WLTM Tenders October 2014 (from TfL)

Tranche 270:
137/N137: Retained by Arriva London with NBfL, contract start 21st March 2015

Tranche 272:
269: Awarded to New Citybus (formerly Stagecoach London) with new hybrid buses, contract start 23rd May 2015

Tranche 274:
162: Awarded to Stagecoach London (formerly Metrobus) with new hybrid buses, contract start 30th May 2015
181: Awarded to New Citybus (formerly Metrobus) with new hybrid buses, contract start 23rd May 2015
284: Awarded to New Citybus (formerly Metrobus) with new hybrid buses, contract start 23rd May 2015

Tranche 275:
331: Retained by L1/Heathrow Buses with new hybrid buses, contract start 23rd May 2015

Tranche 276:
147: Retained by L1/Romford Buses with new hybrid buses, contract start 23rd May 2015

Tranche 276A:
471: Temporary Contract awarded to L1/Romford Buses with existing hybrid buses, contract start 1st November 2014. This is subcontracted to New Citybus until permanent contract is awarded.

Other News:

When their new contract starts:
N133 to be extended to Morden from Mitcham
415 to be extended from Elephant & Castle, via Old Kent Road to Surrey Quays
382 extended to Millbrook Park from Mill Hill East

Heathrow North Open Day will include a shuttle route called GW (in TfL terms, 447A according to L1/Group) running Heathrow North-Hammersmith-Marble Arch-Hyde Park Corner-Waterloo-Canada Water.

Again, there will be no December tenders, so the tenders for 2015 will be released in January, announced in December.


NBfL Conversion Timetable (all LTs):
24 - 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 - 2nd November 2013 (LT1, LT50, LT111-165)
390 - 30th November 2013 (LT181-204)
38 (and N38) - 7th December 2013 (LT2-8, LT205-260)
16 - 1st February 2014 (LT261-282, 284-286)
7 - 15th February 2014 (LT283, 287-315)
148 - 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 - 1st November 2014 (LT424-452)
8 (and N8) - 1st November 2014 (LT453-485)
74 - 1st November 2014 (LT486-516 - this includes a 392 increase)
98 - 1st November 2014 (LT517-550)
159 - 13th December 2014 (LT551-589)
453 - 20th December 2014 (LT590-628)
C2 - 10th January 2015 (LT629-652)
137 - 21st March 2015 (LT653-687)
London OmniBus are also receiving 1 NBfL for their 718 Greenline service, numbered LC590 and registered LTZ1590 
It has been decided that the OmniBus vehicle will be numbered LC1001 and registered 1CLT (bought from auction), thus the numbering of TfL LT vehicles now includes LT590.

November Tenders:
Tranche 277A:
471: Canada Water-Thamesmead (L1/Romford Buses subcontracted to New Citybus)

Tranche 278:
42: Liverpool Street-Denmark Hill, Sunray Avenue (London Central)
196: Elephant & Castle-Norwood Junction (London General)

Tranche 279:
62: Marks Gate-Barking, Gascoigne Estate (Stagecoach London)

Tranche 280:
68: Euston-West Norwood (London Central)
108/108N: Lewisham-Stratford (London Central)
225: Canada Water-Hither Green (London Central)
415: Tulse Hill-Elephant & Castle(-Surrey Quays) (Arriva London)
422: North Greenwich-Bexleyheath Garage (London Central)
468: Elephant & Castle-South Croydon (London Central)
X68: Euston-West Croydon (London Central)
N68: Old Coulsdon-Euston (London Central)

Tranche 281:
273: Lewisham Tesco-Petts Wood Station (Stagecoach London)

Tranche 282:
79: Alperton Sainbury's-Edgware (London Sovereign)

Tranche 282A:
B99: Bromley-Norman Park Park & Ride (re-introduced) - temporary contract
K50: Kingston-Chessington Park & Ride (London United)

Tranche 283:
93/93N: North Cheam-Putney Bridge (London General)
156: Vauxhall-Wimbledon (Abellio London)
169: Clayhall-Barking (Stagecoach London)
244: Queen Elizabeth Hospital-Abbey Wood (London Central)
472/472N: Thamesmead-North Greenwich (Stagecoach London)

Tranche 284:
19: Battersea Bridge-Finsbury Park (London General)
46: St Bart's Hospital-Lancaster Gate (Metroline)
N19: Clapham Junction-Finsbury Park (London General)

Tranche 285:
362: Little Heath, King George Hospital-Grange Hill (Blue Triangle)
687: Dagenham Park School-Barking Station (Stagecoach London)

Tranche 286:
324: Brent Cross Tesco-Stanmore (London Sovereign)
326: Brent Cross-Barnet (Metroline)
383: Woodside Park-Barnet (Metroline)

No Tenders in December