Metroline did not "give" the 24 to LG, but rather lost the bid instead.
London Buses services are tendered on contract by TfL every 5 to
7 years, depending on performance of the service's current operator.
The Metroline ETs you saw could well be on loan to London General
at the moment, as the Es specifically on order have not yet been all
delivered at this point in time.
Metroline did not "give" the 24 to LG, but rather lost the bid instead.
London Buses services are tendered on contract by TfL every 5 to
7 years, depending on performance of the service's current op ...
Metroline lost the contract to operate route 24. Go Ahead started operating route 24 on 10th Nov.
Metroline used the earliest batch of E400s . Those were bought for routes 4 & 271, but were used instead for route 24.
Go Ahead bought 32 E400 for a service requirement of 29 buses
The Go Ahead batch of E400 are different from the previous batch...
