Novel Concept Tenders January-April 2016 (from TfL)

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 Route N335 will also be withdrawn between Harrow Bus Station and Watford Junction.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)