Editing Arriva (section)

==Former operations==
[[File:RB12 Ergänzungsverkehr, ls Ersatz für die S75.jpg|thumb|[[Siemens Desiro]] in July 2009]]

===Germany===
====Bus====
In February 2005, Arriva purchased Sippel, a bus operator in the Rhine Main.<ref name=AnnualReportDec04>Annual Report 31 December 2004 Arriva</ref> In May 2006 Verkehrsbetriebe Bils was purchased followed in December 2006 by 80% of NeiBeverkehr.<ref name=AnnualReportDec06>Annual Report 31 December 2006 Arriva</ref>

====Train====
In April 2004, Arriva purchased Prignitzer Eisenbahn Gruppe which operated five franchises. In October 2004 a 77% shareholding, increased later in the year to 93%, was purchased in Regentalbahn.<ref name=AnnualReportDec04/> In 2007, Arriva purchased an 85% shareholding in Osthannoversche Eisenbahnen.<ref name=AnnualReportDec06/>

As part of the takeover of Arriva by [[Deutsche Bahn]], Arriva's German railway operations were sold to [[Ferrovie dello Stato]] to comply with a [[European Commission]] condition.<ref name=EuroCommission11Aug10/><ref>[http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/1049&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en Commission clears proposed acquisition of Arriva by Deutsche Bahn, subject to conditions]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818025547/http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP%2F10%2F1049&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en |date=18 August 2010 }} ''Europa'' 11 August 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.globalrailnews.com/2011/02/28/deutsche-bahn-concludes-sale-of-the-arriva-germany-group/ Deutsche Bahn concludes sake of the Arriva Germany-Group] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331090059/http://www.globalrailnews.com/2011/02/28/deutsche-bahn-concludes-sale-of-the-arriva-germany-group/ |date=31 March 2016 }} ''Global Rail News'' 28 February 2011</ref> These are now branded as [[Netinera]].

===Malta===
====Bus====
{{See also|Buses in Malta#Arriva (2011–2013)}}
[[File:Malta Bus BW 2011-10-06 12-51-26.JPG|thumb|right|[[King Long]] in [[Sliema]] in October 2011]]
[[File:Former Arriva London Bus for Malta.jpg|thumb|right|[[Mercedes-Benz Citaro|Mercedes-Benz O530G Citaro]] at the Malta depot in July 2011]]
In July 2011, Arriva commenced operating a ten-year concession to operate all scheduled bus services on [[Malta]] and [[Gozo]].<ref>[http://www.arriva.co.uk/media_centre/press_releases/2010/november/2010-11-25.aspx?sc_lang=en Arriva signs contract to operate buses in Malta] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106022228/http://www.arriva.co.uk/media_centre/press_releases/2010/november/2010-11-25.aspx?sc_lang=en |date=6 November 2013 }} Arriva 25 November 2010</ref> Arriva held a 67% shareholding with the local [[Tumas Group]] owning the remaining 33%.<ref>[http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/en/newsdetails/news/national/Tumas-Group-sells-off-Arriva-stake-reports-20121015 Tumas Group sells off Arriva stake – reports] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219201729/http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/en/newsdetails/news/national/Tumas-Group-sells-off-Arriva-stake-reports-20121015 |date=19 February 2014 }} ''Malta Today'' 15 October 2012</ref>

The main fleet of Arriva Malta was formed of 172 new [[King Long]] buses.<ref>[http://www.arriva.co.uk/media_centre/press_releases/2011/february/2011-02-02.aspx?sc_lang=en Arriva confirms new bus order for Malta] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106022240/http://www.arriva.co.uk/media_centre/press_releases/2011/february/2011-02-02.aspx?sc_lang=en |date=6 November 2013 }} Arriva 2 February 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=5299&categoryid=1 King Long handover] busandcoach.com 10 April 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106023037/http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=5299&categoryid=1 |date=6 November 2013 }}</ref> These were supported on high-density routes by 68 former [[Arriva London]] [[Mercedes-Benz Citaro|Mercedes-Benz O530G Citaro]] articulated buses. Ten hybrid [[Optare Solo]]s and two [[Blue Bird Corporation|Bluebird]] mini-buses for use in the city of [[Valletta]] were also purchased.<ref>[http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110303/business-news/arriva-places-2-million-order-for-hybrid-buses-with-optare.352917 Arriva places 2 million order for hybrid buses with Optare] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307022931/http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110303/business-news/arriva-places-2-million-order-for-hybrid-buses-with-optare.352917 |date=7 March 2016 }} ''Times of Malta'' 3 March 2011</ref> An assortment of the newest buses from the former owner/driver pre-July 2011 operation were also acquired and refurbished to bring them broadly into line with the rest of the fleet.  This included the fitting of air conditioning and CCTV equipment and rebranding into standard Arriva livery for daily use alongside the main fleet. These included buses built by SCARNIF, [[MCV Bus and Coach|MCV]], [[BMC (Turkey)|BMC]], King Long and [[Saracakis]] among others, with the main common factor being that they are all fully automatic and low floor designs.

