Blue Triangle

**Blue Triangle** is a bus company operating services in East London. It is a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group and operates most services under contract to Transport for London.

### **River Road (RR)**

River Road operates London bus routes 5, 101, 104, 147, 346, 364, 396, EL2, EL3, 24-hour route EL1 and school routes 608, 646, 652, 656, 667, 679, 686 and 687.

#### **History**

On 7 May 2016, Blue Triangle commenced operating route 147.

On 2 July 2016, routes 167, 193, 300, 362, 364, 376, 462, 608, 646, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 656, 667, 674, 679, 686, 687, EL1, EL2, W19 were transferred to this garage from Rainham (BE) garage.

On 1 October 2016, Blue Triangle commenced operating route 346.

On 1 October 2016, Route 300 was transferred to Docklands Buses' Silvertown (SI) garage.

On 1 October 2016, routes 150 and 474 were transferred to this garage from Dockland Buses' Silvertown (SI) garage.

On 26 November 2016, route W19 passed to CT Plus.

On 18 February 2017, Blue Triangle commenced operating route EL3.

On 4 March 2017, Blue Triangle commenced operating route 101.

On 11 March 2017, route 167 passed to Stagecoach London.

On 25 March 2017, routes 362 and 462 passed to Stagecoach London.

On 29 July 2017, route 300 was transferred from Docklands Buses' Silvertown (SI) garage to this garage.

On 26 August 2017, Blue Triangle commenced operating routes 5, 15, 115 and N15.

On 14 October 2017, route 150 passed to Arriva London.

On 5 May 2018, route 474 passed to Stagecoach London.

On 29 September 2018, route 193 passed to Stagecoach London.

On 24 November 2018, routes 300 and 376 were transferred from this garage to Docklands Buses' Silvertown (SI) garage.

On 8 December 2018, Blue Triangle commenced operating route 104.

On 30 March 2019, Blue Triangle commenced operating route 396.

On 17 October 2020, Route 674 passed to Stagecoach London.

On 17 July 2021, routes 15, 115, 649, 650, 651 and N15 was transferred to Henley Road (DS) garage.

On 24 July 2021, route 648 was discontinued.

Blue Triangle will commence operating route 677 from 12 March 2022. At the same time, route 667 will pass to Stagecoach London.

#### **Bus types in use**

* Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 Dart 9.6m (SE) for route 346
* Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 Dart 10.8m (SE) for route 396
* Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 10.2m (E) for routes 104, 147, 608, 652, 656, 667, 686 and 687
* Alexander Dennis E20D 10.9m / Enviro 200 MMC (SE) for route 364
* Alexander Dennis E40H 10.4m / Enviro 400 MMC (EH) for route 5
* Volvo B9TL 10.4m / Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 (WVL) for routes 5, 101 and 679
* New Routemaster 11.3m (LT) for routes EL1, EL2 and EL3

### **Henley Road (DS)**

Henley Road garage operates London Bus Routes 15 and 115, 24-Hour route 69, night route N15 and school routes 649, 650 and 651.

#### **History**

On 17 July 2021, Henley Road (DS) garage was transferred to **Blue Triangle** and the operation of route 69 was transferred to **Blue Triangle**. At the same time, routes 15, 115, 649, 650, 651 and N15 was transferred to this garage from River Road (RR) garage.

#### **Bus types in use**

* Alexander Dennis E40H 10.4m / Enviro 400 MMC (EH) for route 115
* BYD DD Electric 10.9m / Enviro 400 EV City (Ee) for route 69
* Volvo B5LH 10.5m / Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 (WHV) for routes 649, 650 and 651
* New Routemaster 11.3m (LT) for routes 15 and N15

## Former Garages

### **Rainham (BE)**

#### **History**

On 3 November 2007, route 474 was transferred from this garage to Docklands Buses' Silvertown (SI) garage.

On 27 September 2008, route 248 passed to Stagecoach London.

On 4 July 2009, route 375 passed to Arriva Kent Thameside.

On 4 September 2010, route 66 passed to Arriva Kent Thameside.

On 26 March 2011, route 368 passed to First London.

On 3 September 2011, route 648 passed to First London.

On 17 September 2011, Blue Triangle commenced operating route 376.

On 17 September 2011, route 300 was transferred to this garage from Docklands Buses' Silvertown (SI) garage.

On 24 March 2012, Blue Triangle commenced operating routes 20 and 462.

On 23 June 2013, Blue Triangle routes 193, 368, 498, 608, 646, 648, 652, 656, 667, 679 and 686.

On 22 June 2013, route 20 was transferred from this garage to London General's Northumberland Park (NP) garage.

On 23 May 2015, route 541 was transferred to this garage from Docklands Buses' Silvertown (SI) garage.

On 27 June 2015, route 498 passed to Stagecoach London.

On 17 October 2015, route 347 passed to Arriva Kent Thameside.

On 30 April 2016, route 368 passed to Arriva London and Blue Triangle commenced operating route 687.

On 2 July 2016, Rainham (BE) garage was announced closed and routes 167, 193, 300, 362, 364, 376, 462, 608, 646, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 656, 667, 674, 679, 686, 687, EL1, EL2, W19 were transferred from this garage to River Road (RR) garage.