Sunday 9 August 2015

Novel Concept Tenders June-July 2015

Tranche 323:
335/N335: Retained by Heathrow Buses (negotiated 7 year contract) with new gas buses and existing hybrid buses (night service with new gas buses), contract start 9th January 2016 (Scania KUB270/ADL Enviro 300)

Tranche 325:
25/25N: Retained by Romford Buses with new hybrid buses, contract start 12th March 2016 (E45H/President & B5LH/President)
26: Retained by Romford Buses with new hybrid buses, contract start 12th March 2016 (E45H/President)
30: Awarded to Stagecoach London (formerly Romford Buses) with new hybrid buses, contract start 12th March 2016 (E45H/E400 MMC)

Tranche 326:
46: Awarded to New Citybus (formerly Metroline) with new gas buses, contract start 11th June 2016 (Scania KUB270/ADL Enviro 300)
214: Awarded to New Citybus (formerly Metroline) with new gas buses, contract start 11th June 2016 (Scania KUB270/ADL Enviro 300)
274: Awarded to Romford Buses (negotiated 7 year contract) (formerly Metroline) with new hydrogen buses, contract start 11th June 2016

Tranche 327:
368: Awared to Romford Buses (formerly Blue Triangle) with new hybrid buses, contract start 18th June 2016 (E45H/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 Route N335 will also be withdrawn between Harrow Weald and Watford Junction. Alternative to Watford from Harrow is N114 to Burnt Oak then N142 to Watford. This is under consultation, and is due to a lack of use.

Route N205 will be extended via Walthamstow to Loughton from Leyton.

Route 471 will go to full L1/Romford Buses operation when the 1 is taken up by New Citybus due to the 471's buses being needed for the 1. The 471 is therefore to end the sub-contracting when the 1 is taken up, until all the new buses arrive for New Citybus to take over.

Route N69 will be withdrawn between Barnet Church and Potters Bar, being replaced by an N20 extension to Potters Bar.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 368 will have a double decker conversion due to operator choice, subject to consultation. This is due to it being part of a joint bid with 25 and 26 with ordering of buses from one batch.


LT Conversion Timetable (all LTs):
24/N - 22nd June 2013 (LT9-36)
9 - 22nd June 2013 (LT37-49, 51-70, LT99)
11 - 21st September 2013 (LT70-98)
15 - 2nd November 2013 (LT100-111, 166-180)
392/N - 2nd November 2013 (LT1, LT50, LT112-165, 769)
390/N - 30th November 2013 (LT181-204)
38/N38 - 7th December 2013 (LT2-8, LT205-260)
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)
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)
453/N - 20th December 2014 (LT590-628)
C2/N - 10th January 2015 (LT629-652)
137 - 21st March 2015 (LT653-687)
168 - 20th June 2015 (LT688-711) 
3 - August 2015 (LT712-738)
139/N - 22nd August 2015 (LT739-768, 770)

Sunday 2 August 2015

L1/Group: Prudential London Bike Event 01-02/08/15

Buses will be severely affected by this bike event. Details of all the diversions and routes affected from L1/Group are here:


Saturday 1st August:


8 will divert via London Wall between Liverpool Street and St Paul's. It will also terminate at Oxford Circus.
9H will run Hammersmith-Green Park
15 will divert via Holborn and Centrepoint between Aldwych and Oxford Street. It will also divert via Shaftesbury Avenue, Charing Cross Road towards Blackwall between Piccadilly Circus and Charing Cross. It will divert via Holborn Kingsway, High Holborn and Shaftesbury Avenue towards Paddington Basin.
25 will divert via Houndsditch and London Wall between Aldgate and St Paul's.
26 will divert via London Wall between St Paul's and Liverpool Street.
278 will divert via Horseferry Road, Lambeth Bridge, Lambeth Palace Road, Waterloo Bridge between Victoria and Aldwych.
311 will divert via Lambeth Bridge, Lambeth Bridge, Lambeth Palace Road, Waterloo Bridge between Lambeth Bridge and Aldwych.


