Arriva

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Arriva plc is a British based public transport operator headquartered in Sunderland. It operates many bus routes across the UK and several UK train franchies. It also has operations in Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

The company uses a corporate livery adapted according to the vehicle types, whether bus or train. The livery features a aquamarine base colour with Cotswold Stone colour sections on the upper front separated by a white stripe. A thin yellow stripe runs around the base of the vehicle, and the same colour is used for any lettering required. In London, Arriva are forced to adapt the livery to suit TfL regulations, so red is used as a base colour, with cream "ice-cream scoops" or "horns". Latterly, the vehicles have been all-over red, with almost no trace of the Arriva corporate livery.

Arriva have recently taken over Blue Bus operations in Bolton

Arriva Trains Wales / Trenau Arriva Cymru runs passenger services in the Wales and Borders franchise area, previously franchised to the National Express Group, and the North Wales routes formerly franchised to First Group as part of the First North Western franchise. The franchise was awarded for 15 years starting from 7 December 2003 (subject to passing reviews after 5 and 10 years).

Arriva Trains Northern ran local train services in the north of England until December 2004 when the franchise was taken over by Northern Rail.

Arriva Trains Merseyside was the name of the division that ran the Merseyrail franchise from 1998 to 2003. In February 2003, the Strategic Rail Authority extended Arriva's Merseyside franchise to July 2003. The franchise was reawarded in July 2003 to a consortium comprised of Serco and NedRailways (a division of Nederlandse Spoorwegen, Netherlands Railways).

The Dutch branch Arriva Nederland is a bus company operating in all provinces of the Netherlands except North Holland, Zeeland, and Limburg; it also owns NoordNed.

ARRIVA Danmark A/S operates buses and trains in Denmark.

In Germany in April 2004 Arriva acquired PE Holding AG (PEG), subsequently renamed PE Arriva AG, the third-largest private railway network in Germany. PEG operates routes in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Brandenburg states and, through a 50% share of Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH (ODEG), in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. In August/September 2004 Arriva bought the Regentalbahn AG for 60 million euro.

They have recently sold their Colchester bus operations to Tellings-Golden Miller, and acquired the UK bus operator "Blue Bus".

See also

Conwy Valley Line

External links

• "Trouble at the TOC" - The Story of the Arriva Trains Northern dispute
• Arriva UK
• Arriva Nederland
• Arriva Danmark