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 Route N335 will also be withdrawn between Harrow Bus Station and Watford Junction.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Route N69 will be withdrawn between Barnet Church and Potters Bar, being replaced by an N20 extension to Potters Bar.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-)