Tranche 335A:
369: Awarded to L1/Heathrow Buses (formerly London General) with new hybrid double deckers*, contract start 5th November 2016 (E45H/President)
Tranche 336:
132/132N: Retained by London Central with existing hybrid double deckers, contract start 22nd October 2016 (E42H/Enviro 400 ex-L1/Group)
Tranche 337:
39: Retained by London General with new hybrid single deckers, contract start 22nd October 2016 (E27H/Enviro 200MMC)
Tranche 338:
35/N35: Awarded to London Central (formerly Abellio London) with new hybrid double deckers, contract start 17th September 2016 (B5LH/MCV EvoSeti)
40: Awarded to London Central (formerly Abellio London) with new hybrid double deckers, contract start 17th September 2016 (E45H/Enviro 400MMC)
Tranche 339:
315: Retained by London General with new diesel single deckers, contract start 26th November 2016 (E20D/Enviro 200MMC). Extended to Peabody Estate.
C10: Retained by Abellio London with new hybrid single deckers, contract start 5th November 2016 (E27H/Enviro 200MMC)
P5: Awarded to Abellio London (formerly London Central) with new hybrid single deckers, contract start 5th November 2016 (E27H/Enviro 200MMC)
Tranche 340:
59: Retained by Arriva London with new LT-class buses, contract start 5th November 2016 (buses already in service)
450: Retained by Arriva London with new diesel buses, contract start 5th November 2016 (E20D/Enviro 200MMC)
Tranche 341:
E2: Retained by L1/Heathrow Buses with existing hybrid double deckers, contract start 5th November 2016 (B5LH/Gemini 2 originally from Route 205)
Tranche 342:
265: Retained by London United with new diesel single deckers, contract start 5th November 2016 (E20D/Enviro 200MMC)
639/670: Retained by London General with existing double deckers, contract start 5th November 2016
Tranche 343:
290: Retained by L1/Heathrow Buses with new hybrid double deckers, contract start 5th November 2016 (E45H/President)
H20: Retained by L1/Heathrow Buses with new hybrid single deckers, contract start 5th November 2016 (E27H/Nebula)
Other News:
Route 335/N335 - double decker workings will stop on these routes when the new gas buses arrive, but Route 335D run by London OmniBus will continue. Route N335 will also be withdrawn between Harrow Bus Station and Watford Junction. There is no replacement between Harrow Weald and Bushey. This change will happen in January 2016.
Route N205 will be extended via Walthamstow to Loughton from Leyton. This will happen in January 2016
Route 369, due to contract disputes and the works at Hammersmith Bridge, means that the 369 has been double decked, and will go to L1/Heathrow Buses from November. This means the route will initially terminate at Barnes Red Lion until Hammersmith Bridge works are finished.
Route 110 is subject to a consultation for the service to run Isleworth Fire Station-Hounslow-Twickenham-West Middlesex Hospital instead of West Mid-Twickenham.
The consultation has since been revised for the service to run from Brentford, Commerce Road via London Road, Hounslow, Twickenham to West Middlesex Hospital.
Routes 33/N, 72/N, 209, 283, 369, 419, 485 will be affected by the closure of Hammersmith Bridge for a year to strengthen the bridge so the bridge can hold double deckers. Routes 33/N, 369 and 419 will be curtailed at Castlenau. Route 283 will only run between East Acton and Hammersmith Bus Station. Route 485 will be diverted from Barnes Red Lion to Barnes Wetland Centre. Routes 72/N and 209 will be diverted between Barnes Red Lion and Hammersmith via Putney Bridge.
Once the bridge is re-opened, Routes 33/N and 72/N will be converted to double deckers. Route 209 will convert to double deck subject to a consultation about its routing in Chiswick, planned to be diverted between Hammersmith and Turnham Green Station via Great West Road, Cedars Road, Hogarth Roundabout, Ellesmere Road, Sutton Court Road, Turnham Green and Chiswick Park Station to line of route at Acton Green.
Route 369 will convert to double deck before the bridge reopens. The routing via Roehampton Alton Estate will be removed for Route 495, and the 369 will take its place for capacity reasons.
Routes 283 will be evaluated for double decker working.
