 New low-floor buses were specified, and seven Alexander ALX300 bodied Volvo B10BLEs were purchased.In April 2005 route 726 was renumbered X26 and the section between Bromley and East Croydon was withdrawn, rerouted to run via Teddington instead of Hampton Court, and many stops were removed to reduce run times and improve reliability.The contract was awarded to Metrobus, which used Scania OmniCity vehicles.