Manchester-style London tender

Recently, Andy Lord did mention something about London's tendering system not being ideal, and a potential shift to Manchester style model.

I've suspected this and came to the conclusion some form of area-wide tendering was better, but was slightly hesitant on Manchester's model being replicated as a copy-paste. I'm aware area-wide contracts exist in, say the Netherlands, nothing seems to have collapsed, therefore might be better.

Alas, I will explore, together with you.

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Expressa - Superloop

Edited my own map including two suggestions of mine

Today's Expressa 4; 

   the 4th edition of my Expressa - where I analysed other express bus services across the developed world, then incorporated some of that into a fictional map in London.

This time, it's about comparing my years old Expressa map with the current Superloop, now that all routes (bar SL4) has been complete along with the fixated loop of doom that can't be perfectly looped.

Unorm vs TfL

Who has done it better?

Paris has,
they've gone a step further and decided to have an automated light-rail (think DLR-style)

Metro Line 15 (Grand Paris Express) do the orbital loop to go around the city centre.

Tidbit; TfL chose SL prefix instead of X(insert relevant parallel route) as the typical Joe and Jenny passenger don't pay attention to route numbers or destinations FOI request link clicky.

Updated spreadsheet of all express/limited-stop bus routes in London history
(now includes Superloop routes)

Spreadsheet link

Kindly before beginning, I'd like for you to refresh (or read for first time) my initial 

Expressa post (covering express buses around other world cities) and; 

Expressa 2 post (improving London express buses).

Every express bus route created in London as of 2021

Also I swear SL2 is remarkably similar to my... 

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2nd March 2024: 455 dead, SL2 to life

Not often two prefix routes with the same numerical digit start on the same date.

S2 and SL2.

This day could've gone swimmingly with only two things focussed on, after everything else executed to some quality...:

Publicity

Displays.

Many blind display issues across operators, though a lot worse at one operator.

Before going into 455, it is worth noting it's two routes in one.

Of course, as a result, it's an indirect route. So indirect you can walk from Wallington to Purley and just about beat the actual 455 bus.