Merseytravel gain London Style Bus Powers

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RE: Merseytravel gain London Style Bus Powers

(15/06/2012 16:57)wirralbus Wrote:  Im not sure the length of the some of the tenders for some of the routes in London , but the routes could be of similar length .

Standard tender length for London is 5 years with a performance-based optional 2 year extension.
As vehicles are linked to contracts, theoretically the maximum age for London is 14 years (2 rounds of 7 year contracts), however some may be older due to longer running contracts.