WLTM Tenders August 2013 (from TfL)

Tranche 153
388: Awarded to L1/Romford Buses (formerly CT Plus) with new hybrid buses (existing until new buses delivered), contract start 7th December 2013

Tranche 154
16/N16: Awarded to L1/Heathrow Buses (formerly Metroline) with new NBfL (N16 with new hybrid buses). Contract start 1st February 2014
32: Retained by Metroline with existing hybrid buses. Contract start 1st February 2014
332: Retained by Metroline with existing hybrid buses. Contract start 1st February 2014.

Tranche 155
155/N155: Retained by London General with existing buses. Contract start 22nd February 2014.
316: Awarded to London United (formerly Metroline) with new buses. Contract start 8th February 2014

Tranche 156
179: Retained by L1/Romford Buses with existing hybrid buses. Contract start 15th February 2014
238: Retained by Stagecoach with new hybrid buses. Contract start 15th February 2014
EL1/EL2: Awarded to L1/Romford Buses (formerly Blue Triangle) with new hybrid buses. Contract start 22nd February 2013.

Tranche 157

18/N18: Awarded to London OmniBus (formerly L1/Heathrow Buses) with new hybrid buses. Contract start 1st February 2014
37/N37: Retained by London Central with new buses. Contract start 1st February 2014
131: Retained by London United with existing hybrid buses. Contract start 8th February 2014
340: Awarded to L1/Heathrow Buses (formerly Arriva Shires) with new hybrid buses. Contract start 1st February 2014 (extended to Hayes, Grapes).
411/641 - due to difficulties with the tender, this tender is postponed for 1 month.
Temporary contract for 641 awarded to London United using existing buses. Contract start 2nd September 2013.

Other News:
Route 8/N8 turned to L1/Romford Buses on the 23rd August, with existing/new TE and TELs from Stratford Garage.

Stagecoach has put Bow Garage for sale, along with the contract for 277 for a new operator/existing operator.

408 will become a London OmniBus route from 31st August, transferring resources to the 505 temporary contract.

L1/Heathrow Buses have about 20 Enviro 400Hs for sale. A large batch of E40H have already been released for new contracts, like the 14/N14 and 131.

Due to difficulties with the 411 bids, the tender has been postponed for 1 month. Also the 641 will be awarded temporarily to London United until the new operator is announced.

Routes 7 and 390 are next to convert to NBfL in 2014.

Route N64 will be extended via Thornton Heath Station and route 50 to Streatham as of next tender.

Route 409 will be standardised in routing, extended fully to Croydon and taken into TfL control as route 409, tendered this in September. The route will enter TfL ticketing in 2nd November, thus a temporary contract is also available (unless buses can be provided for the 2nd November).

Route 195 has had its contract terminated early, thus it is available for tender.

September Tenders

Tranche 157A
411: West Molesey-Kingston (Quality Line)
641: Teddington-West Molesey (London United temporarily)

Tranche 158
7: Euston-Acton (L1/Heathrow Buses)
272: Chiswick Grove Park-Shepherd's Bush (London United)
440: Chiswick Power Road-Stonebridge Park (London United)
T31: New Addington-Forestdale (Arriva London)
N7: Harrow-Euston (L1/Heathrow Buses)

Tranche 159
48: London Bridge-Walthamstow Hoe Street (Stagecoach)
55/55N: Oxford Circus-Leyton Bus Garage (Stagecoach)
56: Whipps Cross-St Bart's Hospital (Stagecoach)
58: East Ham-Walthamstow Hoe Street (L1/Romford Buses)
97: Stratford City-Chingford (Stagecoach)
212: Walthamstow Hoe Street-Chingford (CT Plus)
215: Walthamstow Hoe Street-Yardley Lane Estate (Stagecoach)
W12: Coppermill Lane-Wanstead (CT Plus)

Tranche 160:
148/148N: Camberwell Green-White City (London United)
606: Queensbury-Ravenscroft School (Metroline)
611: Stonebridge Park-East Finchley (L1/Heathrow Buses)
657: Crooked Billet-Woodford Wells (Arriva London)

Tranche 161:
161: Chislehurst-North Greenwich (Metrobus)
350: Heathrow Terminal 5-Heathrow Terminal 6 (L1/Heathrow Buses)
482: Northolt-Heathrow Terminal 5 (London United)
H32: West Ealing-Hounslow (London United)

Tranche 162:
50: Stockwell-Croydon (Arriva)
64: Thornton Heath-New Addington (Metrobus)
109: Croydon-Brixton (Arriva)
250: Brixton-Croydon (Arriva)
N64: New Addington, Homestead Way-Streatham* (Metrobus)
N109: Croydon-Oxford Circus (Arriva)

Tranche 162A:
409: Croydon-Caterham (new tendered route, formerly Metrobus 409)

Tranche 162B:
195: Hayes Hoppner Road-Brentford Dockside (London OmniBus)