69-616: 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 Buses based in Byfleet, Surrey. Reputedly, Fred Varney founded the Golden Miller company with the winnings from a bet made on the horse Golden Miller , which won the Cheltenham Gold Cup and
138-502: A 51% shareholding Transportes Sul do Tejo, a scheduled bus and coach operator in the growing commuter region south of Lisbon . In September 2003, Arriva exercised an option to buy the remainder of the company. In May 2006, Arriva acquired a 21.5% share of leading transport company Barraqueiro , with bus and rail operations in and around Lisbon, increasing the shareholding in January 2008 to 31.5%. In December 2021, Arriva Portugal announced
207-551: A contract to operate trains from Dordrecht to Gorinchem and on to Geldermalsen ( MerwedeLingelijn ). In 2012, Arriva commenced operating trains in the Achterhoek and between Zwolle and Emmen ; these services operate under the Spurt brand. On 21 June 2013, Arriva was selected to operate a new service between The Hague and Brussels . Service was set to start in December 2015, but
276-490: A decision to consolidate all of Arriva's Transport for London routes, Watford garage was transferred to Arriva London on 1 January 2016. Due to high running costs, Watford depot closed in 2018, with the routes being transferred to Hemel Hempstead . On Sunday 8 April 2018, the Amersham & District Motorbus Society held its annual running day in honour of the depot, with the theme being 'Farewell to Garston garage'. In 2019,
345-555: A family-run concern which had been founded by Stephen Telling in 1972. Routes 601 and 603 were transferred to Fountain Coaches of Feltham from October 1985; these routes being combined as route 600 (East Bedfont to Hanworth via Feltham) in June 1986. The Golden Miller business continued to operate routes 602 and 606 until about 1988. In 1989 the company was taken over by Midland Fox . A small number of London Transport contracted routes were won by
414-602: A joint venture company with the Dutch state-owned passenger rail company Nederlandse Spoorwegen . In 2003, the company took full ownership of the former joint venture, opting to drop the NoordNed branding two years later. During 2005, Arriva was awarded a 15-year contract to operate trains from Groningen to Leeuwarden , Delfzijl , Roodeschool and Nieuweschans . It also secured a contract to operate trains from Leeuwarden to Harlingen Haven and to Stavoren . Later that year, it secured
483-529: A new contract, valued at €157.5 million per year, covering the extension of its operations in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship region for a further eight years, up until 2030. In November 2000, Arriva purchased João Carlos Soares e Filhos , Viação Costa & Lino Lda , Ami-Transportes and Abílio da Costa Moreira & C Lda who were running inter-urban local bus services in the north west of Portugal. During June 2002, Arriva bought
552-536: A new site at Bessemer Road. Eventually all buses operating from Stevenage will be based at an expanded Babbage Road site. As well as operating a number of local services, the Stevenage depot also runs to Letchworth on route 55, Luton on the 100/101, St Albans on route 301 and the 97/98 between Hitchin and Stotfold/Baldock. In February 2006 Arriva bought the operations of MK Metro for £5.6 million, and operational control transferred to The Shires & Essex. The purchase
621-654: A sale or possible public flotation and invited companies interested in acquiring it to register expressions of interest by 3 May; however, by mid-November, the sale had been reportedly placed on hold. In early 2023, reports again alleged that parent company Deutsche Bahn was considering options for spinning out Arriva to concentrate on its core German rail operations. During the following months, various portions of Arriva's operations on continental Europe have been sold to other companies, these disposals have largely focused on busin operations. In October 2023, Deutsche Bahn agreed terms to sell Arriva to I Squared Capital . The sale
690-468: A sale was placed on hold as of November in that year. During the early 2020s, several of Arriva's continental European operations have been sold on. In October 2023, Deutsche Bahn agreed terms to sell Arriva to I Squared Capital with the transaction completed in June 2024. The company was founded by TSK Cowie in Sunderland in 1938. It was initially active as a second-hand motorcycle dealer and traded under
