More New Routemasters for Route 88 and 16, plus more news…
Yes, you see the new rear door layout, it's no longer a 'hop on, hop off' bus. I have a lot to cover on the New Routemaster in this article, so here we go… News on London Buses Route 88 and 16 and more route conversions LOTS (London Omnibus Traction Society) have issued a report detailing their latest news: Deliveries of new LTs (batches 478-487 and 501-516) to London General for route 88 ( pvr 24) are now well under way and entry of the first few into service is imminent. The LTs (batch 543-563) for Metroline route 16 ( pvr 18) should not be far behind for service during September. Next after that, to take us up to December , would be the large batches for Arriva 149 ( pvr 38) and Abellio 159 ( pvr 34) Route 16? The double deck battery powered electric buses are due to operate on Route 16 from October . It will be interesting to see New Rou...