Tenders

[haughty mortar]

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[blazing timber]

BN14s to east 💀

[dusty copper]

Is that ex-SC HVs

Cause it think 66/370/103 is using 242/243 HVs

Btw that means W3 could use them

Or even HAs

[blazing timber]

Yh

[dusty copper]

Wait LI is almost fully electric wtf

Wait nvm

257 gonna out of T

[mossy sandal]

…..

[compact bough]

Is 66 gonna use HAs or HVs

[coral grove]

Looks like im gonna do 66 before that happens

[graceful trench]

Can’t wait to see it on 103 my local

[latent sparrow]

Same

[dusty copper]

HVs

[graceful trench]

Wait will they be transferred Tommorw

[compact bough]

Probably

I mean 242s buses would fit the PVR perfectly

As it's getting a PVR increase from 13 to 14

[jagged iron]

The 34💀

[loud skiff]

I have a feeling (I’m not speculating) that my local routes 34 and SL1 will get more electroliners

[compact bough]

Either those, or if Arriva consider Volvo BZLs.

[loud skiff]

I don’t think they’d get BZLs considering how many times they’ve ordered from Wright

[compact bough]

Very true, I can definitely see the 34 getting Electroliners, but the SL1 is a slightly challenging one to predict

As it has E40Hs on it right now, Arriva could potentially order BYDs to prevent type training again and other facts 🤷‍♂️

But yeah highly predictable that it will get Electroliners

I think the only reasons these speculations happened was because 243's order was not confirmed yet

[dusty copper]

You will need to type train that still

And it would be for them to get 10.5m E400EV intergal ones

[compact bough]

Oh true

[dusty copper]

I reckon it’s either that or electroliner

But ngl 243 buses hasn’t been ordered

And you got Metroline with a Chuck of buses to order

So it’s looks like Wright will be having a huge line

A enviro 400 ev intergal would be better for 34/SL1/243

Considering it got more seats and space than electroliner

[compact bough]

What is the length of the Enviro 400 EV Integral?

[uneven arch]

11.1m (Non TfL spec)
10.5m (TFL Spec)

[compact bough]

That's actually good for some routes that can't take the 10.9m BYDs

[candid smelt]

Thing is though is like standardisation. Look at how many BYDs GAL have 😅

[loud skiff]

I had predicted that the 34 and SL1 would pass to SLN with new electrics but the outcome was that the 34 and SL1 are still getting electrified by Arriva London

[coral grove]

My nigga thought arriva would lose 34🤣

@deft bluff pree dis

[loud skiff]

It was a prediction

Not a speculation

[deft bluff]

Prediction?

Brudda

[loud skiff]

Anyone can predict anything and be right or wrong

[deft bluff]

💀

U were wrong so ur point is not rlly as valid

[loud skiff]

I was wrong about the 34/SL1 going to stagecoach but right about said routes [34/SL1] going electric

[deft bluff]

right

[loud skiff]

In this case, you can be right about one thing and wrong about another thing

[candid smelt]

Tbf possibilities are endless, competition is still high in east London compared to rest of london so wouldn’t blame them for thinking 34 would switch

Stagecoach literally have Walthamstow (ex CT Plus), Leyton and LI now so any of those could snap up and then GAL with NP

[coral grove]

Nah mate

Arriva are not losing 34 for the foreseeable future 🤣

[candid smelt]

I mean that’s not how tendering works but Aight 😅

[deft bluff]

i mean the tender does say 34 is staying with arriva so

that is how the tendering works no?

[dusty copper]

Where the space both route lmao

Also Arriva garage is perfectly place for 34/SL1

That give an advantage with driver change and stuff

[coral grove]

What

They literally just retained the route Wdym that’s not how it works 🤣

Maximum 7 years so what u on about

[candid smelt]

Yea I know, but my meaning was that doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll be still with them after the 7 years as that’s how I took your comment.

[exotic ruin]

SLN r NOT winning 34/SL1 with AW 💀

[candid smelt]

No not now, duh 🙄
But the possibility this tender or the next is 50/50

[exotic ruin]

im aware that it's not now mate

do yk how small AW is

[candid smelt]

Yes

Doesn’t mean it couldn’t with a few route shuffles. As I said in my original message they could use any of the 3 depots I listed.

So I wasn’t pinning as just AW

[exotic ruin]

Ok fairs

[candid smelt]

Just thought cause it seemed like everyone was like “oh it’s obvs to be Arriva an no one else” when I mean sure but its obvs to anyone can take that route, it expands across many competitive territories!
Hell if Sullivans were actually a competent and successful operator it wouldn’t surprise me in some alternative universe they went for it. Still weird but competition is competition

But yea

Anyways

[jagged iron]

You niggars with your conspiracy bus tender theories man 😂😂😂