759-579: A small number of local routes in the town as well as the 300/302 to St Albans and Welwyn Garden City, 320 to Rickmansworth, 500 to Aylesbury and 508 to Watford. In 2016, this depot took over operation of Watford local services 8 and 10. High Wycombe was another depot of London Country Bus Services (North West), acquired by LDT in 1988. In 2000 Arriva also bought the High Wycombe depot of the Go-Ahead Group 's Oxford Bus Company (which had bought it from
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#1733093817684828-583: A subsidy for it to continue. Four trains on the local Desná Railway, operated by Connex Morava (lately Veolia Transport Morava) since 2002, were taken over by Arriva Morava in July 2013. In March 2016, Arriva introduced a weekly service from Praha to Trenčín in Slovakia and daily service from Praha to Benešov . It has applied to increase this to twice daily from December 2016. In September 1997, Arriva purchased Unibus . During March 1999, Arriva Denmark expanded with
897-633: A successful contract hire business. T. Cowie entered into bus operations via the purchase of the London -based Grey-Green operator in 1980. During 1984, it acquired the Hanger Group along with the vehicle leasing business Interleasing. In April 1994, the company was renamed Cowie Group. Months later, Cowie Group acquired the Leaside Buses and South London Transport business units amid the wider privatisation of London bus services . During 1997, it also bought
966-746: A transport group. In November 1997, the company was rebranded as Arriva p.lc. That same year, it also bought Unibus in Denmark, its first venture outside the United Kingdom. During June 1999, Arriva sold its vehicle-hire business to General Motors . In February 2000, Arriva purchased MTL Holdings , which included its first UK rail franchises, Merseyrail Electrics and Northern Spirit . Between 2002 and 2003, Arriva sold its motor-retailing businesses, furthermore, in February 2006, it also disposed of its vehicle-rental business to Northgate . During April 2008,
1035-500: Is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland , England. The company was originally established on 24 October 1938 as T Cowie Ltd. Initially focused on the sale of motorcycles , it relaunched shortly after the Second World War by Tom Cowie . During December 1964, the company was floated , it acquired its first car dealership months later. In 1972, the company established Cowie Contract Hire,
1104-487: Is a bus operator providing services in Bedfordshire , Buckinghamshire , Essex and Hertfordshire , with services extending to Berkshire , Oxfordshire and Greater London . Until 2002 its operations included Colchester . It is a subsidiary of Arriva UK Bus . Operations are split between two registered companies, Arriva East Herts & Essex Limited and Arriva The Shires Limited. Arriva East Herts & Essex Limited
1173-523: Is based in Harlow , and operate two bus garages in Harlow (Fourth Avenue) and Ware (Marsh Lane). Arriva East Herts & Essex emerged from London Country North East (LCNE), one of the successor companies of London Country Bus Services . LCNE was broken in two. One of the successor companies, County Bus & Coach, with depots at Harlow, Hertford and Grays , was bought by its management in 1990. In 1994 County
1242-573: Is based in Luton and operates bus garages in Luton , Milton Keynes , Stevenage , Hitchin and Hemel Hempstead . Arriva The Shires evolved from the purchase of the Luton, Aylesbury and Hitchin depots of United Counties by Luton & District Transport (LDT) in a management buy-out in 1987. Depots at Watford, High Wycombe, Hemel Hempstead, Amersham and Slough were acquired with London Country North West in 1990, although Amersham has since closed and Slough
1311-693: Is owned by German DB Mobility Logistics AG. In December 2006, Arriva purchased Transcentrum Bus, operating services in Mladá Boleslav District of the Central Bohemian Region , north east of Prague . In January 2007, Arriva acquired Bosák Bus, which operates to the south west of Prague and the Příbram District of the Central Bohemian Region. In November 2007, Arriva acquired Osnado, which operates bus and coach services in
1380-445: Is owned by the Dutch company Arriva Coöperatie W.A. (majority of 99.9% since 2008). In July 2013, the current Veolia Transport Česká republika a.s. with its four subsidiary companies fell under Arriva group as Arriva Transport Česká republika a.s. The daughter companies were simultaneously renamed and rebranded as Arriva Praha s.r.o., Arriva Teplice s.r.o., Arriva Vychodni Cechy a.s. and Arriva Morava a.s. They operate primarily buses (it
1449-580: Is purpose-built and is at 487 Dunstable Road. It replaced the previous depot at Castle Street. It also houses the Head Office for Arriva The Shires & Essex as well as the UK bus team. The majority of the Luton depot's routes are within the Luton and Dunstable boundary, including four on the Luton-Dunstable Busway. Busway routes F70 and F77 reach out as far as Milton Keynes and the 321 operates to Watford,
