China-made electric buses introduced on Croydon SL5 route

Superloop route SL5 between Bromley and Croydon sees double decker buses enter service - Murky Depths

London’s only single decker Superloop route is now seeing double deck buses enter service. Route SL5 between Bromley and Croydon commenced last year with single deckers due to low-hanging trees. Trees have now been cut back and the first double decker buses are finally in service. At the moment of writing five of eight vehicles out on the route today are higher capacity vehicles. The route runs from Bromley North station via Bromley South then o…

China-made electric buses introduced on Croydon SL5 route

The SL5, one of three Superloop buses that run through Croydon, now has shiny, new electric-powered double-deckers plying the route from the town centre to Bromley. The new buses began operation this week, part of a phased replacement of the often overcrowded single-decker Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Darts. The new buses are made in China by…