New Transport for London bus involved in crash on launch day

Pantograph technology was initially introduced to London in 2022 for the 132 route at Bexleyheath bus garage.

TfL has said the innovation will allow fewer buses to be required on the 358 route, bringing savings to be used in other areas of the London network.

It said the buses come with extra safety benefits, including speed limiting technology and audible warnings for pedestrians.

Lorna Murphy, director of buses at TfL, previously said: “The green benefits are obviously that we’re reducing our carbon emissions.

“On a bus like this, we can carry up to 80 times the amount of people that can go in a car in just three times the space.”