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#17330938176841518-746: Is the biggest bus transport operator in the Czech Republic) but also trolleybuses in Teplice (Arriva Teplice) and Desná Railway (Arriva Morava). The two Arriva holdings in the Czech Republic have not any direct interconnection yet. Moreover, the Arriva group operated in the Czech Republic also through the German rail transport company Vogtlandbahn GmbH. The former Abellio companies Probo Bus and PT Real, purchased in December 2013, are owned by DB Czech Holding s.r.o. which
1587-474: The Bee Line in 1990). In 2005 High Wycombe garage moved to a new purpose built depot following the closure of the old bus station in the town, where the previous garage was. The High Wycombe depot operated a number of services both locally and further afield, reaching Reading on the 800/850. High Wycombe depot closed on 27 July 2024, with other operators set to take over services from this depot. Luton depot
1656-580: The Blazefield Group , in exchange for the London Green Line route 797 . In 2004 Arriva acquired the last remaining Sovereign operation. Blazefield had already sold its London operations to Transdev London and its St Albans depot and routes to Centrebus . Arriva currently have two depots in the town; Babbage Road (ex Sovereign) and Bessemer Road. The site at Norton Green closed during August 2021 for redevelopment, with vehicles temporarily moving to
1725-463: The Denmark -based operator Unibus, becoming its first venture based outside the United Kingdom. During November 1997, the company was rebranded as Arriva. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, it disposed of its vehicle-hire and motor-retailing businesses. In February 2000, Arriva purchased MTL Holdings , which included its first UK rail franchises, Merseyrail Electrics and Northern Spirit . In April 2008,
1794-581: The Grand National in 1934. In 1955 Golden Miller was sold to FG Wilder & Sons Limited of Feltham with two coaches and a booking office in Twickenham . In 1967 Wilder bought out Tourist Bus Service which had one vehicle and a stage carriage licence for route 601 between Feltham station and East Bedfont , which it had operated since 1955. In 1968 routes 602 (Feltham to Shepperton ) and 603 (Feltham to Hanworth via Elmwood Avenue) were added. In 1970
1863-617: The Grey-Green operation in London from the George Ewer Group. In 1984, T. Cowie p.l.c. acquired the Hanger Group, which included Interleasing, a large vehicle leasing business . Further leasing companies acquired were Marley Leasing, RoyScot Drive and Ringway Leasing. Following the retirement of Tom Cowie, the company was renamed Cowie Group plc during April 1994. As part of the privatisation of London bus services , Cowie Group acquired
1932-583: The LNWR train maintenance business in England was acquired. In 2010, it was reported that the government-owned railway companies of France ( SNCF ) and Germany ( Deutsche Bahn ) were considering making takeover bids for the business. SNCF subsidiary Keolis and Arriva entered discussions regarding a merger, however, in April 2010, Deutsche Bahn made a takeover offer for Arriva valued at £7.75 per share (£1.585 billion). During August 2010, Deutsche Bahn's takeover bid
2001-508: The LNWR train maintenance business was acquired. Arriva became a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn in August 2010. Arriva operates bus, coach, train, tram and waterbus services in 10 countries across Europe. As of November 2023, it employed 35,500 people and operated 1.5 billion passenger journeys annually. It operates as three divisions: UK Bus , UK Rail and Mainland Europe. Deutsche Bahn announced in 2019 that it wished to sell Arriva, but such
2070-504: The Leaside Buses and South London Transport business units in September 1994 and January 1995 respectively. Cowie Group also bought United Automobile Services and British Bus in July and August 1996, both of which had acquired a number of privatised bus companies. As a result of these transactions, in October 1996, Cowie Group was reclassified on the stock exchange from a motor dealer to
2139-517: The National Railway Company of Belgium to replace the existing service there. The resulting Three Countries Train will run from Liège-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf . The Province of Limburg awarded a contract in June 2015 to Arriva to provide for the entire public transport (buses and five regional rail lines) in Limburg from December 2016 up until 2031. Abellio has originally been named
