Editing Arriva (section)

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{{Main|Arriva UK Trains}}
[[File:Bristol templemeads cross country.JPG|thumb|[[CrossCountry]] [[British Rail Class 220|Class 220 ''Voyager'']] at [[Bristol Temple Meads railway station|Bristol Temple Meads]] in October 2010]]
Arriva has operated a number of [[Rail franchising in Great Britain|rail franchises]] in the UK since the [[Privatisation of British Rail|privatisation]] of [[British Rail]] in 1996, through its subsidiary, [[Arriva UK Trains]]. It gained its first franchises in February 2000. Arriva UK Trains currently runs a number of [[train operating company|train operating companies]]:
* [[Arriva Rail London]]: operates [[London Overground]], concession runs until May 2026
* [[Chiltern Railways]]: operates services on the [[Chiltern Main Line]], franchise runs until December 2027
* [[CrossCountry]]: operates long-distance cross-country routes, franchise runs until 15 October 2027<ref>[http://www.arriva.co.uk/arriva/en/media_centre/press_releases/2007/2007-07-10/ Arriva welcomes new CrossCountry rail franchise award] Arriva 10 July 2007 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520110346/http://www.arriva.co.uk/arriva/en/media_centre/press_releases/2007/2007-07-10/ |date=20 May 2012 }}</ref>
* [[Grand Central (train operating company)|Grand Central]]: [[open-access operator]] with services on the [[East Coast Main Line]] purchased in November 2011<ref name=Arriva4Nov11/><ref name=BBC4Nov11/>
[[Arriva TrainCare]] (previously LNWR) operates train maintenance depots at [[Bristol Barton Hill TMD|Bristol]], [[Cambridge]], [[Crewe]], [[Eastleigh]] and [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]].<ref>[http://www.arrivatc.com/locations-in-the-uk.php Home] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015175628/http://www.arrivatc.com/locations-in-the-uk.php |date=15 October 2016 }} Arriva TrainCare</ref>

Following the purchase of Arriva by Deutsche Bahn in August 2010, Arriva UK Trains expanded to take over Deutsche Bahn's existing [[DB Regio]] UK division which consisted of [[Chiltern Railways]], [[Tyne & Wear Metro]] and [[London Overground Rail Operations]].

Arriva UK Trains wishes to expand the number of UK Rail businesses it operates by developing open access operations and successfully bidding for further [[Department for Transport]] rail franchises.<ref name=Railpro1092>[http://www.railpro.co.uk/magazine/?idArticles=1092 "Rail Professional interview: Bob Holland"]. ''Rail Professional''. October 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130206080515/http://www.railpro.co.uk/magazine/?idArticles=1092 |date=6 February 2013 }}</ref> [[Alliance Rail Holdings]] continues to develop new open access proposals following the rejection of its initial plans by the Office of Rail Regulation in 2011.<ref>{{cite press release |url= http://www.alliancerail.co.uk/2012/05/4512-alliance-rail-press-release |title= Alliance Rail Holdings Restates its Position on New Rail Services for the West Coast Main Line |publisher= Alliance Rail Holdings |date= 4 May 2012 |access-date= 22 October 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120624024443/http://www.alliancerail.co.uk/2012/05/4512-alliance-rail-press-release/ |archive-date= 24 June 2012 |url-status= dead |df= dmy-all }}</ref>

Between 2011 and 2012, Arriva's applications to bid for the [[InterCity West Coast]], [[East Anglia franchise|Greater Anglia]], [[Essex Thameside]] and [[Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern|Thameslink]] franchises were all rejected by the [[Department for Transport]]. Following this run of failure Arriva was publicly critical of the government's prequalification process and called for it to be abolished.<ref name=Railpro1092/> However, Arriva was subsequently shortlisted for the [[Greater Western franchise|Greater Western]], [[Crossrail]], [[Caledonian Sleeper]] and [[ScotRail (brand)|ScotRail]] franchises.<ref>{{cite press release |url= http://www.dft.gov.uk/news/press-releases/dft-press-20120329/ |title= Bidders to oversee improvements on rail franchises announced |publisher= Department for Transport |date=29 March 2012}}</ref>