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Bus News - Week 01/10/11
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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 Awards - announced 28th September 2011
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Route 197 - Retained by Arriva London South, with 14 existing double deckers from 01/09/12.
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Route 289 - Retained by Arriva London South, with 10 new single deckers from 01/09/12.
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Route 605 - Awarded to London Sovereign (from Metroline) with 1 existing double deckers from 01/09/12.
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Route 621 - Awarded to Stagecoach Selkent (from London Central), with 1 existing double deckers from 13/10/12.
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Routes 628/688 - Awarded to Sullivan Buses (from Arriva London North), with 6 existing double deckers from 01/09/12.
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Routes 653/683 - Awarded to Sullivan Buses (from Arriva London North), with 4 existing double deckers from 01/09/12.
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All the above awards are for operation by conventional diesel engined vehicles.
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New Bus Garage
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Atlas Road Garage [AS] commences operation this weekend for First London. Situated in Atlas Road near Willesden Junction, this garage will accommodate buses evicted from the lower level part of the garage at Westbourne Park, due to Crossrail work. Routes 28, 31, 328, N28 & N31 will now operate from Atlas Road.
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SERVICE CHANGES - 01/10/11
(excluding diversions for roadworks)
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Route 9 [London United - V] - Further revised temporary timetable introduced during road works in Piccadilly. PVR to 23.
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Route 28 [First - AS] - Allocation transferred from Westbourne Park Garage [X] to Atlas Road Garage [AS].
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Route 31 [First - AS] - Allocation transferred from Westbourne Park Garage [X] to Atlas Road Garage [AS].
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Route 160 [Arriva - DT] - Temporary timetable withdrawn following completion of road works in Catford. New timetable to improve punctuality.
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Route 193 [First - DM] - Contract retained by First Capital with 11 existing single deckers. New timetable with Saturday daytime service reduced to every 10 minutes and Sunday daytime service increased to every 20 minutes (Sunday evenings remains every 30 minutes).
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Route 267 [London United - FW] - End of seasonal summer Sunday extension to Hampton Court.
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Route 290 [Abellio London - TF] - Contract awarded to Abellio London (from London United) with 6 existing fleet single deckers from Fulwell Garage [TF]. New timetable.
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Route 318 [Arriva - AR] - New timetable to improve punctuality.
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Route 328 [First - AS] - Allocation transferred from Westbourne Park Garage [X] to Atlas Road Garage [AS].
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Route 346 [Arriva - GY] - Contract retained by Arriva Southend with 2 existing single deckers (Dart SLFs from Arriva London). Minor timetable alterations on Mondays to Fridays.
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Route 370 [Arriva - GY] - New timetable to improve punctuality.
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Route 391 [London United - V] - New Monday to Friday school day timetable to improve reliability. PVR +1 to 18.
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Route 450 [Arriva - TH] - Contract retained by Arriva London with 13 existing single deckers. Allocation transferred from Beddington Garage [CN] to Thornton Heath Garage [TH]. New timetable with Monday to Friday peak hour frequency increased from every 12 minutes to every 10 minutes.
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Route C11 [Metroline - W] - Operation transferred from Perival garage [PA] to Cricklewood Garage [W].
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Route N28 [First - AS] - Allocation transferred from Westbourne Park Garage [X] to Atlas Road Garage [AS].
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Route N31 [First - AS] - Allocation transferred from Westbourne Park Garage [X] to Atlas Road Garage [AS].
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NEW BUSES
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[Arriva] - Delivery of DW461 for route 73 remains outstanding. It was returned to Wrightbus following damage on the ferry.
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[Arriva] - Delivery of the new buses for the conversion of route 29 from bendi-buses on 26/11/11 continue slowly, with just a handful so far.
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DW465 - LJ61CCV - delivered
DW466 - LJ61CCX - delivered
DW467 - LJ61CCY - delivered
DW468 - LJ61CCZ
DW469 - LJ61CDE
DW470 - LJ61CDF - delivered
DW471 - LJ61CDK
DW472 - LJ61CDN
DW473 - LJ61CDO
DW474 - LJ61CDU
DW475 - LJ61CBX
DW476 - LJ61CBY
DW477 - LJ61CCA
DW478 - LJ61CCD
DW479 - LJ61CCE
DW480 - LJ61CCF
DW481 - LJ61CCK
DW482 - LJ61CCN
DW483 - LJ61CCO
DW484 - LJ61CCU
DW485 - LJ61CAA
DW486 - LJ61CAE
DW487 - LJ61CAO
DW488 - LJ61CAU
DW489 - LJ61CAV
DW490 - LJ61CAX
DW491 - LJ61CBF
DW492 - LJ61CBO
DW493 - LJ61CBU
DW494 - LJ61CBV
DW495 - LJ61CKA
DW496 - LJ61CKC
DW497 - LJ61CKD
DW498 - LJ61CKE
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[Arriva Southern Counties] - Delivery continues with the 12 new Optare Versa single deckers 4201-4212 for route 9 at Southend Garage.