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2208-614: The North East of England , and operates services under the Classic Coaches, Excel Passenger Logistics, Flight Delay Services, Link Line Coaches, and OFJ Connections brands. The company previously ran bus services in South West London and north west Surrey, inheriting some through acquisition of Capital Logistics . These services were sold to National Express in June 2005 and incorporated into its Travel London business. As part of
2277-579: The Piemonte and Valle d'Aosta regions of northern Italy with an 80% shareholding in SADEM, increased to 100% in 2008. During 2006, Arriva purchased a 35% share in Trieste Trasporti, which increased to 40% in 2007. In June 2007, Arriva entered a joint venture with Ferrovie Nord Milano to purchase 49% of 317 bus SPT Linea, which was then renamed ASF Autolinee . This company manages local public transport in
2346-625: The Varde to Nørre Nebel line. In March 2012, Arriva was awarded an extension to this franchise through to June 2018. During 2003, Arriva began operating an eight-year contract to operate services in mid Jutland . In March 2009, Arriva was awarded an extension through to December 2018. At one point, Arriva operated 17% of all services on the Danish rail network. In 2000, Arriva began operating waterbuses in Copenhagen 's harbour. In May 2023 Arriva Denmark
2415-563: The Czech Republic. German rail transport company Vogtlandbahn , owned by Arriva since 2004, operated several train routes in the Czech Republic as a subcontractor of České dráhy (München – Regensburg – Hof – Plzeň – Praha, line VB2 Zwickau – Plauen – Bad Brambach – Františkovy Lázně – Cheb – Mariánské Lázně, line VB8 Marktredwitz – Schirnding – Cheb) and GW Train Regio , formerly Viamont (line VB1 Zwickau – Klingenthal – Kraslice – Sokolov). Since December 2010, Vogtlandbahn operates under its own name
2484-478: The Milton Keynes depot). On 25 June 2024, Arriva announced that Aylesbury depot will close on 27 July 2024, with other operators set to take over services from this depot. Hemel Hempstead was a depot of London Country Bus Services (North West) (one of the companies into which London Country Bus Services was divided in 1986), acquired by Luton & District Transport in 1988. The Hemel Hempstead depot runs
2553-708: The Slovak bus market with the purchase of an 80% share in Eurobus Invest, getting control over the SAD Nové Zámky and SAD Michalovce bus companies. In July 2015, it purchased SAD Liorbus and SAD Trnava. Coach services are operated under the Arriva Express brand. By November 2016, Arriva was employing 2,390 people and operated 1,335 buses. In the meantime, Arriva also bought the bus company Veolia transport Nitra. Arriva Shires %26 Essex Arriva Herts & Essex
2622-593: The Stansted depot of Excel Passenger Logistics. Burton's ceased operating in May 2011. In August 2010, TGM Group took over the Arriva Shires & Essex services from Harlow garage, with a Network Harlow identity for the local routes (similar to Network Colchester). On 31 May 2014, Tellings-Golden Miller once again became a Transport for London contracted operator when it commenced operating route E10 from its Heathrow depot,
2691-673: The Waltham Abbey area: Route 250 remained in competition with route 255 operated by Harlow-based Roadrunner buses. Earlier in 2013 Arriva withdrew route 250 service to provide a stronger service on the 251 and to expand onto the 310 route from Waltham Cross to Ware. Many of the buses used on the 250 service can now be seen on the 251 service operating from Upshire to Hammond Street more frequently. As of May 2015, Watford garage operated London routes 142 , 258 , 268 , 288 , 303 , 305 , 340 , 631 , 642 , H2 , H3 , H18 and H19 . It also operated LSP route 8, and school routes. As part of
2760-581: The Wiltax operations were scaled back with most routes passing to other operators. Some routes continued to be run by Wiltax, but from Tellings-Golden Miller's Heathrow depot. In September 2008, Wiltax' New Haw depot closed, with all operations transferred to TGM's Heathrow depot. In February 2010 the Haverhill operations of Burton's Coaches, together with the name, were sold to Yellow Star Travel Services. The National Express services had been earlier transferred to
2829-537: The X9/X90 (previously 300/X30) to High Wycombe, X5 (previously 500) to Hemel Hempstead and X7 (previously 280)/X8 to Oxford. They previously ran town routes 2, 4, 8 and 9 plus country routes 16, 50, 55, 60/60A, 61 and 110, and inter urban routes 150 (now X4) and X60 (now X6) in the town, as well as the 18 between Buckingham and Bicester but all have passed onto other operators (with exception to 150 (Now X4) and X60 (Now X6) which are still with Arriva but have since transferred to
