WLTM Tenders February 2014 (from TfL)

Tranche 191:
U9: Awarded to Arriva the Shires & Essex (formerly London OmniBus) with new buses, contract start 1st November 2014

Tranche 192:
29/N29: Retained by Arriva London with hybrid buses, contract start 26th July 2014

Tranche 194:
104: Awarded to Stagecoach (formerly L1/Romford Buses) with new hybrid buses, contract start 26th July 2014
308: Awarded to Stagecoach (formerly L1/Romford Buses) with new hybrid buses, contract start 26th July 2014
376: Awarded to Docklands Buses (formerly L1/Romford Buses) with new hybrid buses, contract start 26th July 2014

Tranche 195:
6/6N: Awarded to London United (formerly Metroline) with new and existing hybrid buses, contract start 19th July 2014
98/N98: Awarded to L1/Heathrow Buses (formerly Metroline) with New Bus for London (N98 with new hybrid buses), contract start 1st November 2014.

Tranche 196:
192: Retained by Arriva London with existing buses, contract start 26th July 2014

Tranche 197:
E9: Retained by L1/Heathrow Buses with new hybrid buses, contract start 1st November 2014
E10: Retained by L1/Heathrow Buses with new and existing hybrid buses, contract start 1st November 2014

March Tenders:
Tranche 199:
159/159N: Paddington Basin-Streatham Station (Arriva London) - NBfL
495: Hanwell-Wimbledon (L1/Heathrow Buses)

Tranche 200:
278/278N: Acton Green-Newington Green (L1/Group Buses)
438: Aldwych-Canning Town (L1/Romford Buses)

Tranche 202:
117: Staines-West Middlesex Hospital (L1/Heathrow Buses)
416: Feltham Station-Hanwell Terminus (L1/Heathrow Buses)
N117: Colnbrook By-Pass, HN Garage-Trafalgar Square (L1/Heathrow Buses)

Tranche 202A:
431: Harrow Bus Station-Radlett Station (new route)

Other News:
A consultation is taking place for either the re-routing of 421 to Bushey Heath instead of Kenton, or an introduction of a new route 431 between North Harrow and Radlett Station.
Another consultation is taking place of replacing the 335 between Turnham Green and Chiswick Grove Park with an extension of the 70 via Acton Town and the 335 route to Chiswick Grove Park. This will also take into account the double decker conversion of the 70. The results will be ready by March.

Route 311 is partly converted to NBfL unofficially, for driver training and eventual early introduction before the official conversion date, due to an increase on Route 392.

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 (LT99 100-111, 166-180)
392 - 2nd November 2013 (LT1, LT50, LT111-165)
390 - 30th November 2013 (LT181-204)
38 - 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 - 31st May 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 - 1st November 2014 (LT453-485)
74 - 1st November 2014 (LT486-516 - this includes a 392 increase)
98 - 1st November 2014 (LT517-550)

L1/Group - Tube Strike Notice 04-07/02/14, 11-14/02/14

Due to the tube strike, extra buses will be put on certain routes. Bus types and single/double decker status may not be kept. Strike extra buses with no London ticket machine will be free. Some non-London buses will be used:

L1/Heathrow Buses:

Route 16 will have 20 extra buses on the route - some NBfLs (except 4, which will go to 392), some will be loaned from Thames Travel, Oxford Bus Company and Go-Ahead Group. Passengers are recommended to take the 758 when possible.

Route 83 will have at least 7 extra buses on the route. Some buses will be loaned from Metroline

Route 237 will have 10 single decker E25Hs on the route, of which 9 are loaned from Go-Ahead London.

Route 278 will have at least 20 extra buses, which will be loaned from various places. Convertible training buses will be used on the route. 

Route 392 will have at least 20 extra buses. All spare NBfLs will be used, and some E45Hs in various states of refurbishment will be taken from HN. Some buses will be loaned from Reading Buses and some new buses intended for other operators will be used.

Route 607 will have 12 extra buses, all loaned from various sources.

Routes U1 and U3 will have extra double deckers (U1 shorts between Uxbridge and Ruislip).

Route N111 will be free past 0400 until 2200, and will run 24 hours throughout the strike, every 30 minutes. Hired buses may be used on this route.

Route X91 will have approximately 15 extra buses. Most will be from Non-London operations - Citaros, E25H, Optare TempoSR, E40D. Some coaches may operate the route from RailAir and some hired coaches will run the route.

7series 74, 75 - No peak extra buses will run due to the buses being used at London routes.

