End of Bendy Buses on Route 73

From the 3rd of September the 73 will no longer be served by bendy buses, with double deckers taking over the route. According to London Bus Routes, Arriva will be running 51 new double deckers from the Stamford Hill garage, with a mixture of Gemini 2DL and B5L/Eclipse hybrids (although there’s no indication of the split between hybrid and non-hybrid yet).

As the route frequency will be increasing to every 3-4 minutes, the inclusion of hybrids will no doubt be seen in part as a way of reducing any increase in emissions. The route is also being curtailed, and will now end at Stoke Newington Common rather than continuing through to Seven Sisters. The N73, however, will continue to run through to Walthamstow Central.

An updated route diagram is below.

Thanks to BB for the spot