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Since Uno operate bus services that go across the Greater London Boundary in North London, they need a  ‘London Service Permit’  which is needed in order to operate routes in North London. Uno started to operate London Buses route 383 on Saturday 25 th  July 2015 after winning the contract from Metroline. The route is currently operated with three new single deck buses which are the Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 with a length of 8.9 metres. The service is operated from Hatfield Garage. Route 383 serves Barnet, Meadway, New Barnet, East Barnet, Oakleigh Park, Whetstone, Torrington Park, North Finchley and Woodside Park Station. The frequency for the bus service is every 30 minutes although they do not operate on late evenings, Sundays and other public holidays. You can view their timetable  here . The peak vehicle requirement of the route is three buses and the length of the route is 7 miles, or about 11 kilometres. You can also view the live map of route 383 from the...

Sorry I haven’t posted for a short while. I have found some news though about the new rolling stock trains for the London Overground services. This is a follow up to my previous article . From  Global Rail News Bombardier has released the first image of the new Aventra train it is building for London Overground. Transport for London (TfL) awarded Bombardier a £260 million contract for 45 new four-car EMUs to replace the Class 315 and Class 317 trains TfL inherited when it took over some of the West Anglia Main Line services out of Liverpool Street. The contract included a 35-year maintenance agreement, taking the total value to £358 million. The new 20-metre vehicles will go into service in 2018 and will follow the arrival of Crossrail’s Aventra trains to the capital. The train design looks similar to the one which is being used for 'Crossrail' in which you can see the design below. From  Bombardier press release Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has signed two...

Yes, more of these are coming. TFL have issued a new press release about the Red Arrow bus routes 507 & 521, announcing that they're to have electric buses from the autumn next year. Here is the press release: Transport for London ( TfL ) has today (Wednesday 15 July) announced that  two further bus routes, the 507 and 521 , will  operate entirely with electric buses from autumn next year , lowering carbon emissions and helping to improve London's air quality. The 5-year contract to operate the routes has been awarded to  Go  Ahead following a competitive tender process, and will mean that 51 electric buses will operate across the two routes that will become the second and third pure electric bus routes in the Capital. Go Ahead will confirm which manufacturer will supply the buses in due course. By 2020 all 300 single deck buses operating in central London will be zero emission (either electric or hydrogen ) and all 3,000 double deck buses will be hybrid. When fu...

Just another  New Routemaster  article... Reading Buses is to trial two New Routemaster buses for their  purple route 17  which goes from Tilehurst to Earley. Local newspaper ' Get Reading ' reports: One of Reading's purple buses will be replaced with a London bus as part of a two-week trial. The new Routemaster, which is iconic of London travel, will be in service along the 17 route from Tilehurst to Earley in  August . The Reading Buses summer bus trial is designed to look at new and different types of buses which will shape the company's future vehicle purchasing as well as deciding on interior gadgets and decor. As a key part of the summer bus trials, Reading Buses will be looking to their customers and staff to help format their future thinking on which buses are best. First to impress will be Mercedes which will bring two different lengths of its Citaro bus running on the Loddon Bridge park and ride route. This will be followed by the ‘super fuel efficient...

I have just received news that London Underground workers who are members of the Unions RMT, ASLEF, Unite & TSSA will be going on strike on the evening of Wednesday 8 th  July, and throughout the day on Thursday 9 th  July. TFL have posted the following on their website: RMT, Unite and TSSA members are planning 24-hour strike action on the Tube from 18:30 on Wednesday 8 July. ASLEF drivers are also planning 24-hour strike action on the Tube from 21:30 on Wednesday 8 July. DLR, London Overground and TfL Rail staff are not on strike. Advice for customers If the strike goes ahead, there will be no Tube service from late afternoon on Wednesday 8 July and no Tube service at all on Thursday 9 July. All other public transport services and roads will be much busier than usual, so please check before you travel.   Link Below is what the unions are saying about the strike. From  RMT: Our Ref: LUL/14/5 2nd July 2015 To all London Underground Station Staff Members Dear Colle...

This is a follow up to one of my  previous articles   in which I briefly touched on the hybrid buses. I have looked at  London Bus Routes  service changes again and they have updated the list which shows there will be more new hybrid buses for various routes in London. Route Operator Hybrid Type Date Commences 14 Go Ahead London Volvo B5LH/Gemini 3 September 2015 47 Stagecoach Unknown 23 rd  January 2016 78 Arriva London Unknown 14 th  November 2016 116 London United Volvo B5LH/Gemini 3 29 th  August 2015 155 Go Ahead London Unknown 12 th  December 2015 295 Metroline Unknown 31 st  October 2015 These hybrid buses are usually purchased by the bus operating company with funding from TFL via their contracts, so the prices of these hybrid buses are usually unknown. The hybrid buses still produce emissions due to the diesel engines which are needed to recharge the battery and help the electric motor to accelerate the bus. I recently came acr...