Tranche 390:
88/88N: Retained by London General with existing LT-class buses from Route C2, contract start 2nd November 2019
Tranche 391:
U9: Awarded to Sullivan Buses (formerly Arriva Shires) with new diesel buses, contract start 2nd November 2019 (E20D/Enviro 200MMC)
Tranche 392:
128: Awarded to Stagecoach London (formerly Arriva London) with existing buses, contract start 12th October 2019 (E40D/Enviro 400)
Tranche 393:
117*: Retained by Heathrow Buses with existing hybrid double deckers, contract start 2nd November 2019 (Optare Metrocity Electric ordered for Route 235, existing E40H/Enviro 400MMC from 235, and new buses from N97)
278/278N: Retained by L1/Group Buses with new electric buses, contract start 2nd November 2019 (BYD K9/Enviro 400 City)
416: Retained by Heathrow Buses with new electric buses, contract start 2nd November 2019 (Optare Metrocity Electric)
N97: Retained by Heathrow Buses (separated contract) with new hybrid buses, contract start 2nd November 2019 (B5LH/Enviro 400MMC)
Tranche 393A:
405: Retained by Southlands London (formerly Buses Excetera, via Heathrow Buses) with existing hybrid buses, contract start 2nd November 2019 (E40H/Enviro 400)
Tranche 394:
74/N74: Awarded to London General (formerly Heathrow Buses) with existing LT-class buses, contract start 2nd November 2019. 74 withdrawn between Putney Heath and Putney High Street.
Tranche 395:
407: Awarded to Tower Transit (formerly Abellio London) with new hybrid buses, contract start 2nd November 2019 (B5LH/MCV Evoseti)
627: Awarded to London United (formerly Arriva London) with existing buses, contract start 16th November 2019 (E40D/Enviro 400 from 111)
661: Awarded to Stagecoach London with existing buses, contract start 16th November 2019 (E40D/Enviro 400)
669: Awarded to Stagecoach London with existing buses, contract start 16th November 2019 (E40D/Enviro 400)
Other News:
From 2nd November 2019, changes in West London will be take place:
Route 117 will be rerouted from Isleworth via London Road, Brentford and Ealing Road to Brentford, Great West Quarter, replacing Route 235.
Route 235 will be rerouted from Isleworth via St John's Road and Twickenham Road to West Middlesex Hospital.
Both routes will swap buses, thus Route 235 will be operated by new electric single deckers ordered against the 117 contract.
Route 117 will be increased to every 8-9 minutes.
Route 235 will be decreased to every 12 minutes.
Route 278/278N will return to Chiswick High Road, with Route 9 being withdrawn between Chiswick Business Park and Hammersmith, being extended instead to Hammersmith Bridge Road, pending re-opening of Hammersmith Bridge for extension to Mortlake.
Route 335 (335D) extra journeys will be withdrawn.
Route X91 will be rerouted between Turnham Green and Hammersmith to stop at all stops on Sutton Court Road and Great West Road to replace Route 278/278N.
Route X15 is a new route running between Waterloo and Romford Market, running every 12 minutes Monday-Saturday, and every 15 minutes every Sunday.
This allows frequency decreases on Routes 5 and 115.
High specification Volvo B5LH/Gemini 3s from the X43, as well as new ones from the 5/115 order.
440 will be rerouted within Chiswick to run from Chiswick Health Centre, via Chiswick High Road, Turnham Green, Chiswick Park Station to line of route. Minor changes along the route in Park Royal will also happen. The route will also be extended via Harrow Road from Stonebridge Park to Wembley Stadium, replacing Route 224. A double decker conversion will also occur. The route is notably going to be tendered 1 year early.
Route 224 will be withdrawn between Alperton, Sainsbury's and Wembley Stadium.
Route N117 will be rerouted between Mortlake and Isleworth Busch Corner, running via Lower Mortlake Road, Richmond Station & Bus Station then via Route H37 to Twickenham War Memorial, then via Busch Corner to line of route. The route will be renumbered to N97. This will replace the H37 weekend night service. This change will start on 25th May 2019.
To reduce the buses on Chiswick High Road, the following changes will occur on 25th May 2019:
209: Withdrawn between Hammersmith and Ealing Broadway
278/278N: Rerouted between Hammersmith and Turnham Green via Great West Road, Hogarth Roundabout, Sutton Court Road.
335: Rerouted between Ealing Common and North Ealing via Ealing Broadway
338: Revised to terminate at Chiswick Town Hall, still starting at Chiswick High Road/Turnham Green.