New route 426 is a route from Bromley North Station to Brockley Rise via Shortlands and Beckenham.
Route 125 will be extended from Finchley Central to Colindale Superstores from August 2016.
Route 482 will be extended from Northolt to Harrow Bus Station. Route 120N, to be renumbered N120, under that same consultation, will be extended to Harrow Weald via the 140N. Both changes are approved and will take place in July 2016
Part of the site of L1/Group's DI (Brentford Dockside) Garage (Commerce Road site) will move to form a new outstation near Chiswick Roundabout within the next two years. This outstation may form a new bus garage, speculation is that it will be spilt from DI and will gain the code CK (Chiswick). Due to this, Route E2 will be extended, under consultation, to West Middlesex Hospital.
Also to relieve the overcrowded Hackney and Stratford garages, River Road garage in Silvertown is to be shared by L1/Romford Buses and
Route RV1 will get two new Van-Hool hydrogen buses from later this year.
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)
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)
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 - August 2015 (LT712-738)
139/N - 22nd August 2015 (LT739-768, 770)
149/N - 31st October 2015 (LT778-823)
59 - February 2016 (LT824-853)
Sunday, 24 April 2016
Saturday, 16 April 2016
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Sunday, 17 January 2016
Novel Concept Tenders August-November 2015 (from TfL)
Tranche 328:
110: Retained by London United with existing hybrid buses, contract start 25th June 2016 (E25H/Enviro 200 Hybrid ex-L1/Group DE20-32)
Tranche 329:
E7: Retained by L1/Heathrow Buses with new hybrid buses, contract start 25th June 2016 (E27H/Wright Nebula)
E9: Retained by L1/Heathrow Buses with new hybrid double decker buses, contract start 25th June 2016 (E45H/President)
E11: Retained by London United with existing single deckers, contract start 25th June 2016 (Enviro 200)
Tranche 330:
149/149N: Retained by Arriva London with new LT-class buses, contract start 25th June 2016 (see conversion list)
Tranche 331:
294: Retained by Stagecoach London with existing hybrid buses, contract start 25th June 2016 (E45H/Enviro 400 Hybrid ex-L1/Group)
Tranche 332:
134: Awarded to New Citybus (formerly Metroline) with new hybrid buses, contract start 9th July 2016 (E45H/President)
271: Awarded to CT Plus (formerly Metroline) with new hybrid buses, contract start 9th July 2016 (E45H/Enviro 400City)
Tranche 333:
63/N63: Awarded to New Citybus (formerly London Central) with new hybrid buses, contract start 16th July 2016 (E45H/President)
78: Retained by Arriva London with new hybrid buses, contract start 9th July 2016 (E45H/Enviro 400City, introduced December 2015)
363: Retained by London Central with existing buses, contract start 16th July 2016 (Enviro 400)
Tranche 333A:
426: Awarded to New Citybus with new diesel buses, contract start 16th July 2016 (Citaro K)
618/619: Temporary contract awarded to London Sovereign (618) and L1/Heathrow Buses (619) with existing buses, contract start 2nd November 2015.
Tranche 334:
33/33N: Retained by London United with new hybrid double deckers, contract start 5th November 2016 (B5LH/President)
209: Retained by London United with new hybrid double deckers, contract start 5th November 2016 (B5LH/President)
Other News:
Route 335/N335 - double decker workings will stop on these routes when the new gas buses arrive, but Route 335D run by London OmniBus will continue. Route N335 will also be withdrawn between Harrow Bus Station and Watford Junction. There is no replacement between Harrow Weald and Bushey. This change will happen in January 2016.
Route N205 will be extended via Walthamstow to Loughton from Leyton. This will happen in January 2016
Route N69 will be withdrawn between Barnet Church and Potters Bar, being replaced by an N20 extension to Potters Bar. This change will occur on 6th November 2015.
Route 110 is subject to a consultation for the service to run Isleworth Fire Station-Hounslow-Twickenham-West Middlesex Hospital instead of West Mid-Twickenham.
