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Bus News - Week 19/03/11
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Members are reminded that this info is published in good faith and from available information. Last minute changes sometimes occur, especially when external factors have an influence.
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Tender Results - Announced at on 18/03/11
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Existing pvrs in parentheses where different.
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Routes 3/N3 - Retained by Abellio London with 22 new double deckers. Contract commences on 11/02/12.
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Routes 89/N89 - Retained by London Central with 15 new double deckers. Contract commences on 28/01/12.
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Route 152 - Retained by Abellio London with 12 (13) existing/new single deckers. Contract commences on 03/12/11.
Extra peak hour trips withdrawn.
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Route 157 - Retained by Abellio London with 16 existing double deckers. Contract commences on 03/12/11.
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Route 273 - Retained by Stagecoach Selkent with 7 (7\ existing single deckers. Contract commences on 14/01/12.
To revert to its original route, despite the current diversion having proved far more useful and popular.
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Route 276 - Awarded from Stagecoach East London to Docklands Buses with 18 (19) new single deckers. Contract commences on 17/09/11.
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Route 376 - Awarded from Stagecoach East London to Docklands Buses with 8 new single deckers. Contract commences on 17/09/11.
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Route 413 - Retained by London General with 7 new single deckers. Contract commences on 03/12/11.
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Route 452 - Retained by Abellio London with 20 existing double deckers. Contract commences on 03/12/11.
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Route 617 - Retained by Arriva London North with 1 (2) new double decker. Contract commences on 02/04/12.
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Route 624 - Awarded from Stagecoach Selkent to London Central with 1 (3) existing double decker. Contract commences on 03/01/12.
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Route 625 - Awarded from Stagecoach Selkent to London Central with 2 existing double deckers. Contract commences on 03/01/12.
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Route 629 - Retained by Arriva London North with 2 new double deckers. Contract commences on 02/04/12.
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Route 655 retained by London General with 1 existing double decker. Contract commences on 03/12/11.
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Route 658 awarded from Stagecoach Selkent to London Central with 2 new double deckers. Contract commences on 03/01/12.
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Route 931 - Retained by Abellio London with 0 existing single decker (from route 152). Contract commences on 03/12/11.
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Route D6 - Awarded from First London East to Docklands Buses with 16 new single deckers. Contract commences on 17/09/11.
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Route D7 - Awarded from First London East to Docklands Buses with 11 new double deckers. Contract commences on 17/09/11.
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Route D8 - Awarded from First London East to Docklands Buses with 8 new single deckers. Contract commences on 17/09/11.
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No hybrids in this batch.
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NEW BUSES
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[First] - The new Enviro 200 buses for the new contract on route 368 from Dagenham [DM] Garage commencing on 26th March 2011 are currently being delivered.

DML44171 - YX11AFK
DML44172 - YX11AFN
DML44173 - YX11AFO
DML44174 - YX11AFU
DML44175 - YX11AFV
DML44176 - YX11AFY
DML44177 - YX11AFZ
DML44178 - YX11AGO
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[Stagecoach London] - Fourteen of the new buses for London are currently at Cheltenham for shuttle buses to and from the races this week.
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SERVICE CHANGES - 19/03/11
(excluding diversions for roadworks)
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*Route 35 [Abellio - QB] - Temporary timetable introduced during road works and diversion in Clapham Park Road.
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Route 37 [London Central - PM] - Temporary timetable introduced during road works and diversion in Clapham Park Road.
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Route 162 [Metrobus - MB] - Contract awarded to Metrobus (from Arriva Kent Thameside) with 8 new 8.8m E200Dart/Enviro200 single deckers. New timetable.
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154 - YX60FTZ - body no. A234/7
155 - YX60FUV - body no. A234/8
156 - YX60FUW - body no. A234/9
157 - YX60FUY - body no. A234/10
158 - YX60FVA - body no. A234/11
159 - YX60FVB - body no. A234/12
160 - YX60FVC - body no. A234/13
161 - YX60FVD - body no. A234/14
162 - YX60FVE - body no. A234/15
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Route 172 [Abellio - WL] - Contract awarded to Abellio London (from London Central) with 14 existing Trident 9.9m/ALX400 double deckers from Walworth garage. Revised at St. Paul's to set down in King Edward Street and pick up in Montague Street. New timetable.
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Route 181 [Metrobus - MB] - Contract retained by Metrobus with 11 existing single deckers. New timetable to improve reliability.
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Route 358 [Metrobus - MB] - Temporary timetable introduced during road works in Beckenham Lane. PVR increased by 1.
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Route 367 [Metrobus - MB] - Contract retained by Metrobus with 9 existing single deckers. No change to the timetable.
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Route 484 [Abellio - WL] - Contract awarded to Abellio London (from London Central) with 12 new 9.3m E200Dart/Enviro200 single deckers from Walworth garage. New timetable.
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8330 - YX11AHA - body no. A236/1
8331 - YX11AHC - body no. A236/2
8332 - YX11AHD - body no. A236/3
8333 - YX11AHE - body no. A236/4
8334 - YX11AHF - body no. A236/5
8335 - YX11AHG - body no. A236/6
8336 - YX11AHJ - body no. A236/7
8337 - YX11AHK - body no. A236/8
8338 - YX11AHL - body no. A236/9
8339 - YX11AHN - body no. A236/10
8340 - YX11AHO - body no. A236/11
8341 - YX11AHP - body no. A236/12
8342 - YX11AHU - body no. A236/13
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Route C10 [Abellio - QB] - Contract awarded to Abellio London (from London Central) with 14 new 10.2m E200Dart/Enviro200 single deckers from Battersea garage. Diverted (possibly temporarily) towards Canada Water via Elizabeth Bridge and St. George's Drive instead of Ebury Bridge and Sutherland Street. New timetable with peak hour service standardised to every 10 minutes (short working journeys withdrawn).
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8552 - YX11AEA - body no. A237/1
8553 - YX11AEB - body no. A237/2
8554 - YX11AEC - body no. A237/3
8555 - YX11AED - body no. A237/4
8556 - YX11AEE - body no. A237/5
8557 - YX11AEF - body no. A237/6
8558 - YX11AEG - body no. A237/7
8559 - YX11AEJ - body no. A237/8
8560 - YX11AEK - body no. A237/9
8561 - YX11AEL - body no. A237/10
8562 - YX11AEM - body no. A237/11
8563 - YX11AEN - body no. A237/12
8564 - YX11AEO - body no. A237/13
8565 - YX11AEP - body no. A237/14
8566 - YX11AET - body no. A237/15
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Route E16 [Quality Line - EB] - Restored to normal routing and timetable in the Worcester Park area.
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Route N35 [Abellio - QB] - Temporary timetable introduced during road works and diversion in Clapham Park Road.
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Route N86 [Stagecoach London - NS] - New timetable.
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Route S3 [Quality Line - EB] - Restored to normal routing and timetable in the Worcester Park area.
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In addition the new CT Plus Walthamstow Stadium (AW) Garage is scheduled to be opened on 19/03/11, with routes 212, 385 & 675 transferred from Ash Grove [HK] Garage. This change has not been confirmed.
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Main details at:
http://www.londonbusroutes.net
www.lots.org.uk
plus the Bus News reporting team.
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Ian