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

30.08.25
BK
5E
7E
7E

TRAFALGAR SQUARE - GALLEONS REACH (Nightly )
Transferred from Ash Grove to Barking (BK) and will work in conjunction with daytime Route 145

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 2025
Date of edit   Monday, 18.08.25