New Routemaster: London rollout programme
- This gallery contains representative images only - for all images available, see the individual route galleries.
Images relating to the rollout of the New Routemaster into service on the London bus routes it's now used on.
Route 38 trials
editThe type first entered public service on route 38 under special conditions (see route gallery for full details). Introduced gradually, only LT1 and LT2 entered service on the first day, 27 February 2012 (LT2 starting the first journey, at lunchtime). The trial phase officially ended with the first full conversion (see below); the prototypes remained in service on the 38 in an intermediate phase until its own full conversion in May 2013, and have remained on the route post-conversion.
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LT2 entering Victoria bus station
27 February 2012, 13:32 -
LT2 in Victoria bus station
27 February 2012, 13:34 -
Route 38 prototype in intermediate phase (26 September 2013)
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Route 38 prototype still on the 38 after full conversion (13 June 2014)
Full conversions
editRoutes have subsequently been fully converted to the type on a route by route basis, as per the schedule in the table below. The first route to be converted was Metroline operated route 24, with the vehicle swap taking place all on one day, 22 June 2013. Subsequent routes have been converted on a phased basis, with the type being introduced gradually.
Schedule
editNo. | Date | (Full) route | Operator | Garage | PVR* | Hours | Mode | Type replaced |
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24 | 22 June 2013 | Pimlico to Hampstead Heath | Metroline | HT | 27 | 24 hour | crew | VW |
11 | Sep 2013 | Liverpool Street to Fulham Broadway | General | SW | 25 | Day (-N) | crew | WVL |
9 | Oct 2013 | Aldwych to Hammersmith | United | V | 22 | Day (-N) | crew | VLE |
390 | Dec 2013 | Notting Hill Gate to Archway | Metroline | HT | 21 | 24 hour | crew | VPL |
148 | Feb 2014 | White City to Camberwell Green | United | S | 25 | 24 hour | OPO | SP |
10 | Apr 2014 | King's Cross to Hammersmith | United | V | 23 | 24 hour | crew | SP |
38 / N38 | May 2014 | 38: Victoria to Clapton Pond N38: Victoria to Walthamstow Central |
Arriva (N) | CT | 59 | Day/Night | crew (38) OPO (N38) |
DW |
8 / N8 | Jun 2014 | 8: Tottenham Court Road* to Bow Church N8: Oxford Circus to Hainault |
East London | BW | 30 | Day/Night | OPO | TA |
453 | Oct 2014 | Marylebone to Deptford Bridge | General | MW | 35 | 24 hour | OPO | E |
137 | Dec 2014 | Oxford Circus to Streatham Hill | Arriva (S) | BN | 31 | Day (-N) | OPO | DW |
55 / N55 | Jan 2015 | Oxford Circus to Leyton N55: Oxford Circus to Woodford Wells |
East London | T | 34 | Day/Night | OPO | TA |
15 | Feb 2015 | Trafalgar Square to Blackwall | East London | BW | 22 | Day (-N) | OPO | EH |
12 | Apr 2015 | Oxford Circus to Dulwich Library | Central | Q | 36 | 24 hour | OPO | WVL |
73 / N73 | Apr-Jul 2015 | Victoria to Stoke Newington N73: Victoria to Walthamstow Central |
Arriva (N) | SF | 53 | Day/Night | OPO | DW |
* - PVR is Peak Vehicle Requirement - the number of buses required to run the route at peak time (from the TfL press release at the time of conversion)
Route 24
editThe first route 24 journey was the 06:56 from Hampstead Heath operated by LT32, driven by TfL Surface Transport MD Leon Daniels and conducted by Metroline CEO Jaspal Singh, with other officials on board including TfL Transport Commissioner Sir Peter Hendy. The interest in the occasion led to the arrival at Pimlico being 20 minutes late.
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LT32 at Hampstead Heath
22 June 2013, 06:53 -
LT32 at Pimlico
22 June 2013 08:19 -
Route 24 buses at Hampstead Heath
22 June 2013, 16:05
Route 11
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Route 11 type training
30 August 2013 15:07 -
Route 11 bus
21 September 2013, 16:33
Route 9
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Route 9 bus
26 October 2013, 09:45 -
Route 9 bus
26 October 2013, 09:45
Route 390
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Route 390 buses
7 December 2013, 11:32 -
Route 390 bus
Saturday 7 December 2013, 11:59
Route 148
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Route 148 bus
16 February 2014, 16:09
Route 10
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Route 10 bus
26 April 2014, 14:19 -
Route 10 bus
26 April 2014, 12:59
Route 8 / N8
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Route 8 type training
23 June 2014, 15:00 -
Route 8 bus
23 June 2014 15:07
Route 38 / N38
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Route 38 bus
29 April 2014 13:21 -
Route 38 bus
29 April 2014, 16:56