London's NEW Bus Operator, New Routemasters To Stay & East London Transit News - TRANSPORT NEWS

London Transport News Edition 46 - 21/10/26 0:00 Introduction (10s) 0:10 Times 0:15 Go Bus 0:40 Go Bus Routes 1:10 What buses will Go Bus use? 1:40 Go Bus Explained 2:50 London Bus Operators 3:50 School routes 5:10 ELT NEWS 5:11 East London Transit news Another new bus operator will start running London buses next year. It was recently announced that three routes in southeast London will be run by Go Bus. This company currently runs bus routes routes in Kent. They also operate rail replacement, Amazon and school routes. Several Go Bus routes enter London, such as the 477. Go Bus have also provided strike extras on TfL routes. And have run buses on route 133 during Tube strikes. Go Bus Explained Go Bus has a wide variety of diesel and electric buses. These include Optare Solos, Optare Versas, Ex-TUK Caetano e.City Golds and ADL Enviro400s, ADL Enviro200s, MMCs and various minibuses, such as Rightech RB9s. What Buses Will Be Used? Hybrid buses will be used for Go Bus's TfL school routes. Go Bus have previously bought two batches of E200. MMCs and Caetano e.City Golds from TUK. This means their hybrid buses are also likely to be from TUK. Hybrids will be used until 2030, and will need to be from around 2015 or later. This means Enviro400 Hybrids or MMCs could be used. Go Bus Routes Go Bus will begin running 3 school routes in early 2027. These are expected to run from Swanley bus garage. Go Bus will run school routes 624, 625 and 658. These routes are currently run by Go-Ahead using Gemini 2s from Morden Wharf garage. Around 5 to 6 hybrid buses will be used on these routes. Go Bus will begin running the 624, 625 and 658 on the 4th of January 2027. These routes will be run by Go Bus for at least 3 years. Route 624 runs between Grove Park and Crown Woods College via Mottingham and Eltham. The route runs 2 journeys in the morning and one journey in the afternoon. The route is around 4 miles (7km) long, with a full journey taking around 35 minutes. The 624 started running in 1994 and was operated by Stagecoach until 2011. Go-Ahead currently runs the 624 using 2 diesel Wright Eclipse Gemini 2s from 2011. Route 625 runs between Plumstead Common and Chislehurst via Welling, Blackfen and Sidcup. The route runs 2 journeys in each direction on school term times. The 625 is around 7 miles (16km) long, with a full journey taking around 50 minutes. The 625 started running in 2001 and was run by Stagecoach between 2006 and 2011. East London Transit Routes East London Transit routes EL1, EL2 and EL3 have been retained. These routes run in east London, around Barking Riverside. New Routemaster hybrids will continue to be used on these routes. These buses will be used until 2027, when they will be replaced. These are the first New Routemasters confirmed to be staying beyond 2030. New Routemasters are currently being phased out. Electrics will soon replace these buses on 3 routes. #londonbusnews