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No.9 • April 2011
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GREAT NEWS! EIGHT ROUTE WINS AND SEVEN RETAINED
THE TENDER ROUTES OF SUCCESS
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T’S BEEN a positive start to spring for Go-Ahead London with no fewer than eight route wins and the retention of seven existing routes.
Routes D6, D7 and D8 have all been won from First London East and will be operated by Docklands garage from September 17 2011. The D6 goes from Hackney to Crossharbour and the peak vehicle requirement is 16 single decks. The D7 goes from Poplar, All Saints station to Mile End station. The PVR is 11 double deck buses. The D8 goes from Stratford to Crossharbour and the PVR is eight single deck buses. The contracts for Route 276 (Stoke Newington to Newham General Hospital) and for Route 376 (Beckton to East Ham)
– currently operated by Stagecoach East London – have also been secured and will start on September 17. The 276 will be operated from Docklands garage and the 376 will be operated from Blue Triangle. The joint PVR is 26. In addition, three school routes have also been won and they are the 624, 625 and 658 from Stagecoach Selkent. The 624 operates between Grove Park Station and Avery Hill (Crown Woods School), the 625 goes from Plumstead Common to Chislehurst, War Memorial and the 658 operates between Woolwich and Avery Hill (Crown Woods School). All contracts will start on December 30 and will be operated from New Cross and Bexleyheath garages.
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS for Ana: p2
KEEPING GOOD TIME with Steven: p6
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MEET OUR STAR PERFORMERS AT THE LONDON BUS AWARDS: See pgs 4-5
TAKING AIM with Cargil: p6
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