| Route | Current Operator | New Operator | PVR | Vehicles |
| 70 | London United | London United | 19 | Existing electric single deck |
| 135 | Docklands Buses | Tower Transit | 15 | Existing hybrid double deck |
| 217 | Sullivan Buses | Sullivan Buses | 11 | Existing diesel double deck |
| 617 | Sullivan Buses | Sullivan Buses | 2 | Existing diesel double deck |
| 629 | Sullivan Buses | Sullivan Buses | 1 | Existing diesel double deck |
| 678 | Stagecoach East London | Tower Transit | 4 | Existing hybrid double deck |
| 733 | n/a | Tower Transit | 15 | Existing hybrid double deck |
TfL website bus changes page includes some changes to stopping patterns at Victoria on 16th August and big changes at Aldwych from 21st August (when a one way section becomes 2way)
From memory temporary changes have been at Victoria ever since they started enlarging the District line station with extra connections to Victoria line, I forget when it started, but feels like decade ago
This is part of the Westminster Council public realm works which just seem to reduce road space for buses, so they get even slower
Bus changes
Permanent changes to TfL bus routes including new routes and changes to first and last stops.tfl.gov.uk
I hadn't realised that the mound was built over that bus cut though. Is that a permanent change?
Tyburn Way is/was currently closed to traffic as its used as a bit of a builders yard at present whilst they finish off creating the monster. It is due to reopen soon (if not already) but was still closed earlier this week. I understand it is due to reopen shortly. Everything has to do the full circle around Marble Arch giving opportunities to get some decent pics of stuff that usually goes through Tyburn Way (if you get lucky with the traffic that is). There is a temporary bus stand for the 30 at the western end of Marble Arch which actually creates a bit of a bottleneck for stuff heading towards Lancaster Gate.
The new routes are in the Sutton area, and are related to massive expansion of Royal Marsden Hospital. Tranche 819 already had Sutton area routes. Possibly will be changes to PVRs or routings with these at same time
tfl.gov.uk
Especially as the retail sector is on the decline anyway, reducing the number of shoppers walking along Oxford Street.I see that TfL are continuing with their ill advised policy of gradually reducing bus services along the Western half of Oxford Street.
Bus changes
Permanent changes to TfL bus routes including new routes and changes to first and last stops.
Presumably this will continue until there are only a few routes left, at which point they can justify diverting them away from Oxford Street and pedestrianising it.
This will make shopping on that part of Oxford Street more difficult for anyone who has mobility issues, who appreciate the fact that a bus or taxi can set them down or pick them up right outside their chosen shop.
Which is why I used to shop at Westfield Stratford City until I moved out of London.
It's quite a big commitment to order an electric vehicle, especially in a "non London" spec, so it's not as if it can be used on TfL routes if they dispose of it. I assume their depot has had to be upgraded.
I see that TfL are continuing with their ill advised policy of gradually reducing bus services along the Western half of Oxford Street.
Bus changes
Permanent changes to TfL bus routes including new routes and changes to first and last stops.
Presumably this will continue until there are only a few routes left, at which point they can justify diverting them away from Oxford Street and pedestrianising it.
This will make shopping on that part of Oxford Street more difficult for anyone who has mobility issues, who appreciate the fact that a bus or taxi can set them down or pick them up right outside their chosenThiThis
Which is why I used to shop at Westfield Stratford City until I moved out of London.
Got to make sure there are some customers for Crossrail if, or when, it ever opens. Wonder how much walking you'd be spared if you Crossrailed from Tottenham Court Road to Bond Street rather than sashaying along Oxford Street. Little, if any, I'd suggest once you'd negotiated your way to and from the platforms.I see that TfL are continuing with their ill advised policy of gradually reducing bus services along the Western half of Oxford Street.
Bus changes
Permanent changes to TfL bus routes including new routes and changes to first and last stops.
Presumably this will continue until there are only a few routes left, at which point they can justify diverting them away from Oxford Street and pedestrianising it.
This will make shopping on that part of Oxford Street more difficult for anyone who has mobility issues, who appreciate the fact that a bus or taxi can set them down or pick them up right outside their chosen shop.
Which is why I used to shop at Westfield Stratford City until I moved out of London.
Realistically no one will make that journey.
Its probably to do with all the pop-up cycle routes in Croydon causing a load of bus routes to be diverted. The bus trackers don't seem to have taken it all into account.
Or, more likely that the app just hasn't had it's feeds updated.
I believe this change is out of TfL's hands, in that Westminster Council are making changes to the road layout.
TfL have been pushing for full pedestrianisation of Oxford Street for ages, but Westminster have been blocking them.
Once the 113 and 159 have gone, there certainly will be ridiculously few bus services along Oxford Street, or bits thereof. There will be times when, during a normal day, you could stand in the centre of Oxford Circus looking westward and not see a bus in sight, in one direction anyway, something unimaginable only a couple of years ago. This can already happen looking eastward. If you see this as a start, I can only imagine your vision of the once great, world-renowned Oxford Street is of a busless desert, or with one remaining route at best.
I completely disagree that this will have a negative impact on the shops. Both the 113 and 159 are still going to Oxford Street, just not along it. Going along Oxford Street you still have the 7, 94, 98, 139 and 390 and from looking at bus stop BX outside of Selfridges right there is a bus every minute.