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The route was the first in London to use hybrid electric buses, with six vehicles built by Wrightbus, branded Electrocity, entering service in February 2006.[1] The trial was announced in March 2005; route 360 was chosen as it is one of few single-deck routes to operate in central London.[2] Six diesel buses were operated alongside the hybrids for comparison.[3] The hybrids were temporarily withdrawn shortly after their introduction following problems with engine overheating.[4]
In November 2009, it was announced that London Central had successfully tendered to retain the route, which would be converted to full hybrid operation using a mixture of new and existing vehicles from 23 January 2010, the first route to use only hybrid vehicles.[5] In August 2014, new passenger information screens were introduced on one bus on the route.[6][7][8]
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