• Reference: 2015/3009
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 16 September 2015

Can you confirm what is the fuel consumption and pollution output of the New Bus for London is when it is running in diesel only mode?

• Reference: 2015/3008
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 16 September 2015

Leon Daniels said: "The New Routemaster is the cleanest and greenest bus of its c9">hat is the fuel consumption and pollution output of the New Bus for London is when it is running in hybrid mode?

• Reference: 2015/3007
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 16 September 2015

The drivers report that some buses disengage from gears on flat ground or even on slopes. If this happens, the dashboard lights up with lots of warning lights and the whole bus has to be restarted, a frustrating sequence that delays journeys and angers passengers. Can you comment on this claim?

• Reference: 2015/3006
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 16 September 2015

The drivers report that most dangerously, if the bus is on an incline, it can roll back when the driver disengages the handbrake, even though s/he is applying the accelerator. There have been several such incidents. Can you comment on this claim?

• Reference: 2015/3005
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 16 September 2015

The drivers report that the diesel engine is relatively small and is not designed to be in use all the time. However, with the batteries out of use, it is the only way of powering the bus. Can you comment on this claim?

• Reference: 2015/3004
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 16 September 2015

The drivers report that the reason for the slow response is that the engine splutters when the accelerator is engaged. As a result, some drivers keep their foot on the accelerator while stopping, with the handbrake engaged, a risky practice and also wasteful of fuel. Can you comment on this claim?

• Reference: 2015/3003
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 16 September 2015

The drivers report that because the hybrid batteries are not charging, the bus responds slowly when moving off at bus stops or traffic lights. Consequently, other road users start hooting and shouting, resulting in slower traffic and potential accidents. Can you comment on this claim?

• Reference: 2015/3002
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 16 September 2015

Forty bus drivers at Holloway Garage have prepared a dossier on problems with the New Bus for London. The drivers report that because the batteries powering the hybrid system do not work, the buses operate on diesel for 90 per cent of the time. Can you comment on this claim and can you explain how long, on average, a New Bus for London is expected to operate on diesel and electricity?

• Reference: 2015/3001
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 16 September 2015

MQT 2015/1849 says, "London Underground and the British Transport Police (BTP) engaged with other metro networks across the world that operate 24-hour (or extended hour) services, including New York City, Chicago, Boston, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Copenhagen, Berlin, Hamburg, Stockholm, Vienna, Barcelona, Bilbao and Paris (which is considering running overnight services)." Can you publish the written information you received from these 13 cities?

• Reference: 2015/3000
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 16 September 2015

What role does TfL have in regulating the training content that bus drivers are given by the bus operators? Have TfL considered running such training directly?