Arriva Nederland already has a strong presence in the country NETHERLANDS Arriva Nederland has won a €750m contract to operate bus services in the country’s South Holland province, its second major bus contract in a matter of weeks.
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Arriva NW orders 44 hybrid buses
Arriva North West has announced an order for 44 Wright-bodied Volvo B5LHs. The agreement, finalised at the recent Thomas Hardie Commercials Open Day in Deeside, Cheshire, will see 33 hybrids going into service for Arriva at Laird Street in Birkenhead and a further 11 in Bolton and is in part due to the Green Bus [...]
Major Arriva Netherlands contract
NETHERLANDS Arriva Nederland has been awarded a Euro 450m contract to operate buses in north and south west Friesland and will continue to run bus services on the island of Schiermonnikoog.
77 VDL Citeas for Arriva in Sweden
The order from Arriva is one of the largest in VDL’s history SWEDEN Arriva has signed a contract with VDL Bus & Coach for the delivery of 77 Low Entry Citea XLEs for operation in Stockholm. The order is the largest in VDL’s history for buses in the Swedish market. In addition, VDL has received [...]
Arriva North East receives its fifth H&S accolade
The RoSPA awards provide recognition and help ensure companies remain committed to health and safety regulations Arriva North East has been recognised for its health and safety initiatives for the fifth consecutive year in the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2012.
Ideas shared at Young Bus Managers conference
Around 50 of the country’s top young bus managers attended the Young Bus Manager’s Network (YBMN) conference at the Lansdowne Place Hotel in Hove last week. The programme included presentations from Arriva Bus UK MD Mike Cooper and transport minister Norman Baker MP. The conference kicked off on Wednesday evening with an informal dinner and [...]
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First MAN gas bus ordered
Arriva plans to introduce 98 new low-carbon buses worth £26.7m to its UK fleet comprising 77 Volvo Hybrids and 21 MAN EcoCity CNG buses which will run on biomethane. This investment represents the UK’s largest orders both for Volvo hybrid buses and for MAN EcoCity gas buses.
Anglesey Bus cut blitz
Anglesey Council has announced plans to withdraw 30 local bus services from its supported network from April 1. This follows a substantial reduction in the Welsh Government’s Local Transport Services (LTSG) provided to all 22 local authorities for 2012/13 to support the operation of public transport (CBW1020). Operators affected by the changes to their contracts [...]
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Borismaster hits the road on Arriva’s 38
New Bus for London enters service on Arriva’s routes 38 between Victoria and Hackney The first New Bus for London (NBfL) entered service on Arriva’s route 38 between Victoria and Hackney on Monday (February 27). The NBfL (dubbed Borismaster) hybrid double decker will be joined by a further seven prototypes at a rate of one [...]