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2898-571: The acquisition of Bus Danmark . In April 2001, Arriva acquired Denmark's largest bus operator, Combus , along with its 1,200 vehicles. In August 2004, Arriva purchased Wulff , which operated buses in Jutland and Copenhagen . In 2007, Arriva acquired Veolia Denmark , then Denmark's second largest bus operator with 640 buses. Arriva operates 50% of bus services in Copenhagen and 40% throughout Denmark. In mid-2002, Arriva began to operate services on
2967-604: The city of Como . During 2008, it took control of Brescia -based SAIA Transporti . In January 1998, Arriva purchased Vancom Nederland , it was followed by Veonn & Hanze in December 1998. During June 1999, it formed a joint venture with Nederlandse Spoorwegen to operate bus services in Friesland ; four years later, Arriva took full ownership, after which it was renamed Arriva Openbaar Vervoer . In 2003, Arriva won further work in Drenthe and Province of Groningen . It
3036-611: The closure of its operation by the end of the year. In May 2013, Arriva entered the Serbian bus market with the purchase of Veolia Transport Central Europe (Veolia Transport Litas in Požarevac and Veolia Transport Luv in Belgrade ) with 250 buses. In January 2015, Arriva commenced operating bus services in Niš with 33 buses. In 2023, Arriva was rebranded as Mobilitas. In July 2008, Arriva entered
3105-733: The closure of the old former United Counties garage in Fishponds Road. Services around the Hitchin area have been reduced, and many are operated by other contractors including Centrebus . When London Country Bus Services was broken up in 1986, the Stevenage depot passed to London Country North East, sold in 1988 to AJS Group who established the Sovereign brand. Most of the operation was sold in 1990 to Luton & District Transport, and therefore became part of Arriva in 1996. In 1996 Arriva took over several vehicles and routes from Sovereign, by then owned by
3174-578: The company over the following two years. However, by 1993 Midland Fox had itself been acquired by British Bus and was no longer willing to operate TGM. Stephen Telling re-acquired the company with financial support from Julian Peddle , and also took over Classic Coaches. In 2003 the company was floated on the Alternative Investment Market . TGM operates coaches and maintains subsidiaries in Cambridgeshire , Essex , Suffolk , Surrey and
3243-751: The company's 225-strong bus fleet. The joint venture now operates under the VT-Arriva brand. In July 2002, Arriva purchased SAB Autoservizi and SAF – Società Autoservizi Friuli-Venezia Giulia operating in Lombardy , Liguria and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions of northern Italy. During May 2004, Arriva expanded into the Udine area of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region via the purchase of 49% of 500 bus SAF; it exercised an option in December 2005 to increase its stake to 60%. In October 2005, Arriva began operating in
3312-603: The deal Tellings Golden Miller became a National Express contractor, running several coach routes out of its Cambridge and Portsmouth garages. In June 2007 Tellings-Golden Miller re-entered the Surrey bus business with the purchase of Wiltax, New Haw with 20 buses from Rotala . In December 2007 Tellings-Golden Miller was purchased by Arriva . In April 2008, TGM acquired Excel Passenger Logistics based at Stansted Airport and its associated companies Excel Gatwick and Flight Delay Services based at Manchester Airport . In April 2008,
3381-555: The first route it has operated in London since the late 1990s. In January 2016, as part of a decision to consolidate all of Arriva's Transport for London routes, route E10 was transferred to Arriva London . In March 2015, Network Colchester and Network Harlow operations were transferred to Arriva Southern Counties . In December 2016, Tellings-Golden Miller once again became a family owned business, reverting to its own identity. [REDACTED] Media related to Tellings-Golden Miller at Wikimedia Commons Arriva Arriva plc
3450-428: The former County depot at Grays. Harlow garage was opened by London Transport on 22 May 1963 to serve Harlow New Town and also to replace Epping garage. Harlow was allocated 25 AEC Regent III RTs , 16 AEC Routemasters (to operate Green Line routes 718, 720 & 720A), seven RFs and two coach RFs. London Country North East and County Bus used the garage until The Cowie Group purchased County Bus in 1997. This
