London Buses route N551 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Gallions Reach and Trafalgar Square, it is operated by Stagecoach London.
History[]
Route N551 commenced operation on 30 October 2008 between Trafalgar Square and Gallions Reach Shopping Park via Aldwych - Fleet Street - Mansion House - Bank - Aldgate - Tower Hill - The Highway - Butcher Row - East India Dock Road - Limehouse - Poplar - Canning Town - Keir Hardie Estate - Custom House - Prince Regent - Tollgate Road - East Beckton. The route was introduced to replace withdrawn route N50 between Canning Town to East Beckton. The route was initially operated by Docklands Buses from their Silvertown (SI) garage using Scania OmniCitys.
In 2011, brand new Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TLs were introduced.
On 31 August 2013, the route passed to Tower Transit operating from Lea Interchange (LI) garage with Alexander Dennis Enviro 400s introduced.
On 1 September 2018, the route passed to CT Plus operating from their Ash Grove (HK) garage using Enviro 400H City bodied Alexander Dennis E40Hs.
On 27 August 2022, the route was included in the sale of the HCT Group to Stagecoach London.
On 15 October 2022, the vehicles were renumbered to Stagecoach London fleet numbers.
Current Route[]
- Gallions Reach Retail Park
- Gallions Reach Station
- Beckton Bus Station for Beckton Station
- Prince Regent Bus Station
- Custom House Station for Crossrail and DLR
- Keir Hardie Estate
- Canning Town Bus Station
- Poplar (All Saints Station)
- Limehouse Station
- Shadwell
- Aldgate Station
- Bank Station
- Mansion House Station
- Blackfriars Station
- City Thameslink Station
- Aldwych
- Charing Cross Station
- Trafalgar Square Cockspur Street