WLTM Tenders October 2013 (from TfL)

Tranche 163:
186: Awarded to Arriva Shires (formerly Metroline) with new hybrid buses, contract start 26th April 2014.
237: Retained by L1/Heathrow Buses with existing hybrid buses, contract start 26th April 2014.

Tranche 164:
92: Retained by L1/Heathrow Buses with existing hybrid buses, contract start 3rd May 2014
223: Awarded to London OmniBus (formerly L1/Heathrow Buses) with existing buses, contract start 3rd May 2014.
E8: Retained by L1/Heathrow Buses with existing hybrid buses, contract start 3rd May 2014. Extension to Colnbrook By-Pass/Heathrow North Bus Garage starts 23rd November 2013.

Tranche 164A:
420: Awarded to London OmniBus with new buses, contract start 31st May 2014.

Tranche 166:
125: Awarded to L1/Heathrow Buses (formerly Arriva London) with existing/new hybrid buses, contract start 31st May 2014
166: Awarded to Henlev London (formerly Arriva London) with new hybrid buses, contract start 31st May 2014

Tranche 167:
54: Awarded to Stagecoach London (formerly Metrobus) with new hybrid buses, contract start 3rd May 2014
75: Awarded to Stagecoach London (formerly Metrobus) with new hybrid buses, contract start 26th April 2014. Also, a night service will be introduced (75N) as of the new contract.
123: Awarded to L1/Romford Buses (formerly Arriva London) with existing/new hybrid buses, contract start 26th April 2014.

Tranche 195 (four months early):
480: Awarded to Tower Transit (formerly L1/Heathrow Buses) with new hybrid buses, contract start 10th May 2014.
483: Awarded to Tellings Golden-Miller (formerly L1/Heathrow Buses) with new hybrid buses, contract start 31st May 2014

Other News:
Route 75 will have a new night service (75N), which is the same as 75, but it serves East Croydon Station too, starting with the new contract.

From the start of the new contract, Route 22 will be extended to Barnes Common via Barnes Station. Route 22/N22 will be awarded again, due to issues with the contract agreement with London General, and will be added to the tranche 179. This centres with the Barnes Common extension.

Route E8 will be extended from Hounslow Bus Station to Colnbrook By-Pass, Heathrow North Garage via 435 and Bath Road/Colnbrook By-Pass (commercial 75) from 23rd November 2013. This extension is funded by BAA and L1/Heathrow Buses.

Route 490 will be extended from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Colnbrook By-Pass, Heathrow North Garage via N95 and Route 350 will be extended to Langley, Axis Park via N95 and (commercial) 75. These extensions are funded by BAA, Slough Borough Council (350 only) and L1/Heathrow Buses. Both routes will be converted fully to double deck too. These extensions will start on 18th January 2014. 

Due to the 480 transferring operator, the route is withdrawn between Acton High Street and Hanwell Terminus, as funding for that section is withdrawn. Route E8 will be increased in frequency to compensate. However, for the southern section, a double deck working tendered 480D will be tendered next month.

Route 311 will convert partly to NBfL operation when the 392 gets a full NBfL allocation (OPO on the 311), but will be operated with fully crewed NBfL from 31st May 2014.

Routes 15, 392, 38, 390, 7, 148 and 311 are the next conversions to NBfL:
15/392 - 2nd November 2013
38 - 23rd November 2013
390 - 30th November 2013 - in stages
7 - 22nd February 2014
148 - 29th March 2014 - in stages
311 - 31st May 2014

New Route 457 will be tendered next month and it runs from Colnbrook, Brands Hill via Stanwell, Stanwell Moor, Ashford to Feltham. The route will start on 31st May 2014.

Route 255 (Cheshunt-Debden, Roadrunner Coaches) will be part of TfL under the number 442, with routing standardised. Route 541 (Debden-Harlow, Trustybus) will be part of TfL under the number 475, with routing standardised to the Mon-Sat evenings/Sunday routing. Route 306 (Borhamwood-North Watford, Sullivan Buses) will be part of TfL under 306, with routing now Arkley, Arkley Hotel-Watford Junction, not serving Borhamwood Estates, covered by new Herts Route B6. These routes will be tendered next month.


November Tenders (note there are no December Tenders):
Tranche 168:
71: Chessington World of Adventures Station-Kingston (London United)
281/281N: Tolworth-Hounslow Bus Station (London United)
406: Epsom-Kingston (Quality Line/RATP)
418: Epsom-Kingston (Quality Line/RATP)

Tranche 170:
100: Liverpool Street-Shadwell (Abellio London)

Tranche 171:
4: Archway-Waterloo (Metroline)
43/43N: London Bridge-Friern Barnet (Metroline)

Tranche 173:
153: Finsbury Park-Liverpool Street (CT Plus)

Tranche 174:
357: Whipps Cross-Chingford Hatch (London General)
397: Crooked Billet-Debden (Arriva London)

Tranche 176:
176/176N: Tottenham Court Road Centrepoint-Penge (Arriva London)

Tranche 177:
65: Ealing Broadway-Kingston (London United)
N65: Southall, Ascot Gardens-Chessington (London United)

Tranche 177A:
457: Colnbrook/HN Garage-Feltham Station (new route)

Tranche 178:
224: Wembley Stadium-St Raphael's Estate (L1/Heathrow Buses)
239: Clapham Junction-Hammersmith (L1/Heathrow Buses)
338: Kingston Hospital-Turnham Green (L1/Heathrow Buses)

Tranche 179:
22: Piccadilly Circus-(Barnes Common) (London General)
49/49N: White City-Clapham Junction (London United)
232: St Raphael's Estate-Turnpike Lane (Metroline)
286: Greenwich-Sidcup (Arriva Kent Thameside)
332: Brent Park-Paddington (Metroline)
N22: Kingston-Trafalgar Square (London General)

Tranche 179A:
306: Arkley-Watford Junction (new tendered route, formerly 306 with Sullivan Buses)
442: Cheshunt-Debden (new tendered route, formerly 255 with Roadrunner Coaches)
475: Loughton-Harlow (new tendered route, formerly 541 with Trustybus)
480D: East Acton-Richmond (L1/Heathrow Buses)

Tranche 180:
293: Morden-Epsom (Metrobus)
407: Caterham-Sutton (Abellio London)
661: Petts Wood-Eltham College (London Central)
669: Thamesmead-Cleeve Park School (London Central)
672: Thamesmead-Woolwich (Stagecoach)

Tranche 195 (three months early):
113: Edgware-Marble Arch (Metroline)
N113: Trafalgar Square-Edgware (Metroline)