Route 23/23N will be extended to Wembley Stadium via Route 429/429N, and withdrawn between Marble Arch and Liverpool Street. The route will move to the current operator of Route 429, Heathrow Buses. Routes 7 and 94 will have minor increases to compensate for capacity. This change will commence on 25th May 2019.
New Route 497 will run between Harold Hill (Hilldene Avenue) and Harold Wood Station via Hilldene Avenue, Chatteris Avenue, Faringdon Avenue, Ashton Road, Tangent Link, Whitelands Way, Gallows Corner Tesco, Lister Avenue and St Clements Avenue. Every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday daytime, hourly early mornings, evenings and Sundays. Route will commence from 24th August 2019.
In order to reduce overcapacity around Central London:
Route 9/N9 will be rerouted via Piccadilly Circus
Route 25/N will be rerouted between Oxford Circus and Hyde Park Corner via Oxford Street, Marble Arch and Park Lane to replace Route 73
Route 67 will be withdrawn between Dalston Junction and Aldgate, replaced by Route 242
Route 68 will be extended via Warren Street and Mornington Crescent to Camden Town, replacing lost Route 88 section.
Route 73 will be withdrawn between Oxford Circus and Victoria, but extended via Route 476 from Stoke Newington to Northumberland Park.
Route 88/N will be rerouted from Oxford Circus via Route C2 to Parliament Hill Fields.
Route 172 will be withdrawn between Waterloo and St Paul's.
Route 242 will be rerouted from Liverpool Street via Commercial Street to Aldgate, replacing Route 67.
Route 278/N will be rerouted between Hyde Park Corner and Trafalgar Square via Pall Mall to replace Route 9.
Route 278/N will be rerouted between Aldwych and Shoreditch via Fleet Street, Fetter Lane, Holborn Circus, St Paul's, Bank, Bishopsgate, Liverpool Street, Shoreditch High Street, replacing Routes 172, 242, 341
Route 341 will be rerouted between Fleet Street and Farringdon Road via Farringdon Street/City Thameslink, Farringdon Station
Route 343 will be extended from City Hall via Tower Bridge, Tower Gateway to Aldgate, replacing Route RV1.
Route 373 will be extended to Russell Square
Route 390/N will be rerouted from Oxford Circus via Mayfair, Green Park, Hyde Park Corner to Victoria, to replace Route 25
Route 476 will be withdrawn, replaced by Route 73
Route C2 will be withdrawn, replaced by Route 88
Route RV1 will be withdrawn, replaced by Route 343 extension and existing Route 381
Route N242 will be introduced, running between Regent Street and Homerton Hospital
No changes with Route N73
These changes will commence on 2nd November 2019.
Changes to better reflect demand in Harrow, as well as increase reliability on Route 335:
Route 186 will be withdrawn between Northwick Park Hospital and Harrow Bus Station
Route 335 will be withdrawn between South Ruislip and Harrow, instead extended to Northwick Park Hospital via Route 186
Route H17 will be extended from Wembley Central to Wembley Park The Paddocks via Wembley Stadium
Route H17 will be extended from Harrow via Route 335 to South Ruislip Asda.
Route N335 will be withdrawn between South Harrow and Ruislip. Route N114 provides an existing night service between Ruislip and South Harrow.
These changes will commence on 2nd November 2019
IMPORTANT NEWS:
New Citybus has been purchased by the Southlands Group. The transaction will be complete in January 2019, and the takeover will be effective on the 2nd April 2019.
On 6th April 2019, Heathrow Buses will novate the contract for Route 405 to Southlands London, after agreement between the two parties and Transport for London, due to operational difficulties.
LT Conversion Timetable (all LTs):
24/N - 22nd June 2013 (LT9-36)
9 - 22nd June 2013 (LT37-49, 51-69, 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, 900-911, 935-937)
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 (now on 254))
49 - 7th June 2014 (LT372-396)
22 - 21st June 2014 (LT397-423 (now on 87/N87))
10/N - 1st November 2014 (LT424-452, 774)
8/N8 - 1st November 2014 (LT453-485)
74 - 1st November 2014 (LT486-516)
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 (will be on 88))
137 - 21st March 2015 (LT653-668, 670-687, 771)
168 - 20th June 2015 (LT688-711)
3/N3 - August 2015 (LT712-738)
139/N - 22nd August 2015 (LT739-768, 770)
149/N - 31st October 2015 (LT778-823)
59 - February 2016 (LT824-853)
253/N253 - June 2017 (LT854-885)
254/N253 - June 2017 (LT344-368 off Route 311, LT886-896)
87/N87 - 11th November 2017 (LT397-423 off Route 22, LT897-899)
189/189N - November 2017 (LT912-934)
88/88N - 2nd November 2019 (LT629-652 off Route C2, LT938-945)