3519-492: The latter being taken over from Garston (Watford) in 2016. Luton operates Green Line Coaches routes 755 and 757 and previously had an outstation at Stansted Airport which operated the EB2 an easyBus contract. It also operated Green Line 748, 758, 759 and 768 between late 2019 and their withdrawal in December 2021. The Hitchin depot was a depot of United Counties acquired by LDT in 1987. Hitchin services have been worked from Stevenage garage since January 2007 following
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#17330938176843588-510: The line Trilex (Liberec – Zittau – Varnsdorf – Rybniště/Seifhennersdorf). After Arriva was bought by Deutsche Bahn in 2010, Vogtlandbahn was resold to the Italian state railways Ferrovie dello Stato together with Luxembourg infrastructure fund Cube. Between September 2013 and December 2013, Arriva vlaky tried operating a commercial service from Praha Masarykovo nádraží to Kralupy nad Vltavou in competition with subsidised lines of České dráhy. The company did not succeed with its effort to gain
3657-409: The name T. Cowie Limited. During 1948, the business was re-launched by Tom Cowie , the founder's son, still selling motorcycles. T Cowie plc was floated in December 1964, and in 1965 it bought out the first of many car dealerships. In 1972, it formed Cowie Contract Hire, which became the largest contract hire business in the UK. During 1980, T. Cowie made its first foray into bus operations, buying
3726-402: The north of Hradec Králové Region in East Bohemia, in the foothills of the Giant Mountains . The three bus companies retain their original names but with the Arriva corporate logo and livery. At the turn of 2014/2015, Bosák Bus s.r.o. was merged with Transcentrum Bus s.r.o. and Transcentrum Bus s.r.o. renamed to Arriva Střední Čechy s.r.o. In July 2013, [Veolia Transport] Česká republika a.s.
3795-412: The preferred bidder, but after it was discovered Abellio had gained some information that was not available to the other bidders, the contract was withdrawn. Another tenderer, Veolia , announced they will object to the decision of the province. During May 2013, Arriva entered the Polish bus market through its acquisition of Veolia Transport Central Europe along with its 840 buses. However, during
3864-419: The project was cancelled in 2014 because the involved parties could not agree upon a final business case and because NS reactivated the original service to Brussels, which made the new Arriva service unnecessary. During December 2016, Arriva acquired the majority of Limburg 's bus and train systems. In June 2024, a train of Arriva will be extended from Maastricht to Liège-Guillemins in cooperation with
3933-424: The rebranding but others were reduced or withdrawn and some journey times were increased. There are various local services operated. In 2021, the depot was awarded the contract to operate routes 33/33A to Northampton and also have responsibility for routes X4 (previously the 150) and X6 (previously the X60) to Aylesbury. The company's garages are in Old Wolverton . Arriva The Shires previously operated 2 routes in
4002-401: The route from Walton-on-Thames to Walton-on-Thames station was taken over from Walton-on-Thames Motor Co Limited and extended to Oatlands village as route 604. Route 605 was planned for the Claygate area but did not come into effect, and route 606 began in 1971 from Staines to Stanwell Moor and Stanwell village. In June 1985 Wilder sold Golden Miller to Tellings Coaches of Byfleet,
4071-425: The summer of 2023, the company divested its bus activities in Polish market. During December 2006, Arriva formed Arriva PCC , a joint venture with PCC Rail in December 2006. In December 2007, Arriva commenced operating services on all non-electrified lines in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship . In June 2010, Arriva took 100% ownership of the business and renamed it Arriva RP. During December 2010, Arriva RP
4140-562: Was approved by the European Commission , albeit conditional on the disposal of some Arriva services in Germany . The takeover took effect on 27 August 2010, and Arriva was delisted from the London Stock Exchange on 31 August 2010. In late 2011, Arriva acquired Grand Central and sold its Arriva Scotland West bus operation. In May 2013, Arriva purchased Veolia Transport 's Central European business with 3,400 vehicles. Arriva changed its logo in January 2018. In March 2019, DB announced that it would be selling Arriva through either