Sunday 2nd August (oh dear!):


TfL Routes:
8 will be rerouted via Wick Lane to Shadwell, Fish Island instead of going via Bow to Bow Church. It will also run only between Shadwell and Centrepoint TCR. Use Route 25 instead.
9H will not run
15 will curtail at All Saints DLR Station. It will divert via Fenchurch Street and Gracechurch Street between Monument and Aldgate. It will also divert via Shaftesbury Avenue, Charing Cross Road towards Blackwall between Piccadilly Circus and Charing Cross. It will divert via Holborn Kingsway, High Holborn and Shaftesbury Avenue towards Paddington Basin.
85 will run only between Putney Heath and Kingston Hospital.
97 will divert via Montfitchet Road and International Way between Stratford City Bus Station and Stratford International Station.
115 will run Canning Town-East Ham White Horse
278 will divert via Kensington Church Street, Bayswater Road, Oxford Street, Centrepoint and New Oxford Street between Kensington High Street and Holborn.
290 will divert via Sandycombe Road, Kew Bridge, A4, Dukes Avenue, Barrowgate Road, Sutton Court Road and Grove Park Bridge to Chiswick Grove Park.
311 will not run
339 will divert via Fairfield Road, Bow Flyover between Wick Lane and Stratford High Street.
392 will be diverted via Kensington Church Street, Bayswater Road, Park Lane and will only run Hanwell-Victoria. It will also run between Battersea Park and Brixton.
411 will not run
456 will curtail at Chiswick, Barrowgate Road instead of Edensor Road
495 will run Hanwell-Kew Gardens.
R68 will curtail at Hampton Church. It is also diverted via Sandycombe Road between Manor Circus and Kew Green
N4 from 0430 will divert via High Street Kensington, Kensington Church Street, Bayswater Road, Park Lane, Hyde Park Corner, Grosvenor Place, Victoria, Victoria Street, Great Smith Street, Marsham Street, John Islip Street, Vauxhall Bridge, Vauxhall and Nine Elms Lane between Kensington Olympia and Battersea Park. More buses will be used on Route N4 to ensure a smooth transition between direct and diverted routes.
N8 from 0430 will be diverted via Grove Road and Bow Road between Roman Road and Bow Interchange
N15 from 0430 will be diverted via Fenchurch Street and Gracechurch Street between Monument and Aldgate. It will also be diverted via Burdett Road, Bow Road, Stratford High Street, Stratford Station, West Ham Lane, Plaistow Road, Upper Road, Grange Road and Hermit Road between Westferry and Canning Town Hermit Road.
N18 from 0430 will run Harrow Weald-Piccadilly Circus.
N95 from 0430 will run Heathrow North-Oxford Circus
N111 from 0430 will run in two sections: Heathrow Central-Fulwell Stanley Road Garage diverted from Hampton Church via Hampton Hill High Street, Hampton Road, Stanley Road to Fulwell. It will also run from Kingston Wheatfield Way-Thornton Heath.
N113 from 0430 will run Edgware-Piccadilly Circus.
N117 from 0430 will run Heathrow North-Waterloo.
N213 from 0430 will run Kingston Wheatfield Way-West Croydon.
N335 from 0430 will run Watford Junction-Chiswick, Barrowgate Road
N550 from 0430 will be diverted from Blackfriars, via New Bridge Street and Fleet Street to terminate at Aldwych
N551 from 0430 will run Gallions Reach-Aldwych.
X26 will divert via Terminal 4 (stops at Terminal 4) then non-stop via the M25 and Esher By-Pass to New Malden.
X91 will divert via Fulham Palace Road and Lillie Road to terminate at West Brompton, stopping at Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road/Lillie Road and North End Road/Lillie Road.

Roads will return to normal after 2000hrs.

Non-TfL Routes:
7series 73, 172: Diverted within West Byfleet until 1200hrs.
7series 171: Heathrow to Shepperton Station until 1200hrs, full service after 1200hrs
7series 176: Runs only between Heathrow North & Addlestone until 1300hrs, then runs between Heathrow North-Stoke D'Abernon Station until 1900hrs when full service resumes.
Surrey 461: Staines-Addlestone until 1200hrs, Staines-Walton from 1200hrs. Service to Kingston not restored until 1940hrs.
Surrey 515A: Kingston Penrhyn Road, nonstop via Tolworth and A3 to Cobham then to Guildford. Ripley and Burnt Common will be served post 1230hrs.