Arriva UK Bus is a major bus operator in the

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based in

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, England. It is a subsidiary of

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since 2010. Arriva UK Bus operates 5,900 buses in

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, the

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and South East of England,

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and Wales. It employs 16,000 people. Bus on Albion Terrace, Saltburn

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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

* Wardle Transport (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 * Arriva Scotland West sold to

McGill's Bus Services McGill's Bus Services is a bus operator based in Greenock, Scotland."Arriva exits Scotland with Sale to McGill's"
''Bus & Coach Professional'' 14 December 2011 * The Original Tour sold to

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in September 2014 *

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 *

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 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.

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

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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