Скачать или смотреть *Brand New* - Journey on Route 210 - BYD BD11 - BDE3029 (LF25SYU) [intended as LF74UCL]

These new BYD BD11s are amazing despite past negative criticism about their looks but soon people realised how much better these are compared to other electric double deckers such as the Wright StreetDeck Electroliner, Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV and the Yutong U11DD (which hasn’t yet been ordered for London but already operates around the UK by First Bus). I give these a rating of 8/10 as these were worth the wait and that it’s a long awaited replacement.

On 15 August 2023, Metroline retained the 210 with electric double deckers along with the 206, 382, C11, W7 and W8 on the same day.

In May 2024, Metroline announced that they have ordered 46 BYD BD11s, of those, 16 were destined for the 210 as BDE3015-30 would be the route’s allocation, the rest of the BD11s were ordered for the 206, W7 and W8.

In late 2024/early 2025, the first of Metroline’s BD11s were sighted at BYD’s factory and in the UK at Southampton

In April 2025, BDE3016, part of the 210’s allocation entered service on the 206 registered as LF25SXY. Soon after, all 45 buses has been registered on the DVLA and were soon about to leave storage

On 2 July 2025. 3 BD11s (BDE3028-30) entered service on the 210 and BDE3016 (LF25SXY) followed since transferring from Willesden Junction being replaced there by BDE2985.

The 210 is yet to convert to a full BYD BD11 operation with BDE3015-30. As of 4 July 2025, the route has seen 25% of its allocation

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