Arriva UK Bus

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Arriva UK Bus Ltd
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Public transport
Headquarters Sunderland, England
Area served
United Kingdom
Key people
Iain Jago (Interim managing director)
ProductsBus services
Owner I Squared Capital
Number of employees
16,000 (January 2015)
Website www.arrivabus.co.uk OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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.

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Arriva UK Bus operates 793 buses in the North East, North West, South East, Yorkshire & the Humber, West Midlands, East Midlands, Greater London and Wales. It employs 16,000 people. [1]

Sapphire branded Arriva North East Wright StreetLite in Saltburn in April 2017 Bus on Albion Terrace, Saltburn.jpg
Sapphire branded Arriva North East Wright StreetLite in Saltburn in April 2017
Arriva North West Wright Cadet bodied DAF SB120 in Liverpool in May 2013 Arriva North West 2422 X422AJA (8759231308).jpg
Arriva North West Wright Cadet bodied DAF SB120 in Liverpool in May 2013
Arriva London Wright Gemini 2 in Wanstead in June 2022 Arriva London DW235 on route 66.jpg
Arriva London Wright Gemini 2 in Wanstead in June 2022

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:

NetworkInformation
Arriva Buses Wales Separated from Arriva North West & Wales in January 2009.
Arriva London Arriva London North and South. Regulated by Transport for London.
Arriva Midlands Arriva Derby, Arriva Midlands East and Arriva Midlands North
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

Branding

Fleet livery is aquamarine and blue. Arriva London buses operating services for Transport for London are painted red. Yorkshire Tiger buses were 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 [10] while interurban services are operated under the Max brand. [11]

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  10. Home Arriva Sapphire
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