LONDON BUS NEWS - Haringey Heartlands, BYD BD11s for Dartford & the SL2, 106, 253, 300, 301 & 491

London Bus News (6) - 19/7/26 0:00 Introduction 0:10 Timestamps 0:20 Haringey Heartlands 1:30 Route 491 2:25 BD11s on route SL2 3:20 Route 301 3:30 Dartford (DT) garage update 4:30 Second LK65 withdrawn 4:50 New BYD BD11s delivered 5:10 Routes 253, 254 and N253 5:35 Routes 106, 300 and SL11 6:25 Recent Transfers 6:50 Correction - Walworth not Camberwell 6:55 Recent Transfers 8:00 Thanks for watching! Related videos: The SL2's BD11s and E400 Cities:    • The SL2's BRAND NEW BYD BD11s (First Secon...   BYD B12s on route 491:    • BRAND NEW BYD B12s now on Route 491! Goodb...   Route 301's last day with Arriva:    • Route 301's LAST WEEK with Arriva! To Stag...   Route 301's first day with Stagecoach:    • Route 301's FIRST DAY with Stagecoach! Env...   The first of over 60 BYD BD11s have transferred from Edmonton (EC) to Dartford (DT). These buses were being stored at Edmonton, and have transferred to Dartford for type training. The transferred BD11s include ED166, 168, 169, 172, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179. These buses will enter service in the coming weeks/months. The Haringey Heartlands bus changes have been confirmed to take place from the 1st of August. These changes will involve routes 91, 123 and 232. Route 91 will be extended from Crouch End to Wood Green. Route 123 will no longer serve stops between Wood Green and Turnpike Lane. And the 232 will be rerouted to serve Haringey Heartlands after Wood Green. EBD160 (LA25EXB) has been transferred to Northumberland Park (NP) garage. This bus is being used for type training at the garage. Contracts for routes 253, 254 and N253 have been handed back. These three routes are run by Arriva with New Routemasters. The 253, 254 and N253 will be retendered, with results to be released in the coming months. On the 11th of July, route 301 passed from Arriva to Stagecoach. Instead of using Enviro400s, Gemini 2s and Gemini 3s, The route now uses Enviro400EVs, Enviro400 City EVs, StreetDeck Electroliners and Enviro400 MMC Smart Hybrids. The 301 runs from Woolwich to Bexleyheath via Thamesmead and Abbey Wood. After the loss of route 301 to Stagecoach, several buses at Dartford garage have been withdrawn. The most noteable withdrawal has been T323 (LK65ELH). T323 is the second LK65 plate E400 to be withdrawn after T301, which was written off after a crash. BYD BD11s have been ordered for route 106 and Superloop route SL11. EBD160 has transferred to Northumberland Park (NP) for type training. With BD11 strays possible on routes 91, 123, 144 and 476 in the future. Route 491 has now fully converted to electrics using BYD B12s. Diesel ADL Enviro200s are no longer used on the route. The first electrics entered service on the 491 on the 5th of May 2026. With the last of the batch, BEL3248 (LF75PGV), entering service on the 17th of July. The 491 runs between Waltham Cross and North Middlesex Hospital. Transfers include: Enviro200 MMC DDE20292: Harrow (SO) to Hounslow (AV), Enviro400 MMC Hybrid EH213: Stockwell (SW) to New Cross (NX), Enviro400 MMC Smart Hybrids 11065 and 11066: Bromley (TB) to Catford (TL), Enviro400 MMC hybrids 13081 and 13090: Lea Interchange (LI) to Catford (TL), Gemini 3 Hybrid VWH2017: Potters Bar (PB) to Harrow Weald (HD), New Routemaster LT155: Twickenham (TF) to Camberwell (WL), New Routemaster LT937: Henley Road (DS) to New Cross (NX), And StreetLite WS65: Morden Wharf (MG) to New Cross (NX). #bus #tfl #buses #superloop