London Buses route 366 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Redbridge and Beckton, it is operated by Blue Triangle.
History[]
Route 366 commenced operation on 20 March 1993 between Barking Town Centre and Leytonstone Green Man via Longbridge Road - South Park Drive - Eton Road - Sunnyside Road - Ilford Town Centre - Cranbrook Road - The Drive - Redbridge - Wanstead - Eastern Avenue. The route was initially operating by Docklands Transit from their Silvertown (TT) garage using Carlyle bodied Mercedes 811Ds.
On 10 July 1993, the route was withdrawn between Redbridge and Leytonstone - Route 145 was extended from Redbridge to Leytonstone to compensate.
On 25 June 1994, the route was extended from Barking to Beckton Savacentre.
On 12 November 1994, the route was extended from Redbridge Station to Falmouth Gardens.
On 11 October 1997, the route passed to Stagecoach London operating from their Barking (BK) garage using Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Darts.
On 24 March 2001, the route was retained by Stagecoach and was converted to low floor operation using low floor Alexander ALX200 bodied Dennis Dart SLFs. The route was diverted in the Barking Area via Loxford Road instead of Fair Cross and was extended from Beckton to Cyprus at the same time.
On 4 September 2004, the route was diverted in Beckton via Armada Way and Gallions Reach.
On 28 January 2006, the route was re-routed in both directions to serve Gallions Reach Shopping Park bus station.
On 25 March 2006, the route was retained by Stagecoach London.
On 7 November 2008, the route was extended from Cyprus to Beckton Bus Station.
On 26 March 2011, the route was retained by Stagecoach London with brand new Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 Darts introduced.
On 30 April 2016, the route was retained by Stagecoach London.
On 29 April 2023, the route passed to Blue Triangle operating from their Henley Road (DS) garage temporarily using existing Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 Darts.
On 29 June 2023, brand new Enviro 200 MMC EV bodied BYD D8URs were introduced alongside the existing Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 Darts.
On 8 July 2023, the route converted to a full Enviro 200 MMC EV bodied BYD D8UR operation.
On 15 September 2023, brand new 10.9m Enviro200 MMC EV bodied BYD D8URs were temporarily introduced alongside the 10.2m variants.
On 27 October 2023, the route reverted to a full 10.2m Enviro200 MMC EV bodied BYD D8UR operation.
The allocation is planned to transfer to River Road (RR) Garage from 13 April 2024.
Current Route[]
Route 366 operates via these primary locations:
- Redbridge Roding Lane South
- Redbridge Station
- Ilford Station
- Barking Station
- East Beckton Showcase Cinema
- East Beckton Sainsbury's
- Gallions Reach Shopping Park
- Gallions Reach Station
- Cyprus Station
- Beckton Bus Station