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4201 - YJ61CHV
4202 - YJ61CHX
4203 - YJ61CHY
4204 - YJ61CHZ
4205 - YJ61CJE
4206 - YJ61CJF
4207 -
4208 -
4209 -
4210 -
4211 -
4212 -
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[First] - Delivery of the new Scania OmniCity double deckers (SN36031-36069) for the conversion of route 207 from bendi-buses on 10/12/11 have commenced, with unregistered SN36034, SN36035 & SN36036 being prepared at Scania Worksop this week.
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[Go Ahead London] - Confirmation of the details for the batch of Enviro 200 buses for route D8, which entered service on 17/09/11.
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SE142 - YX61BXK - body no. B222/1
SE143 - YX61BXL - body no. B222/2
SE144 - YX61BXM - body no. B222/3
SE145 - YX61BXN - body no. B222/4
SE146 - YX61BXO - body no. B222/5
SE147 - YX61BXP - body no. B222/6
SE148 - YX61DTO - body no. B222/7
SE149 - YX61DTU - body no. B222/8
SE150 - YX61DTV - body no. B222/9
SE151 - YX61DTY - body no. B222/10
SE152 - YX61DTZ - body no. B222/11
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[Go Ahead London] - Delivery has started for the batch of new Enviro 200 single deck buses for the new contract on route P12 at Peckham Garage [PM] commencing on 08/10/11.
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SE153 - YX61DVA - body no. B219/1
SE154 - YX61DVB - body no. B219/2
SE155 - YX61DVC - body no. B219/3
SE156 - YX61DVF - body no. B219/4
SE157 - YX61DVG - body no. B219/5
SE158 - YX61DVH - body no. B219/6
SE159 - YX61DVJ - body no. B219/7
SE160 - YX61DVK - body no. B219/8
SE161 - YX61DVL - body no. B219/9
SE162 - YX61DVM - body no. B219/10
SE163 - YX61DVN - body no. B219/11 - registration to be confirmed
SE164 - YX61DVO - body no. B219/12 - registration to be confirmed
SE165 - YX61DVP - body no. B219/13 - registration to be confirmed
SE166 - YX61DVR - body no. B219/14 - registration to be confirmed
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[Go Ahead London] - Delivery of twenty new Volvo B9TL / Wrightbus Gemini 2 double decker buses (WVL435-WVL464) for part of the new contract on route 12 commencing on 05/11/11 at Camberwell Garage [Q] has been completed. Many of these buses are in service on route 45, which has released PVLs for route 453 until all their Enviro 400 double deckers have been delivered.
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WVL435 - LJ61GWU - body no. AF873
WVL436 - LJ61GWV - body no. AF874
WVL437 - LJ61GWW - body no. AF875
WVL438 - LJ61GWX - body no. AF876
WVL439 - LJ61GWY - body no. AF877
WVL440 - LJ61GWZ - body no. AF878
WVL441 - LJ61GXA - body no. AF879
WVL442 - LJ61GXB - body no. AF880
WVL443 - LJ61GXC - body no. AF881
WVL444 - LJ61GXD - body no. AF882
WVL445 - LJ61GWD - body no. AF883
WVL446 - LJ61GWE - body no. AF884
WVL447 - LJ61GWF - body no. AF885
WVL448 - LJ61GWG - body no. AF886
WVL449 - LJ61GWK - body no. AF887
WVL450 - LJ61GWL - body no. AF888
WVL451 - LJ61GWM - body no. AF889
WVL452 - LJ61GWN - body no. AF890
WVL453 - LJ61GWO - body no. AF891
WVL454 - LJ61GWP - body no. AF892
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[Go Ahead London] - Delivery continues for the 16 Wrightbus Volvo B5LH hybrids (WHV1-WHV16) for the new contract and conversion from bendi-buses on route 12 commencing on 05/11/11.
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WHV1 - LJ61GVW - body no. AF842 - delivered
WHV2 - LJ61GVX - body no. AF843 - delivered
WHV3 - LJ61GVY - body no. AF844
WHV4 - LJ61GVZ - body no. AF845
WHV5 - LJ61GWA - body no. AF846 - delivered
WHV6 - LJ61GWC - body no. AF847
WHV7 - LJ61GXE - body no. AF848
WHV8 - LJ61GXF - body no. AF849
WHV9 - LJ61GXG - body no. AF850
WHV10 - LJ61GXH - body no. AF851
WHV11 - LJ61GXK - body no. AF852
WHV12 - LJ61GXL - body no. AF853
WHV13 - LJ61GXM - body no. AF854
WHV14 - LJ61GXN - body no. AF855
WHV15 - LJ61GXO - body no. AF856
WHV16 - LJ61GXP - body no. AF857
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plus the Bus News reporting team.
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Ian