 BYD BD11 on route 101 atBeckton bus station in January 2025 | |
| Parent | Go-Ahead London |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Barking |
| Service area | East London |
| Service type | Bus operator |
| Routes | 31 (April 2024) |
| Hubs | Barking, Barking Riverside, Canning Town, Beckton |
| Depots | 2 |
| Fuel type | Diesel, Hybrid and Electric |
| Chief executive | Gary Meek[1] |
| Website | www.goaheadlondon.com |
Blue Triangle is a bus operator brand underLondon General Transport Services Limited,[2]trading asGo-Ahead London. It operates services inEast London under contract toTransport for London. It is the operator of theEast London Transit service.
In August 2002, Blue Triangle took overroute 185 at short notice after London Easylink ceased trading.[3]
On 29 June 2007, Blue Triangle was purchased by theGo-Ahead Group.[4] The sale included eightTransport for London and nineEssex County Council routes and approximately 60 buses, but not the charter fleet which were retained by Roger Wright trading as The London Bus Company.[5]
As of April 2024, River Road garage operates routes5,101,104,147,304,325,364,366,368,396,608,646,652,656,677,679,686,687,EL1,EL2,EL3 andN15. Some buses are regularly shared with Henley Road garage.[6]
In May 2016 a new garage opened on River Road inBarking. It initially opened with an allocation of 22 buses to operateroute 147 but has a capacity for 155 buses. It was built on the site of a formerFord commercial vehicle sales and repair site.[7][8] In July 2016, all of the routes and buses from Rainham garage were transferred.[9]
As of April 2024, Henley Road garage operates routes5 (Early/late trips from routeN15s allocation),15,69,115,262,376,473,649,650,651,D3 andN15. Some buses are regularly shared with River Road garage andDocklands Buses' Silvertown garage.[10] This garage also acts as a storage for theHere East bus fleet.
As of May 2015, Rainham garage operated routes167,193,300,347,362,364,368,376,462,498,608,646,648,649,650,651,652,656,667,674,679,686,EL1,EL2 andW19.[11] On 27 June 2015, route 498 passed toStagecoach London.[12] In July 2016 the garage was announced closed with all operations transferred to River Road garage.[9]
Blue Triangle owned a number of special vehicles including an exGreen LineAEC Routemaster, ex London Routemasters andAEC Regent III RTs for use on charter duties. These vehicles were not included in the sale to Go-Ahead Group and remain in the ownership of Roger Wright's London Bus Company.[20]
As at May 2015, Blue Triangle's London services had a peak vehicle requirement of 131 buses.[11]
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