to the Land Transport Authority's Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP). On 9 July 2012, SBS Transit ordered another 565 Wright-bodied Volvo B9TLs, delivered between 30 January 2013 and 18 June 2015, to replace most of their older buses, as well as fleet additions and introduction of new bus routes under the BSEP. SBS Transit's final order of 415 Volvo B9TLs was announced on 1 July 2014, two years before the transition of Singapore's bus industry to the Land Transport Authority's (LTA) Bus Contracting Model in 2016 having only 94 units delivered. The orders for the remaining 321 Volvo B9TLs were subsequently inherited by the LTA for the BCM. An additional 176 Volvo B9TLs were also subsequently ordered by the LTA. The last batch of Volvo B9TLs to be delivered were registered on 27 December 2017. Early withdrawal Between March and April 2021, SBS Transit retired 35 CDGE bodied B9TLs from revenue service due to fleet renewal and were replaced with 35 newer MAN ND323Fs. With the exception of two buses that were relegated to training duties, all of these buses were scrapped between April and July that year. In January 2022, as part of a framework agreement for the transition of the Downtown Line to New Rail Financial Framework (NRFF) Version 2, 144 of the remaining Volvo B9TL CDGEs were retired from revenue service to be scrapped. These buses are being replaced by surplus buses leased by the Land Transport Authority. As such, only 20 Volvo B9TL CDGEs will continue revenue service until lifespan expiry in 2023. Australia Volgren bodied B9TLs were purchased by CDC Melbourne and Thompsons Bus Service. Europe United Kingdom In three-axle form, the B9TL made its debut in the United Kingdom when Weavaway Travel of Newbury placed an order for six B9TL with East Lancs Myllennium Nordic bodywork in late 2004 and put them into service in April/May 2005. Since then, two more were sold to Roadliner of Poole and Provence Private Hire of St Albans for school contracts and commercial work. The two-axle Volvo B9TL did not make its debut in the United Kingdom until the middle of 2006. The first demonstrator, with Wright Eclipse Gemini body, was delivered to London General in July 2006 for evaluation, it is used on route 11. The first order was secured from Delaine Buses for two examples with the new East Lancs Olympus bodywork. The first one, along