4209-441: Was awarded a ten-year extension to its Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship activities. In December 2013, Arriva started operating trains on four electrified lines in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodship using 12 existing trains to serve roughly 50 railway stations for an initial period of two years. In September 2017, it was announced that Arriva RP had secured several open access paths in Poland. During October 2022, Arriva RP signed
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#17330938176844278-644: Was awarded further contracts in 2005 in Drenthe and Waterland and later in the Drechtsteden , Alblasserwaard , Rivierenland, Meierij , Oost-Brabant, and Vijfheerenlanden areas. During 2009, Arriva lost the contracts in Drenthe and Groningen upon retendering yet, in 2010, won a contract in Achterhoek and retained the Rivierenland contract. From December 2012, Arriva won the contract for South Holland North, around Leiden , Alphen aan den Rijn and Gouda and in Friesland around Leeuwarden . During December 2016, it acquired most of Limburg 's bus and train systems. During 1999, Arriva established NoordNed as
4347-633: Was completed in June 2024. In May 2013, Arriva entered the Croatian bus market with the purchase of Panturist Veolia Osijek ( Veolia Transport Central Europe) with 120 buses. In August 2017 Arriva took a 78.34% share in Autotrans Group (ATG); via this move, it became the number one private bus operator active in Croatia. Arriva group bought three medium-sized bus transport companies (Transcentrum Bus s.r.o., Bosák Bus s.r.o. and Osnado s.r.o.) in 2006 and 2007 end established its own rail transport company Arriva vlaky s.r.o. in 2009. These four companies are owned through Arriva holding Česká republika s.r.o. which
4416-415: Was later sold to Bee Line . LDT was bought in 1994 by British Bus, itself bought in 1996 by The Cowie Group . LDT's was renamed Arriva The Shires in April 1998. Aylesbury depot was a depot of United Counties acquired by LDT in 1987. Later in 1987 LDT also acquired the long-established Aylesbury independent company, Red Rover. The Aylesbury depot predominantly operates long distance services, such as
4485-612: Was previously an Arriva East Herts & Essex garage, but it is now part of the Tellings-Golden Miller subsidiary with buses are branded as Network Harlow. Ware garage replaced the Hertford depot in 1993. It runs part of route 724 along with Harlow garage. Operation of London bus route 327 was transferred from Ware to Arriva London 's Enfield garage on 3 January 2009. Ware did briefly become an Arriva The Shires garage in late 2010, before transferring back to Arriva East Herts & Essex. On 4 September 2010 routes 250 and 251 transferred from Harlow to Ware. Arriva The Shires Limited
4554-482: Was purchased with its four subsidiary companies which were renamed Arriva Morava, Arriva Praha, Arriva Teplice and Arriva Východní Čechy. These four companies are owned by holding company Arriva Transport Česká republika. It also operates trolleybuses in Teplice (Arriva Teplice) and trains in Desná Railway (Arriva Morava). During December 2013, Abellio's Probo Bus and PT Real operations were purchased with 110 buses. As at November 2016, Arriva operated 1,960 buses in
4623-488: Was sold to West Midlands Travel , itself bought by National Express in 1995. The Cowie Group bought County from National Express in 1996. County Bus & Coach was renamed Arriva East Herts & Essex in April 1998. Cowie had also acquired Southend Transport and Colchester Borough Transport with its acquisition of British Bus in 1996. Both companies became part of Arriva East Herts & Essex, but in 2002 were transferred to Arriva Southern Counties together with
4692-603: Was sold to the German investment fund Mutares . In December 2023 Arriva Denmark announced that they would rebrand as GoCollective during the course of 2024. In April 2008, Arriva purchased an 80% shareholding in Eurobus Invest, Hungary's largest private bus operator, which operates services in Hungary and Slovakia. In 2009, Arriva purchased the remaining 20%. Arriva is in a joint venture with Videoton Holding operating as VT Transman. During May 2013, VT Transman began operating two bus contracts in Budapest for eight years; this arrangement saw 150 Mercedes-Benz Citaros added to
4761-470: Was subsequently considered by the Office of Fair Trading for possible referral to the Competition Commission , but it decided not to. Vehicles and publicity for the Milton Keynes operation continued to use the MK Metro name until April 2010, when they were rebranded as Arriva Milton Keynes, temporarily using the brand name MK Star . The change of name coincided with a number of controversial service changes. Many services were improved in frequency as part of
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