411 will be permanently run from Walton Garage (see exception later on) in order to relieve Fulwell Garage. This will mean that Walton will be listed separately, as Walton will no longer be an outstation for Fulwell.

Routes 74 and N74 is now run from Fulwell, where new NBfLs are on 74, and N74 has current/new E45Hs.

chessingtonbuses have gained Routes 151 and 216 with Optare buses. Due to works at Walton Garage for these routes, route 411 will be running from Fulwell and routes 151 and 216 will run from Heathrow North by Heathrow Buses until these works are completed. This will occur from 12th December 2015 until February 2016.

Route R68 has new E45H/ADL Presidents for the new contract with the extension to Turnham Green. Once the works are complete, Route R68 will move to Walton Garage.

Bracknell (BL)

Beeline Route 391 now has E27H (EWF66-68, 70-89).
TEN115 is in an all over advertisement for Launchpad charity.

Hemel Hempstead (HE)

Due to the withdrawal of the 797 (Stevenage-London Victoria via Hatfield), this service has been taken over by L1/Heathrow Buses from this garage with coaches displaced from X25 Railair. Initially it will use Citaros displaced from Beeline.

L1/Romford Buses

Hornchurch (UP)

Routes 62 and 169 will use new TPLs, as part of an order that replaces the current TELs on the 25, cascading them to replace TEs within UP.
Route 362 will use EWs when it is transferred from Blue Triangle.

A few new E45Hs intended for newly gained school routes will eventually settle on Route 25, with these school routes gaining buses formerly for the 25 amongst other routes.

Existing spare DEs are currently being stored at UP, and are being repainted into the 2005 Romford Buses livery.
Routes 9, 9A, 73 were gained from First Essex, and new competitive routes of 220 and 220A started early in 2015 using mostly existing DEs.

TELs 760, 761 and 769 are in an all over advert for the Philippines Tourism Board

New VPs (B5LH/Presidents) have been ordered for East London Transit, especially for Route EL3.
More VPLs have been ordered for Routes 368, 25.

Route 471 has been returned to Hornchurch temporarily until the new buses for New Citybus arrive. This will be done in November 2015.

The Stansted operations of Arriva-TGM have been bought by L1/Romford Buses. Routes 59, 509/510 (rebranded as sx509, sx510) will run using initially existing Citaros ex-7series, but will use new E27H 12m buses.
The fleet numbers have not been finalised, but 20 E27H 12m buses will be ordered for the 59/sx509/sx510.

Hackney (HO)

Route W15 has been lost, with the DEs moving to UP for Essex routes.

Route 278 will get a batch of ADL E45H/Presidents (ordered partly against the 79 contract).

Route 373 will run from Hackney Garage, using existing double decker hybrids. New hybrid buses will appear in the new year (B5LH/Presidents) as part of the large batch involving the 25 and 368. 

A route will be assessed to be moved from HO to make room for Route 274 and the additional accommodation for the extra hydrogen fuel cell buses and associated equipment.

Stratford (SD)

Route 97 will move to U, and to take its place, Route 43 will move here.

Route 43 gains an order of Volvo B5LH/ADL Presidents for the new contract.

LTs 475, 476, 485 are in an all over advert for the Philippines Tourism Board - on Routes 8 and 15

Upton Park (U)

Route 9H will move from here to Heathrow North to make space for Route 97.

Somehow, Route 135 will be run from this garage with some of the new hybrid buses being delayed. Similar buses diverted from Route 278 will run this route initially.

Stansted (ST)
The Stansted operations of Arriva-TGM have been bought by L1/Romford Buses. Routes 133, 308 and the night service of sx510 will be based here, using initially existing DEs, but eventually using new E27H 12m buses.
The fleet numbers have not been finalised, but 19 E27H 12m buses will be ordered for the 133 and 308.

L1/Group: Prudential London Bike Event 01-02/08/15

Buses will be severely affected by this bike event. Details of all the diversions and routes affected from L1/Group are here:

Saturday 1st August:

8 will divert via London Wall between Liverpool Street and St Paul's. It will also terminate at Oxford Circus.
9H will run Hammersmith-Green Park
15 will divert via Holborn and Centrepoint between Aldwych and Oxford Street. It will also divert via Shaftesbury Avenue, Charing Cross Road towards Blackwall between Piccadilly Circus and Charing Cross. It will divert via Holborn Kingsway, High Holborn and Shaftesbury Avenue towards Paddington Basin.
25 will divert via Houndsditch and London Wall between Aldgate and St Paul's.
26 will divert via London Wall between St Paul's and Liverpool Street.
278 will divert via Horseferry Road, Lambeth Bridge, Lambeth Palace Road, Waterloo Bridge between Victoria and Aldwych.
311 will divert via Lambeth Bridge, Lambeth Bridge, Lambeth Palace Road, Waterloo Bridge between Lambeth Bridge and Aldwych.

