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| 2025 | Expected completion of electrification project, with full 109-bus electric fleet and removal of diesel refuelling tanks. |
| March 29 2025 | Operations of route SL6 transferred to Arriva London, with plans to introduce new electric double-decker buses. |
| March 29 2025 | Implementation of the route changes, withdrawing the section between Tower Gateway station and Aldgate bus station. |
| March 29 2025 | Route R6 is scheduled to be withdrawn and replaced by a reroute of route B14. |
| March 29 2025 | Planned revision of route 343 to be implemented. |
| 2025 | Route 394 will be extended to Kings Cross. |
| February 28 2025 | The route transferred from London Sovereign to First Bus London following FirstGroup's acquisition of RATP Dev Transit London. |
| February 18 2025 | Route 347 between Romford railway station and Ockendon railway station was discontinued, partially replaced by an extension of route 346. |
| February 14 2025 | Route 414 between Putney Bridge tube station and Marble Arch tube station was withdrawn, replaced by routes 14 and 74. |
| February 2025 | Confirmation was made that the proposed changes to route 343 would proceed. |
| February 1 2025 | Route's contract transferred from Go-Ahead London to Metroline, operating from Holloway bus garage with new Wright GB Kite Electroliner BEVs. |
| February 1 2025 | Route 45 was restructured to operate between Morden station and Camberwell Green, implementing the changes proposed in the 2024 consultation. |
| February 1 2025 | Route 118 between Morden tube station and Brixton tube station was discontinued, replaced by route 45. |
| January 4 2025 | The route passed back to New Cross (NX) garage with existing BYD D9UR Alexander Dennis Enviro200EVs. |
| 2024 | Khehra establishes the London Youth Achievement Awards in collaboration with the London Assembly to commemorate the Assembly's 25th anniversary, creating a platform to recognize young people's contributions across London. |
| 2024 | Introduced a shadow cabinet within the London Youth Assembly to amplify young people's perspectives in political decision-making and advocate for meaningful city-level change. |
| 2024 | New bus specification will require air cooling to reduce vehicle temperatures from 35°C to 26°C, applying to single-deck and both decks of double-decker buses. |
| 2024 | London Assembly election held with updated party representation, including Labour, Conservative, Green, Liberal Democrat, and Reform parties. |
| December 2024 | Transport for London confirmed the restructuring of route 45 to replace route 118, with the new route to operate between Morden station and Camberwell Green. |
| December 20 2024 | Route 546, a temporary route operated by Ensignbus, was introduced due to roadworks on Rookery Road and temporary withdrawal of route 146 between Keston and Downe. |
| November 2024 | Began moving towards fleet electrification, installing an electrical substation to support charging of up to 109 battery electric buses. |
| November 2024 | Arriva London retains the route contract through a competitive tendering process, with plans to replace Alexander Dennis Enviro400H City buses with new BYD BD11 electric buses. |
| October 2024 | Transport for London launched a consultation proposing to withdraw route 343 between Tower Gateway station and Aldgate bus station. |
| September 2024 | Received approval from the Starmer government to proceed with a controversial housing development plan for the Cockfosters tube station car park, which was previously blocked by the Johnson government. |
| September 7 2024 | Route 549 between Loughton tube station and South Woodford tube station was discontinued, replaced by a restructured version of route W14. |
| September 2 2024 | Route 618 was introduced, connecting Ivybridge to Osterley and serving Bolder Academy. |
| September 1 2024 | Route 310 was introduced, connecting Golders Green tube station to Stamford Hill, intended to benefit local Jewish communities, operated by Stagecoach London. |
| July 2024 | Internal TfL reliability metrics indicate the route is performing well, exceeding contractual minimum standards with bus speeds in line with expected performance. |
| June 29 2024 | Route 211 re-routed from Waterloo to Battersea Power Station. |
| April 2024 | Ashan Khehra is unanimously elected as Chair of the London Youth Assembly (LYA), bringing renewed energy to the organization after a period of inactivity. |
| March 12 2024 | First sighting of new Wright GB Kite Electroliner Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) on route R70. |
| March 9 2024 | Route 497 between Harold Wood railway station and Harold Hill was discontinued, replaced by an extension of route 346. |
| March 2 2024 | Official rebranding of Abellio London to Transport UK London Bus took effect. |
| March 2 2024 | Route SL2 was introduced, using existing Alexander Dennis Enviro400H City buses, operating between Walthamstow and Ilford |
| March 2 2024 | Route 455 between Purley and Wallington railway station was withdrawn, replaced by routes 166, 312 and S4. |
| February 24 2024 | Stamford Hill garage was re-opened to operate route 254. |
| 2023 | Rebranded from TTL Properties Limited to Places for London, marking a significant transformation in the organization's identity and strategic focus. |
| 2023 | Waltham Forest Council proposed constructing eight high-rise residential towers in Leyton, including a plan to rebuild Lea Interchange garage as an all-electric garage at the base of a tower housing 650 apartments. |
| December 2023 | TfL issued urgent calls for long-term funding, claiming the British government would need to provide one quarter of its capital investment plans for 2024. |
| December 9 2023 | Route SL1 is officially introduced, operated by Arriva London as a variation to its route 34 contract. |
| December 2 2023 | The route was transferred to Go-Ahead London from their Peckham garage, using existing Alexander Dennis Enviro400H MMCs. |
| October 20 2023 | Route SL2 was officially awarded to Arriva London |
| September 30 2023 | Transport for London implemented route changes following a consultation, merging Route 1's service between Hampstead Heath and Canada Water, and re-routing route 188 to serve the former Tottenham Court Road terminus. |
| September 4 2023 | Consultation for route SL2 was closed by Transport for London |
| August 29 2023 | The ULEZ was expanded to cover all 32 London boroughs, bringing an additional five million people into the zone. |
| August 26 2023 | Route X140 was renumbered SL9 and became part of the Superloop network of orbital express bus routes. |
| July 2023 | Barking & Dagenham council held discussions with Transport for London (TfL) about potentially extending the proposed EL4 route to Romford. |
| July 31 2023 | Route X68 was renumbered SL6, becoming part of the Superloop network of orbital express bus routes. |
| July 31 2023 | Route X68 was renumbered to SL6. |
| July 21 2023 | Transport for London opened a consultation for the new London Buses route SL2 |
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