Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Sun-Thur
nights
Friday
night
Saturday
night
29.08.08
Si 55+
6SOC
6SOC
6SOC
docklands logo New Service

TRAFALGAR SQUARE - Aldwych - Fleet Street - Mansion House - Bank - Aldgate - Tower Hill - The Highway - Butcher Row - East India Dock Road - Liehouse- Poplar - Canning Town - Kier Hardie Estate - Custom House -  Prince Regent - Tollgate Road - East Beckton - GALLIONS REACH Shopping Park ( Nightly )
New Night Route operated by Docklands Buses (SI) replacing most of Route N50

06.11.08
Si 55+
6SOC
6SOC
6SOC

TRAFALGAR SQUARE  -  GALLEONS REACH (Nightly )
Rerouted to servenew Beckton Bus Station

SOC4 takes a break at the Central London stand

London Buses by Adam


30.08.13
LI
5DN
6DN
6DN
Contract reassigned

TRAFALGAR SQUARE  -  GALLEONS REACH (Nightly )
New contract commenced with Tower Transit operating from Lea Interchange (LI) - jointly operated with Route N550

 

Taken from 2017 Night Bus Map
busmap.co.uk


01.09.18
HK131+
5E
5E
5E
logo Contract reassigned to CT plus

TRAFALGAR SQUARE  -  GALLEONS REACH (Nightly )
New contract commenced with CT plus operating from Ash Grove (HK)

15.10.22
HK131+
5E
7E
7E
Stagecoach logo As part of Stagecoach's purchase of HCT, transferred from HCT to Stagecoach

TRAFALGAR SQUARE - GALLEONS REACH (Nightly )
NEW OPERATOR

02.09.23
HK131+
5E
7E
7E

TRAFALGAR SQUARE - GALLEONS REACH (Nightly )
Contract renewal

Current Blind



N551


Garages

HK Ash Grove
Meal reliefs at Canning Town Bus Station

SI Silvertown
Meal reliefs at ?

HO Lea Interchange
Meal reliefs at Canning Town Bus Station

This route has been subject to many temporary diversion which are listed here

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2022
Date of edit   Thursday, 07.09.23