Monday 19 September 2016

Slight new change! | What have I missed?

I'm proud at how popular my News Flash series is and I've decided to declare a page for itself including all the 'flash updates' this year (2016) combined in one page. I have a motive behind it, but there's a second reason.
I want to clear space for possible new posts. My other reason is that by compiling it in one place means you won't have to click through many links, only drawback is that by compiling over once a week of news would make the page long and would need more loading time.
I will endeavour to update as I usually do (at the very least, once a week).
Right, what have I missed?

Let's start with tenders:
25th August
Tranche 546:
624/625/658: Retained by London Central with existing buses from route 132 and 658. 31/12/16
Tranche 544:
19/N19: Awarded to Arriva London South, new Euro6 hybrids. PVR 26>28. 1/4/17
Tranche 557:
455: Awarded to Metrobus, existing diesels ex-413 and four more to be confirmed. PVR 11. 4/3/17.
Tranche 559:
2/N2: Retained by Arriva London South. new Euro6 hybrids. PVR 24>26. 1/4/17
249: Awarded to Arriva London South, new Euro6 hybrids, PVR 13. 1/4/17

N2 to be rerouted from Victoria to Marylebone via day route 2.
Withdrawal of two PM journeys for route 624.

31st August
82: Awarded to Tower Transit, new Euro6 hybrids. PVR 25>31. 1/4/17.
113: Retained by Metroline, existing 2013 hybrids ex-139 (+upgrading to Euro6) and to-be-confirmed hybrids. PVR 18>28. 1/4/17

82 will be renumbered 13, converted to 24 hour service, whereas route 113 will carry a frequency increase.

8th September
Tranche 555:
W11 awarded to CT Plus, new Euro6 SD. PVR 7>10. 4/3/17.
W12 retained by CT Plus, existing SD. PVR 6>7. 4/3/17.
W13 retained by CT Plus, new Euro6 diesel SD. PVR 6>7. 11/3/17
W14 retained by Tower Transit, existing SD ex-308+1 new Euro6 SD. PVR 10. 25/2/17.
W15 retained by Tower Transit, existing SD. PVR 19>21. 4/3/17.
W16 awarded to CT Plus, new Euro6 SD. PVR 8>9. 4/3/17.
Tranche 556:
308 retained by Tower Transit, new Euro6 hybrid DD. PVR 15>13. 4/3/17.
309 retained by CT Plus, existing SD+ 1 new Euro6 SD. PVR 8>9. 4/3/17.

W13's School-Day-Operation DD will be a 2010 Euro5 ex-388.
Route W11 is rerouted between Forest Road and Walthamstow via Blackhorse Road and St James Street. The frequency is increased on Sunday evenings to match weekday evenings.
Route W16 has a frequency increase during Sunday shopping hours.
Route 308 is converted to full double deck operation and the additional peak hour journeys are withdrawn

14 September
Tranche 556:
360 retained by London Central, with new electric SD.  PVR 11>12. 21/1/17. Existing hybrids will operate until October 2017 when replaced by the new electric SDs.





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