Arriva has been harshly criticised both by commuters and by the government agency Transport Malta for consistently failing to keep up standards. On 14 November 2012, Arriva was harshly reprimanded by Transport Malta and given until the end of the month to bring up all its routes to 100% efficiency before TM deploys its own shuttles at Arriva's expense.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121118/local/Arriva-is-given-a-harsh-warning.445743 |access-date=25 June 2013 |title=Arriva is given a harsh warning and a deadline |newspaper=The Times|location=Malta |date=18 November 2012 |last=Peregrin |first=Christian}}</ref>

In August 2013, the Government of Malta instructed Arriva Malta to remove the articulated buses from service, pending investigation following three major fire outbreaks in the span of 48 hours.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130827/local/fire-on-route-bus.483763 |title=Updated – Ministry, Transport Malta, tell Arriva to withdraw all bendy buses |newspaper=The Times|location=Malta |date=27 August 2013 |access-date=28 August 2013}}</ref> The fires destroyed the buses and in one case caused extensive damage to some nearby vehicles belonging to [[MaltaPost]], the country's postal operator. Nobody was injured in these incidents. Like in the UK when the same buses had caught fire, these buses became a popular joke in conversations and social media sites.<ref>[http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130827/local/memes-poke-fun-at-arriva.483769 Memes after bendy-bus fire outbreak in Malta] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230716/http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130827/local/memes-poke-fun-at-arriva.483769 |date=3 March 2016 }} ''Times of Malta'' 27 August 2013</ref>

By the end of December 2013, Arriva had reportedly run up losses of €50&nbsp;million in two and a half years.<ref>[http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20131229/local/government-to-take-on-less-than-15-of-arrivas-debt.500621#.UsNs3_RDvCs Government to take on less than €15m of Arriva's debt] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704171851/http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20131229/local/government-to-take-on-less-than-15-of-arrivas-debt.500621#.UsNs3_RDvCs |date=4 July 2016 }} ''Times of Malta'' 29 December 2013</ref>

On 1 January 2014, Arriva ceased operations in Malta, with the services nationalised by the Maltese government as [[Buses in Malta#Malta Public Transport (2014–present)|Malta Public Transport]].<ref>[http://www.di-ve.com/news/arriva-future-decided "Arriva Future Decided"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627050948/http://www.di-ve.com/news/arriva-future-decided |date=27 June 2016 }}. ''Di-Ve Malta News''. 22 December 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20131223/local/New-Year-in-Arriva-out.500112 |title=New Year in, Arriva out |date=23 December 2013 |access-date=26 October 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323134727/http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20131223/local/New-Year-in-Arriva-out.500112 |archive-date=23 March 2016  }} "New Year in, Arriva out". ''Times of Malta''. 23 December 2013.</ref> Upon being tendered, the services were taken over by [[ALSA (bus company)|ALSA]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180910182322/https://cbwmagazine.com/spanish-company-to-run-maltas-buses/ Spanish company to run Malta buses] ''[[Coach & Bus Week]]'' 27 August 2014</ref>

===Sweden===
Arriva operated in Sweden until 2022, when it sold its Swedish operations to the Finnish state-owned [[VR Group]], and was rebranded as [[VR Sverige]].