Routes 33/N, 72/N, 209, 283, 369, 419, 485 will be affected by the closure of Hammersmith Bridge for a year to strengthen the bridge so the bridge can hold double deckers. Routes 33/N, 369 and 419 will be curtailed at Castlenau. Route 283 will only run between East Acton and Hammersmith Bus Station. Route 485 will be diverted from Barnes Red Lion to Barnes Wetland Centre. Routes 72/N and 209 will be diverted between Barnes Red Lion and Hammersmith via Putney Bridge.
Once the bridge is re-opened, Routes 33/N and 72/N will be converted to double deckers. Route 209 will convert to double deck subject to a consultation about its routing in Chiswick, planned to be diverted between Hammersmith and Turnham Green Station via Great West Road, Cedars Road, Hogarth Roundabout, Ellesmere Road, Sutton Court Road, Turnham Green and Chiswick Park Station to line of route at Acton Green.
Routes 283 and 369 will be evaluated for double decker working.
New route 426 is a route from Bromley North Station to Brockley Rise via Shortlands and Beckenham.
Route 482 is subject to a consultation for the service to be extended from Northolt to Harrow Bus Station. Route 120N, to be renumbered N120, under that same consultation, will be extended to Harrow Weald via the 140N.
Part of the site of L1/Group's DI (Brentford Dockside) Garage (Commerce Road site) will move to form a new outstation near Chiswick Roundabout within the next two years. This outstation may form a new bus garage, speculation is that it will be spilt from DI and will gain the code CK (Chiswick). Due to this, Route E2 will be extended, under consultation, to West Middlesex Hospital.
Route RV1 will get two new Van-Hool hydrogen buses from later this year.
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)
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)
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 - August 2015 (LT712-738)
139/N - 22nd August 2015 (LT739-768, 770)
149/N - 31st October 2015 (LT778-)
110: Retained by London United with existing hybrid buses, contract start 25th June 2016 (E25H/Enviro 200 Hybrid ex-L1/Group DE20-32)
Tranche 329:
E7: Retained by L1/Heathrow Buses with new hybrid buses, contract start 25th June 2016 (E27H/Wright Nebula)
E9: Retained by L1/Heathrow Buses with new hybrid double decker buses, contract start 25th June 2016 (E45H/President)
E11: Retained by London United with existing single deckers, contract start 25th June 2016 (Enviro 200)
Tranche 330:
149/149N: Retained by Arriva London with new LT-class buses, contract start 25th June 2016 (see conversion list)
Tranche 331:
294: Retained by Stagecoach London with existing hybrid buses, contract start 25th June 2016 (E45H/Enviro 400 Hybrid ex-L1/Group)
Tranche 332:
134: Awarded to New Citybus (formerly Metroline) with new hybrid buses, contract start 9th July 2016 (E45H/President)
271: Awarded to CT Plus (formerly Metroline) with new hybrid buses, contract start 9th July 2016 (E45H/Enviro 400City)
Tranche 333:
63/N63: Awarded to New Citybus (formerly London Central) with new hybrid buses, contract start 16th July 2016 (E45H/President)
78: Retained by Arriva London with new hybrid buses, contract start 9th July 2016 (E45H/Enviro 400City, introduced December 2015)
363: Retained by London Central with existing buses, contract start 16th July 2016 (Enviro 400)
Tranche 333A:
426: Awarded to New Citybus with new diesel buses, contract start 16th July 2016 (Citaro K)
618/619: Temporary contract awarded to London Sovereign (618) and L1/Heathrow Buses (619) with existing buses, contract start 2nd November 2015.
Tranche 334:
33/33N: Retained by London United with new hybrid double deckers, contract start 5th November 2016 (B5LH/President)
209: Retained by London United with new hybrid double deckers, contract start 5th November 2016 (B5LH/President)
Other News:
Route 335/N335 - double decker workings will stop on these routes when the new gas buses arrive, but Route 335D run by London OmniBus will continue. Route N335 will also be withdrawn between Harrow Bus Station and Watford Junction. There is no replacement between Harrow Weald and Bushey. This change will happen in January 2016.
Route N205 will be extended via Walthamstow to Loughton from Leyton. This will happen in January 2016
Route N69 will be withdrawn between Barnet Church and Potters Bar, being replaced by an N20 extension to Potters Bar. This change will occur on 6th November 2015.
