Arriva UK Bus
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Public transport |
Headquarters | Sunderland, England |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Iain Jago (Interim managing director) |
Products | Bus services |
Owner | Deutsche Bahn |
Number of employees | 16,000 (January 2015) |
Website | www |
Arriva UK Bus is a major bus operator in the United Kingdom based in Sunderland, England. It is a subsidiary of Arriva which runs transport services across Europe, which was a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn from 2010. As of 2024 Arriva will be owned by I Squared Capital.
Arriva UK Bus operates 5,900 buses in the
Yorkshire & the Humber, West Midlands, East Midlands, Greater London and Wales. It employs 16,000 people.[1]
Divisions
Arriva's bus network in the UK originates from its acquisition of Grey-Green in 1980 and British Bus in August 1996.[2][3] It has the following operating units:
Network | Information |
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Arriva Buses Wales | Separated from Arriva North West & Wales in January 2009.
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Arriva London | Arriva London North and South. Regulated by Transport for London. |
Arriva Midlands | Arriva Midlands North
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Arriva Herts & Essex | Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex |
Arriva Southern Counties | Arriva Colchester, Arriva Kent & Surrey, Arriva Kent Thameside, Arriva Southend |
Arriva North East | Arriva Durham County & Arriva Northumbria. Originally included Arriva Teesside and Arriva Tees and District which were brought under the Durham County Division. |
Arriva North West | Arriva Merseyside & Arriva North West |
Arriva Yorkshire | All five Yorkshire based depots now operate under Arriva Yorkshire Limited |
Green Line | Operates express coach services between London and the Home Counties
|
Former divisions
- Wardle Transport (later including D&G Bus) sold to D&G Bus in 2015
- Arriva Scotland West sold to McGill's Bus Services in March 2012[4][5]
- The Original Tour sold to RATP Group in September 2014[6]
- Tellings-Golden Miller sold to management in 2016[7]
- Yorkshire Tiger sold to Transdev Blazefield in 2021[8][9]
Branding
Fleet livery is aquamarine and blue.
New Enterprise Coaches
retains its existing white and red livery.
In some regions, premium services are operated under the Sapphire brand[10] while interurban services are operated under the Max brand.[11]
References
- ^ Arriva appoints Kevin O'Connor as Managing Director, UK Bus Arriva 14 January 2015
- ^ The Arriva London Story Arriva London
- ^ Overview Arriva
- ^ "Arriva exits Scotland with Sale to McGill's" Archived 6 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 14 December 2011
- ^ Bus firm McGill's to take over rivals Arriva BBC News 13 December 2011
- ^ RATP Dev acquires leading London sightseeing operator Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine RATP Dev
- ^ History Tellings-Golden Miller
- ^ "Transdev takes over Yorkshire Tiger buses in West Yorkshire from Arriva". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Team, routeone (7 June 2021). "Team Pennine brand to oust Yorkshire Tiger under Transdev". routeone. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Home Arriva Sapphire
- ^ Max - new inter-urban express services from Arriva Arriva