Arriva UK Bus

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.

Arriva UK Bus Ltd.
Subsidiary
IndustryPublic transport
HeadquartersSunderland, England, UK
Area served
United Kingdom
Key people
Iain Jago (Interim managing director)
ProductsBus services
OwnerArriva
Number of employees
16,000 (January 2015)
Websitewww.arrivabus.co.uk

Arriva UK Bus operates 5,900 buses in London, the North East, North West and South East of England, Yorkshire, The Midlands and Wales. It employs 16,000 people.[1]

Sapphire branded Arriva Buses Wales Alexander Dennis Enviro400 in Wrexham in May 2013
Arriva North West Wright Cadet bodied DAF SB120 in Liverpool in May 2013
Arriva London Alexander Dennis Enviro400 in Caterham in June 2009

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
Arriva Buses Wales Separated from Arriva North West & Wales in January 2009.
Arriva London Arriva London North, Central and South. Regulated by Transport for London.
Arriva Midlands Arriva Derby, Arriva Fox County, Arriva Midlands North, Hinckley Bus, Stevensons of Uttoxeter and City Linx (Tamworth)
Arriva North East Arriva Teesside, Arriva Tees & District, Arriva Durham County & Arriva Northumbria
Arriva North West Arriva Merseyside & Arriva North West
Arriva Shires & Essex
Arriva Southern Counties Arriva Colchester, Arriva Guildford & West Surrey, Arriva Kent & Sussex, Arriva Kent Thameside, Arriva Maidstone, Arriva Medway Towns, Arriva Southend & New Enterprise Coaches
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
Yorkshire Tiger Taken over by Arriva in September 2013, which also includes Tiger Blue and Flying Tiger

Former divisions

Branding

Fleet livery is aquamarine and blue. Arriva London buses operating services for Transport for London are painted red. Yorkshire Tiger buses are painted in an orange livery and Tiger Blue blue. New Enterprise Coaches retains its existing white and red livery.

in some regions, premium services are operated under the Sapphire brand[8] while interurban services are operated under the Max brand.[9]

References
  1. Arriva appoints Kevin O'Connor as Managing Director, UK Bus Arriva 14 January 2015
  2. The Arriva London Story Arriva London
  3. Overview Arriva
  4. "Arriva exits Scotland with Sale to McGill's" Archived 6 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 14 December 2011
  5. Bus firm McGill's to take over rivals Arriva BBC News 13 December 2011
  6. RATP Dev acquires leading London sightseeing operator Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine RATP Dev
  7. History Tellings-Golden Miller
  8. Home Arriva Sapphire
  9. Max - new inter-urban express services from Arriva Arriva
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