Arriva UK Bus is a major bus operator in the
United Kingdom
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based in
Sunderland, England. It is a subsidiary of
Arriva
Arriva plc is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England.[Deutsche Bahn
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describes itself as the se ...]
since 2010.
Arriva UK Bus operates 5,900 buses in
London
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, the
North East,
North West
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and
South East
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of England,
Yorkshire
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,
The Midlands
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and Wales. It employs 16,000 people.
Divisions
Arriva's bus network in the UK originates from its acquisition of
Grey-Green
Grey-Green was a bus and coach operator in England. It was based in Stamford Hill and operated in London and the East of England.
History
Grey-Green can trace its origins back over a century to the foundation of George Ewer's horse carriage ...
in 1980 and
British Bus
British Bus was a bus group in the United Kingdom. It was sold to the Cowie Group in August 1996.
History
British Bus was founded in November 1992 when the Drawlane Transport Group split its bus interests from its National Express in the lead ...
in August 1996. It has the following operating units:
Former divisions
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Wardle Transport
Wardle Transport was a bus operator based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. Formed in 1963 as Jack's of Norton, it expanded from 2001 to operate a network of local bus routes using over 60 vehicles. Arriva purchased the company in Dece ...
(later including
D&G Bus
D&G Bus is a local bus operator owned by Centrebus Group and is based in Adderley Green, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
History
D&G Bus was formed by David Reeves and Gerald Henderson in April 1998 initially operating four buses on two routes ...
) sold to D&G Bus in 2015
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Arriva Scotland West
Arriva Scotland West was a bus company based in Inchinnan, near Paisley, Scotland. It was formed in 1997 as a rebranding of the former Clydeside 2000 company when purchased by Arriva. On 26 March 2012, the business was sold to McGill's Bus Serv ...
sold to
McGill's Bus Services in March 2012
["Arriva exits Scotland with Sale to McGill's"]
''Bus & Coach Professional'' 14 December 2011
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The Original Tour
Tootbus London, formerly The Original Tour is a London bus tour operator using open-top double-decker buses. It also holds the franchise to run City Sightseeing's London tour. Based in Wandsworth, it is a subsidiary of RATP Dev.
History
T ...
sold to
RATP Group in September 2014
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Tellings-Golden Miller
Tellings-Golden Miller is a charter coach operator in England. It was a subsidiary of Arriva twice previously, but once again has returned to family ownership. The company is now a subsidiary of Falcon Coaches based in Byfleet, Surrey.
History ...
sold to management in 2016
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Yorkshire Tiger
Team Pennine operates both local and regional bus services in West Yorkshire, England. It is a subsidiary of Transdev Blazefield, which operates bus services across Greater Manchester, Lancashire, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.
History St ...
sold to
Transdev Blazefield
Transdev Blazefield is a bus group, which operates local and regional bus services across Greater Manchester, Lancashire, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, England. Formed in August 1991, the group has been a subsidiary of French-based operato ...
in 2021
Branding
Fleet livery is aquamarine and blue.
Arriva London
Arriva London is a major bus company operating services in Greater London. It is a subsidiary of Arriva UK Bus and operates services under contract to Transport for London. It was formed in 1998 from a fusion of previously separate Arriva s ...
buses operating services for
Transport for London are painted red.
Yorkshire Tiger
Team Pennine operates both local and regional bus services in West Yorkshire, England. It is a subsidiary of Transdev Blazefield, which operates bus services across Greater Manchester, Lancashire, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.
History St ...
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
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brand while interurban services are operated under the
Max brand.
Max - new inter-urban express services from Arriva
Arriva
References
{{Arriva Group UK, state=collapsed
Bus groups in the United Kingdom