Route 110 is subject to a consultation for the service to run Isleworth Fire Station-Hounslow-Twickenham-West Middlesex Hospital instead of West Mid-Twickenham.
Routes 33/N, 72/N, 209, 283, 369, 419, 485 will be affected by the closure of Hammersmith Bridge for a year to strengthen the bridge so the bridge can hold double deckers. Routes 33/N, 369 and 419 will be curtailed at Castlenau. Route 283 will only run between East Acton and Hammersmith Bus Station. Route 485 will be diverted from Barnes Red Lion to Barnes Wetland Centre. Routes 72/N and 209 will be diverted between Barnes Red Lion and Hammersmith via Putney Bridge.
Once the bridge is re-opened, Routes 33/N and 72/N will be converted to double deckers. Route 209 will convert to double deck subject to a consultation about its routing in Chiswick, planned to be diverted between Hammersmith and Turnham Green Station via Great West Road, Cedars Road, Hogarth Roundabout, Ellesmere Road, Sutton Court Road, Turnham Green and Chiswick Park Station to line of route at Acton Green.
Routes 283 and 369 will be evaluated for double decker working.
New route 426 is a route from Bromley North Station to Brockley Rise via Shortlands and Beckenham.
Route 482 is subject to a consultation for the service to be extended from Northolt to Harrow Bus Station. Route 120N, to be renumbered N120, under that same consultation, will be extended to Harrow Weald via the 140N.
Part of the site of L1/Group's DI (Brentford Dockside) Garage (Commerce Road site) will move to form a new outstation near Chiswick Roundabout within the next two years. This outstation may form a new bus garage, speculation is that it will be spilt from DI and will gain the code CK (Chiswick). Due to this, Route E2 will be extended, under consultation, to West Middlesex Hospital.
Route RV1 will get two new Van-Hool hydrogen buses from later this year.
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)
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)
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 - August 2015 (LT712-738)
139/N - 22nd August 2015 (LT739-768, 770)
149/N - 31st October 2015 (LT778-)
Saturday, 24 October 2015
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
Sunday, 9 August 2015
Novel Concept Tenders June-July 2015
Tranche 323:
335/N335: Retained by Heathrow Buses (negotiated 7 year contract) with new gas buses and existing hybrid buses (night service with new gas buses), contract start 9th January 2016 (Scania KUB270/ADL Enviro 300)
Tranche 325:
25/25N: Retained by Romford Buses with new hybrid buses, contract start 12th March 2016 (E45H/President & B5LH/President)
26: Retained by Romford Buses with new hybrid buses, contract start 12th March 2016 (E45H/President)
30: Awarded to Stagecoach London (formerly Romford Buses) with new hybrid buses, contract start 12th March 2016 (E45H/E400 MMC)
Tranche 326:
46: Awarded to New Citybus (formerly Metroline) with new gas buses, contract start 11th June 2016 (Scania KUB270/ADL Enviro 300)
214: Awarded to New Citybus (formerly Metroline) with new gas buses, contract start 11th June 2016 (Scania KUB270/ADL Enviro 300)
274: Awarded to Romford Buses (negotiated 7 year contract) (formerly Metroline) with new hydrogen buses, contract start 11th June 2016
Tranche 327:
368: Awared to Romford Buses (formerly Blue Triangle) with new hybrid buses, contract start 18th June 2016 (E45H/President*)
Other News:
Route 335/N335 - double decker workings will stop on these routes when the new gas buses arrive, but Route 335D run by London OmniBus will continue. Route N335 will also be withdrawn between Harrow Weald and Watford Junction. Alternative to Watford from Harrow is N114 to Burnt Oak then N142 to Watford. This is under consultation, and is due to a lack of use.
Route N205 will be extended via Walthamstow to Loughton from Leyton.
Route 471 will go to full L1/Romford Buses operation when the 1 is taken up by New Citybus due to the 471's buses being needed for the 1. The 471 is therefore to end the sub-contracting when the 1 is taken up, until all the new buses arrive for New Citybus to take over.
Route N69 will be withdrawn between Barnet Church and Potters Bar, being replaced by an N20 extension to Potters Bar. This change will occur on 6th November 2015.
