Thread: What happened to the Hybrid buses?
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Old November 9th 09, 11:14 AM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.transport.buses
Barry Salter Barry Salter is offline
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Default What happened to the Hybrid buses?
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Weren't there supposed to be some diesel electric hybrids running on londons
streets by now? Have they arrived yet - I've not seen them - or has the idea
been quietly binned?

According to the TfL site[1], six buses on the 360 (Elephant & Castle -
Kensington) are currently hybrids, with londonbusroutes.net reporting
that the new contract for the route (from 23rd January) will see the
entire service on that route operated by hybrid buses. And from 2012
*all* new buses entering service will by hybrids.

Also on the TfL site[2], it's reported that the RV1 (Covent Garden -
Tower Gateway) is to get five Hydrogen fuel cell buses in 2010.

Cheers,

Barry

[1] http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/2019.aspx
[2]
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/environment/8444.aspx
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