Sunday 2nd August (oh dear!):

TfL Routes:
8 will be rerouted via Wick Lane to Shadwell, Fish Island instead of going via Bow to Bow Church. It will also run only between Shadwell and Centrepoint TCR. Use Route 25 instead.
9H will not run
15 will curtail at All Saints DLR Station. It will divert via Fenchurch Street and Gracechurch Street between Monument and Aldgate. It will also divert via Shaftesbury Avenue, Charing Cross Road towards Blackwall between Piccadilly Circus and Charing Cross. It will divert via Holborn Kingsway, High Holborn and Shaftesbury Avenue towards Paddington Basin.
85 will run only between Putney Heath and Kingston Hospital.
97 will divert via Montfitchet Road and International Way between Stratford City Bus Station and Stratford International Station.
115 will run Canning Town-East Ham White Horse
278 will divert via Kensington Church Street, Bayswater Road, Oxford Street, Centrepoint and New Oxford Street between Kensington High Street and Holborn.
290 will divert via Sandycombe Road, Kew Bridge, A4, Dukes Avenue, Barrowgate Road, Sutton Court Road and Grove Park Bridge to Chiswick Grove Park.
311 will not run
339 will divert via Fairfield Road, Bow Flyover between Wick Lane and Stratford High Street.
392 will be diverted via Kensington Church Street, Bayswater Road, Park Lane and will only run Hanwell-Victoria. It will also run between Battersea Park and Brixton.
411 will not run
456 will curtail at Chiswick, Barrowgate Road instead of Edensor Road
495 will run Hanwell-Kew Gardens.
R68 will curtail at Hampton Church. It is also diverted via Sandycombe Road between Manor Circus and Kew Green
N4 from 0430 will divert via High Street Kensington, Kensington Church Street, Bayswater Road, Park Lane, Hyde Park Corner, Grosvenor Place, Victoria, Victoria Street, Great Smith Street, Marsham Street, John Islip Street, Vauxhall Bridge, Vauxhall and Nine Elms Lane between Kensington Olympia and Battersea Park. More buses will be used on Route N4 to ensure a smooth transition between direct and diverted routes.
N8 from 0430 will be diverted via Grove Road and Bow Road between Roman Road and Bow Interchange
N15 from 0430 will be diverted via Fenchurch Street and Gracechurch Street between Monument and Aldgate. It will also be diverted via Burdett Road, Bow Road, Stratford High Street, Stratford Station, West Ham Lane, Plaistow Road, Upper Road, Grange Road and Hermit Road between Westferry and Canning Town Hermit Road.
N18 from 0430 will run Harrow Weald-Piccadilly Circus.
N95 from 0430 will run Heathrow North-Oxford Circus
N111 from 0430 will run in two sections: Heathrow Central-Fulwell Stanley Road Garage diverted from Hampton Church via Hampton Hill High Street, Hampton Road, Stanley Road to Fulwell. It will also run from Kingston Wheatfield Way-Thornton Heath.
N113 from 0430 will run Edgware-Piccadilly Circus.
N117 from 0430 will run Heathrow North-Waterloo.
N213 from 0430 will run Kingston Wheatfield Way-West Croydon.
N335 from 0430 will run Watford Junction-Chiswick, Barrowgate Road
N550 from 0430 will be diverted from Blackfriars, via New Bridge Street and Fleet Street to terminate at Aldwych
N551 from 0430 will run Gallions Reach-Aldwych.
X26 will divert via Terminal 4 (stops at Terminal 4) then non-stop via the M25 and Esher By-Pass to New Malden.
X91 will divert via Fulham Palace Road and Lillie Road to terminate at West Brompton, stopping at Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road/Lillie Road and North End Road/Lillie Road.

Roads will return to normal after 2000hrs.

Non-TfL Routes:
7series 73, 172: Diverted within West Byfleet until 1200hrs.
7series 171: Heathrow to Shepperton Station until 1200hrs, full service after 1200hrs
7series 176: Runs only between Heathrow North & Addlestone until 1300hrs, then runs between Heathrow North-Stoke D'Abernon Station until 1900hrs when full service resumes.
Surrey 461: Staines-Addlestone until 1200hrs, Staines-Walton from 1200hrs. Service to Kingston not restored until 1940hrs.
Surrey 515A: Kingston Penrhyn Road, nonstop via Tolworth and A3 to Cobham then to Guildford. Ripley and Burnt Common will be served post 1230hrs.