Route 368 will have a double decker conversion due to operator choice, subject to consultation. This is due to it being part of a joint bid with 25 and 26 with ordering of buses from one batch.
LT Conversion Timetable (all LTs):
24/N - 22nd June 2013 (LT9-36)
9 - 22nd June 2013 (LT37-49, 51-70, LT99)
11 - 21st September 2013 (LT70-98)
15 - 2nd November 2013 (LT100-111, 166-180)
392/N - 2nd November 2013 (LT1, LT50, LT112-165, 769)
390/N - 30th November 2013 (LT181-204)
38/N38 - 7th December 2013 (LT2-8, LT205-260)
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)
10/N - 1st November 2014 (LT424-452)
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)
453/N - 20th December 2014 (LT590-628)
C2/N - 10th January 2015 (LT629-652)
137 - 21st March 2015 (LT653-687)
168 - 20th June 2015 (LT688-711)
3 - August 2015 (LT712-738)
139/N - 22nd August 2015 (LT739-768, 770)
335/N335: Retained by Heathrow Buses (negotiated 7 year contract) with new gas buses and existing hybrid buses (night service with new gas buses), contract start 9th January 2016 (Scania KUB270/ADL Enviro 300)
Tranche 325:
25/25N: Retained by Romford Buses with new hybrid buses, contract start 12th March 2016 (E45H/President & B5LH/President)
26: Retained by Romford Buses with new hybrid buses, contract start 12th March 2016 (E45H/President)
30: Awarded to Stagecoach London (formerly Romford Buses) with new hybrid buses, contract start 12th March 2016 (E45H/E400 MMC)
Tranche 326:
46: Awarded to New Citybus (formerly Metroline) with new gas buses, contract start 11th June 2016 (Scania KUB270/ADL Enviro 300)
214: Awarded to New Citybus (formerly Metroline) with new gas buses, contract start 11th June 2016 (Scania KUB270/ADL Enviro 300)
274: Awarded to Romford Buses (negotiated 7 year contract) (formerly Metroline) with new hydrogen buses, contract start 11th June 2016
Tranche 327:
368: Awared to Romford Buses (formerly Blue Triangle) with new hybrid buses, contract start 18th June 2016 (E45H/President*)
Other News:
Route 335/N335 - double decker workings will stop on these routes when the new gas buses arrive, but Route 335D run by London OmniBus will continue. Route N335 will also be withdrawn between Harrow Weald and Watford Junction. Alternative to Watford from Harrow is N114 to Burnt Oak then N142 to Watford. This is under consultation, and is due to a lack of use.
Route N205 will be extended via Walthamstow to Loughton from Leyton.
Route 471 will go to full L1/Romford Buses operation when the 1 is taken up by New Citybus due to the 471's buses being needed for the 1. The 471 is therefore to end the sub-contracting when the 1 is taken up, until all the new buses arrive for New Citybus to take over.
Route N69 will be withdrawn between Barnet Church and Potters Bar, being replaced by an N20 extension to Potters Bar. This change will occur on 6th November 2015.
Route 368 will have a double decker conversion due to operator choice, subject to consultation. This is due to it being part of a joint bid with 25 and 26 with ordering of buses from one batch.
LT Conversion Timetable (all LTs):
24/N - 22nd June 2013 (LT9-36)
9 - 22nd June 2013 (LT37-49, 51-70, LT99)
11 - 21st September 2013 (LT70-98)
15 - 2nd November 2013 (LT100-111, 166-180)
392/N - 2nd November 2013 (LT1, LT50, LT112-165, 769)
390/N - 30th November 2013 (LT181-204)
38/N38 - 7th December 2013 (LT2-8, LT205-260)
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)
10/N - 1st November 2014 (LT424-452)
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)
453/N - 20th December 2014 (LT590-628)
C2/N - 10th January 2015 (LT629-652)
137 - 21st March 2015 (LT653-687)
168 - 20th June 2015 (LT688-711)
3 - August 2015 (LT712-738)
139/N - 22nd August 2015 (LT739-768, 770)
Sunday, 2 August 2015
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:
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.
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.
Saturday 1st August:
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!):
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.
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