====Bus====
Arriva operated bus lines in southern Sweden/The Skåne Region from 1997 when it purchased ''Unibus'' of Denmark.<ref name=ArrivaSweden>[http://www.arriva.co.uk/business_activities/transport_services/sweden Arriva Sweden] Arriva {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724090512/http://www.arriva.co.uk/business_activities/transport_services/sweden |date=24 July 2013 }}</ref>

Arriva operated bus lines in certain municipalities in the [[Stockholm County]]: [[Sigtuna kommun|Sigtuna Municipality]], [[Upplands Väsby kommun|Upplands Väsby Municipality]] and [[Vallentuna kommun|Vallentuna Municipality]] from 1 March 2009 until 21 June 2019. In [[Ekerö kommun|Ekerö Municipality]], traffic started on 1 March 2009 however Arriva won this contract again in 2019. The E32 contract which was procured in 2019 had three contesters Arriva who came on first place, [[Nobina]] who came on second place and [[Transdev]] who came on third place.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sl.se/Upload/rapporter/uploads/plan_buss_spar_upphandling.pdf|title=Start &#124; SL|website=sl.se}}</ref> In August 2012, Arriva began operation in western Stockholm with 255 buses under a 12-year contract with the regional transport authority.<ref name=Arriva10Aug12>[http://www.arriva.se/sv/content/arriva-laddar-infor-trafikstart-i-stockholm Arriva gears up for start of services in Stockholm] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305173406/http://www.arriva.se/sv/content/arriva-laddar-infor-trafikstart-i-stockholm |date=5 March 2016 }} Arriva Sweden 10 August 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/arriva-gets-first-phase-of-swedens-biggest-multi-modal-transport-contract/ Arriva gets first phase of Sweden's biggest multi-modal transport contract] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331004836/http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/arriva-gets-first-phase-of-swedens-biggest-multi-modal-transport-contract/ |date=31 March 2016 }} ''Breaking Travel News'' 28 August 2012</ref> In January 2013 a further 229 buses were added.<ref name=DeutscheBahn8Jan13>[http://www.deutschebahn.com/en/group/im_blickpunkt/3197152/arriva_swedish_20130108.html DB Arriva launches second phase of largest Swedish regional transport contract] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093220/http://www.deutschebahn.com/en/group/im_blickpunkt/3197152/arriva_swedish_20130108.html |date=4 March 2016 }} Deutsche Bahn 8 January 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/arriva-begins-phase-two-of-multi-modal-stockholm-transport-contract/ Arriva begins phase 2 of multi-modal Stockholm transport contract] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325235336/http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/arriva-begins-phase-two-of-multi-modal-stockholm-transport-contract/ |date=25 March 2016 }} ''Breaking Travel News'' 9 January 2013</ref>
When Arriva took over the [[Roslagsbanan|Roslagen Light Rail]] and bus traffic in the [[Roslagen]] area of Stockholm, there was total chaos. Arriva's failure to follow the contract resulted in a fine of 174 million [[Swedish krona|kronor]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=103&artikel=5814643 |title=Arriva tvingas böta 174 miljoner efter busskaos – P4 Stockholm |newspaper=Sveriges Radio |date=20 March 2014 |access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref>

Arriva operated services in the Halland Region from June 2010, partly taking over services from Swebus.<ref>[http://www.arriva.se/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=569&Itemid=109 Arriva vinner trafik i Halland] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305100259/http://www.arriva.se/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=569&Itemid=109 |date=5 March 2016 }}</ref> In July 2022, Arriva sold all of its Swedish bus operations to [[VR Group]] with 800 buses.<ref name=IRJ240322>{{cite web |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220324165433/https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/main-line/finlands-vr-group-acquires-arriva-sweden/ |archive-date = 24 March 2022 |url = https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/main-line/finlands-vr-group-acquires-arriva-sweden/ |title = Finland's VR Group acquires Arriva Sweden |work = International Railway Journal |date = 24 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title = Arriva to sell Swedish operations |magazine = Buses |issue = 807 |date = June 2022 |page = 21}}</ref><ref name=IRJ070722>{{cite web |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220708133945/https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/main-line/vr-completes-acquisition-of-arriva-sweden/ |archive-date = 8 July 2022 |url = https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/main-line/vr-completes-acquisition-of-arriva-sweden/ |title = VR completes acquisition of Arriva Sweden |work = International Railway Journal |date = 7 July 2022}}</ref>

