(02 Sep 2015, 8:20 pm)Dan wrote Go-Ahead London are to introduce 51 pure electric ADL Enviro200MMC bodied BYD vehicles on routes 507 (PVR 15) and 521 (PVR 32) from August 2016. The two Irizar i2 vehicles, El1 (YP15NLM) and El2 (YP15NLN), have also recently entered service on routes 507 and 521, but I'm not sure if these are planned to release anything for cascade (if they haven't already). As the withdrawal date for single deckers which aren't DDA-compliant is 1 January 2016, there's no chance of some of Go-Ahead London's Mercedes Citaros transferring to Go North East for use on service 57 within the coming months...

However, there are a number of contract revisions in London over the coming months, which will release a number of vehicles for cascade elsewhere within the fleet, or withdrawal and transfer to another op-co. See below for further details.


September 2015:

• Service 14 (PVR 34), which is currently allocated Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini vehicles, is due to be upgraded to new Volvo B5LH/Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 vehicles this month. 15 of these vehicles are expected to be allocated to London General (Metrobus) for use on service 202. This will release 15 MAN 14.240/MCV Evolution vehicles (709 - 723). Four of these are to be used on service 246 (previously operated by Stagecoach).
  
• Service 352 (PVR 6), which is currently allocated Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Mini Pointers (Metrobus 251 - 256), is due to be upgraded to new ADL Enviro200s this month.
  
• Service 358 (PVR 16), which is currently allocated Scania OmniCitys (Metrobus 514 - 530), is due to be upgraded to new Mercedes Citaros this month.
  

Outstanding re-allocations/withdrawals: 11x 58/09-plate MAN 14.240/MCV Evolution, 6x 54-plate MPD, 16x 53-plate Scania OmniCity


October 2015:

• The contract for service 353 has been retained by London General (Metrobus) with 7 existing double-deckers in the fleet, previously used on service 498 (now operated by Stagecoach). This should in turn release seven vehicles (four Scania N94UDs - Metrobus 930 to 933, plus three Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Geminis).
  
• The contract for service 359 has also been retained by London General (Metrobus) with 3 existing single deckers in the fleet (MAN 14.240/MCV Evolutions previously used on service 202 as noted above in September 2015 changes). This will release three MAN Enviro 200s (Metrobus 706 - 708).
  
• The contract for service 654 has also been retained by London General (Metrobus) with 1 existing double-decker in the fleet, previously used on service 498 (now operated by Stagecoach).
  
• The contract for service 11 has also been retained by London General, with 26 existing double-deckers in the fleet (New Bus for London) as present.
  

Outstanding re-allocations/withdrawals: 8x 58/09-plate MAN 14.240/MCV Evolution, 6x 54-plate MPD, 16x 53-plate Scania OmniCity, 4x 56-plate Scania OmniDekka, 3x Volvo B7TL


December 2015

• The contract for service 80 has been retained by London General, with 16 existing single-deckers in the fleet (Dart/Esteem, Dart/Pointer) as present.
  
• The contract for service 93 has also been retained by London General. This will be a mix of existing vehicles (Trident/Olympus, Volvo B7TL/Gemini, Volvo B7TL/President, Trident/Enviro400) as well as new Hybrid double-deckers.
  
• The contracts for services 151, 154 and 163 have also been retained by London General, with existing vehicles in the fleet as present.
  
• The contract for service 164 has also been retained by London General, with 12 new single-deckers. This will release 12 vehicles (Dart/Esteem, Dart/Pointer) from Merton Depot.
  
• The contract for service 155 has also been retained by London General, with 21 new Hybrid double-deckers. This will release 19 vehicles (Volvo B7TL/Gemini, Volvo B7TL/President, Trident/Enviro400) from Merton Depot.
  

Outstanding re-allocations/withdrawals: 8x 58/09-plate MAN 14.240/MCV Evolution, 6x 54-plate MPD, 16x 53-plate Scania OmniCity, 4x 56-plate Scania OmniDekka, 3x Volvo B7TL/Gemini, 12x Dart/Esteem & Dart/Pointer, 19x Volvo B7TL/Gemini, Volvo B7TL/President & Trident/Enviro400.


February 2016

• The contract for service 616 has been retained by London General, with 2 existing double-deckers (Volvo B7TL/President) as present.
  
• The contract for service W10 has been retained by London General, with existing single-deckers from services 192 and W4.