Other bus routes will have at least one extra bus to help ease crowding and conditions, these will be from within the company.

Green Line 701/702 will serve Heathrow North Garage and Terminal 6 between Langley and Hammersmith. Travel is free between Heathrow North and Victoria due to tube strike, service will run every 15 minutes. For fairness of customers, all tickets valid to Langley/Slough will be valid to Victoria during the tube strike.

Extra buses will be from the Beeline, 7series, 5series, Surrey Locals and Hemel Hempstead, and hired coaches will be used.

Green Line 748/758 will be free between Brent Cross and Victoria, all tickets to Brent Cross are valid to Victoria. Extra coaches will be provided when possible.

L1/Romford Buses:

Routes 5, 15 and 115 - at least 10 extra buses for each route loaned from Ensignbus, First Essex and Arriva will be used on the route.

Routes 25 and 205 - at least 40 extra buses will be used, from various sources, including Alexander Dennis, loaned buses from London United, Reading Buses, First Essex, Ensignbus, Blue Triangle, London Bus Company, Stagecoach amongst others. These will run the shuttles between Stratford and Victoria/Paddington.

Route 69 will have at least 7 extra buses, loaned from various sources.

Route 438 will have at least 10 extra buses loaned from Stagecoach.

A free 'Strike-buster' service will run via routes 15, 115 and 5 between Romford and Aldwych with Ensignbus, amongst other operators, which will be called N15. A timetable is unknown for this service, but will run at least every 20 minutes.

Most of these services are not organised by TfL, but rather by the L1/Group instead.

WLTM Tenders January 2014 (from TfL)

Tranche 183:
74/N74: Awarded to L1/Heathrow Buses (formerly London General) with New Bus for London (N74 with existing hybrid buses), contract start 1st November 2014.

Tranche 184:
H14: Awarded to L1/Heathrow Buses (formerly London Sovereign) with new hybrid buses, contract start 1st November 2014

Tranche 186:
A10: Retained by L1/Heathrow Buses with existing hybrid buses, contract start 1st November 2014
U3: Retained by L1/Heathrow Buses with existing hybrid buses, contract start 1st November 2014

Tranche 189:
119: Retained by Metrobus with new hybrid buses, contract start 1st November 2014.
H13: Awarded to L1/Heathrow Buses (formerly London Sovereign) with new hybrid buses, contract start 1st November 2014

Tranche 190:
130: Awarded to Arriva London South (formerly Metrobus) with new buses, contract start 1st November 2014
359: Awarded to Stagecoach (formerly Metrobus) with new buses, contract start 1st November 2014
405: Awarded to Buses Excetera (formerly Metrobus) with new hybrid buses, contract start 1st November 2014
T32: Awarded to Stagecoach (formerly Metrobus) with new buses, contract start 1st November 2014

Further News:
Routes 9H and 159H will be withdrawn in October 2014. Route 9 will have a PVR increase of 1, taken from L1/Group's LT99. This leaves the sole heritage route being 15H, which will not be withdrawn. Route 15 will lose 2 LTs, one going to DI for 392. LT111 remains as mixed use for both 392 and 15.

L1/Heathrow Buses' LT150 has been repainted into a special livery for the 'Year of the Bus'. This bus will initially run on the 15 before moving to the 16 then the 311/392.

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 (LT99 100-111, 166-180)
392 - 2nd November 2013 (LT1, LT50, LT111-165)
390 - 30th November 2013 (LT181-204)
38 - 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 - 31st May 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 - 1st November 2014 (LT453-485)
74 - 1st November 2014 (LT486-495 - this includes a 392 increase)
98 - 1st November 2014 (TBC)
278 - TBC

February Tenders:
Tranche 191:
U9 - Harefield-Uxbridge (London OmniBus)

Tranche 192:
29 - Wood Green-Trafalgar Square (Arriva London)
N29 - Enfield-Trafalgar Square (Arriva London)

Tranche 194:
104 - Stratford-Manor Park (L1/Romford Buses)
308 - Clapton Pond-Wanstead (L1/Romford Buses)
376 - Beckton-Newham (L1/Romford Buses)

Tranche 195:
6/6N - Willesden Garage-Aldwych (Metroline)
98 - Willesden Garage-Holborn (Metroline) - NBfL
N98 - Stanmore-Holborn (Metroline)

Tranche 196:
192 - Tottenham Hale-Enfield Town (Arriva London)'

Tranche 197:
E9 - Chiswick Business Park-Yeading (L1/Heathrow Buses)
E10 - Turnham Green-Northolt (L1/Heathrow Buses)