====Train====
In June 2007, Arriva won a nine-year franchise for the ''[[Pågatågen|Pågatåg]]'' regional rail services in [[Skåne County]], south Sweden.<ref name=RailwayGazetteOct07>{{cite magazine |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200328095532/https://www.railwaygazette.com/in-depth/sk%C3%A5ne-springboard-as-arriva-expands/32353.article |archive-date = 28 March 2020 |url = https://www.railwaygazette.com/in-depth/sk%C3%A5ne-springboard-as-arriva-expands/32353.article |title = Skåne springboard as Arriva expands |magazine = [[Railway Gazette International]] |first = Rolf |last = Andersson |date = 13 October 2007}}</ref>

During 2009, Arriva expanded its rail operations in the country with a new contract operating the {{ill|Kinnekulletåget|sv|vertical-align=sup}} between Göteborg and Örebro.<ref name=ArrivaSweden/>
In December 2010, ''DB Regio Sverige AB'' started to operate regional trains in [[Östgötapendeln]]. In November 2011, the company was renamed ''Arriva Östgötapendeln AB''.

From August 2012, Arriva has operated the Stockholm [[light rail]] systems [[Tvärbanan]] light rail, [[Nockebybanan]] light rail, [[Lidingöbanan]] light rail, and [[Saltsjöbanan]] railway.<ref name="Arriva10Aug12" /> In January 2013, Arriva commenced operating the [[Roslagsbanan]] railway in the north of [[Stockholm]].<ref name=DeutscheBahn8Jan13/> In July 2022, Arriva sold all of its Swedish rail operations to the Finnish state-owned [[VR Group]] with 238 trains.<ref name=IRJ240322/><ref name=IRJ070722/><ref>{{cite magazine |title = Arriva sells Swedish business |magazine = [[Modern Railways]] |issue = 885 |date = June 2022 |page = 96}}</ref>

===United Kingdom===
[[File:156443 at Carlisle.JPG|thumb|[[Arriva Trains Northern]] [[British Rail Class 156|Class 156]] at [[Carlisle railway station|Carlisle]] in August 2004]]
====Bus====
* [[Arriva Scotland West]] sold to [[McGill's Bus Services]] in March 2012<ref name=Bus&Coach14Dec11/><ref name=BBC13Dec11/>
* [[The Original Tour]] sold to [[RATP Group]] in September 2014<ref>[http://www.ratp.fr/en/ratp/r_116937/ratp-dev-acquires-leading-london-sightseeing-operator/ RATP Dev acquires leading London sightseeing operator] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091815/http://www.ratp.fr/en/ratp/r_116937/ratp-dev-acquires-leading-london-sightseeing-operator/ |date=4 March 2016 }} RATP Dev</ref>
* [[Arriva Southern Counties|Arriva Horsham]] sold to [[Metrobus (South East England)|Metrobus]] in 2009<ref>[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/555de35ced915d7ae200007f/Go_Ahead.pdf Completed acquisition by Go-Ahead Group plc of Arriva plc's Horsham (West Sussex) business] Office of Fair Trading 24 November 2009</ref>

====Train====
* [[Arriva Trains Merseyside]] ran urban rail services on [[Merseyside]] from February 2000 until March 2003
* [[Arriva Trains Northern]] ran local rail services in [[Northern England]] for the Regional Railways North East franchise from March 1997 until December 2004
* [[Arriva Trains Wales]]: operated the majority of rail services in Wales, the [[Wales & Borders franchise]] ran from 7 December 2003 until 13 October 2018.<ref>[http://www.investegate.co.uk/article.aspx?id=200308010700462243O SRA Announces Preferred Bidder for New Integrated Wales Franchise] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625065059/http://www.investegate.co.uk/article.aspx?id=200308010700462243O |date=25 June 2016 }} Strategic Rail Authority 1 August 2003</ref>
* [[London Overground Rail Operations]] 50/50 joint venture with [[MTR Corporation]], operated [[London Overground]] concession from November 2007 until November 2016, now operated by [[Arriva Rail London]]
* [[Arriva Rail North]]: operated from 1 April 2016 until 29 February 2020<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-51298820 Northern: Rail firm brought under government control] BBC News 29 January 2020</ref>
* [[Tyne & Wear Metro]] operated from April 2010 until March 2017
* [[Wrexham & Shropshire]] joint venture open access operation (50% shareholding). Ran services between [[Wrexham General railway station|Wrexham]] and [[Marylebone railway station|London]], ceased January 2011 due to lack of profitability<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12284468 Wrexham-Shropshire-London direct rail link to end] ''BBC News'' 26 January 2011</ref>