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|name = Arriva Southern Counties |image = New Arriva bus in Chatham Bus Interchange (2) - geograph.org.uk - 2771819.jpg |image_size = |image_caption = Arriva Medway Towns Wright StreetLite at Chatham Waterfront bus station in January 2012 |company_slogan = |parent = Arriva UK Bus |founded = November 1986 |headquarters = Maidstone |locale = |service_area = East Sussex Essex Kent Surrey West Sussex |service_type = Bus services |hubs = |stations = |depots = 8 |fleet = |annual_ridership= |fuel_type = |operator = Arriva Guildford & West Surrey Arriva Kent & Sussex Arriva Kent Thameside Arriva Medway Towns Arriva Southend Arriva Colchester |ceo = |website = www.arrivabus.co.uk}} Arriva Southern Counties[1] is a bus operator in Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex, Kent and Essex in England. It is a subsidiary of Arriva UK Bus. HistoryIn November 1986 the National Bus Company sold Maidstone & District in a management buyout to Einkorn Limited.[1] In June 1988 New Enterprise Coaches of Tonbridge was purchased, followed in December 1991 by four buses and their associated Kent County Council services from Shearings,[2] and in June 1992 Boro'line Maidstone.[3][4][5] In 1990 British Bus purchased the Cranleigh, Guildford and Woking based operations of Alder Valley followed in 1993 by Colchester Borough Transport and Southend Transport.[5] In April 1995 Einkorn was sold to British Bus,[6] which had purchased Kentish Bus in July 1994 and Londonlinks in 1988. In August 1995 Einkorn was renamed Invictaway.[1] Invictaway was previously the name of the Maidstone & District commuter services to London, which were renamed Green Line at the same time.[5] In July 1996 British Bus was taken over by the Cowie Group.[7][8] Invictaway was renamed Arriva Southern Counties in April 1998,[1] and Arriva transferred London & Country (also owned by British Bus) to it. The subsidiary operating companies therefore became:
Current operations in the South East area are:
Many reorganisations of Arriva operations in South East England have followed since and today the company also controls Arriva Guildford & West Surrey, Arriva West Sussex, and Arriva Southend. The Croydon & North Surrey subsidiary was largely transferred to Arriva London. In August 2004 Arriva Colchester was sold to Tellings-Golden Miller, although with the December 2007 sale of Tellings-Golden Miller, Colchester is once again owned by Arriva, albeit not under the control of Arriva Southern Counties.[14][15] In October 2009 the Horsham depot and routes were sold to Metrobus with 19 buses.[16] The coach subsidiary, New Enterprise Coaches of Tonbridge, inherited from Maidstone & District continues to trade under its own brand.[17] In March 2015, Network Colchester and Network Harlow operations were taken over from Tellings-Golden Miller, who at the time was an Arriva subsidiary. Both operation companies were rebranded Arriva Colchester and Arriva Harlow respectively. Operation OverdriveThe Medway Towns network was upgraded in a £10 million investment marketed as Operation Overdrive. Maidstone Park & RideArriva also operates Maidstone park & ride under contract to Maidstone Borough Council.[18] The buses are painted yellow with a green stripe swooping down from the top of the back of the bus to the bottom of the front. The fleet comprises two Wright Cadet bodied DAF SB120s and nine Wright Commander bodied DAF SB200s. In September 2007 the Coombe Quarry Park & Ride site (route 504) was closed due to apparent budget difficulties. As a result, some of the buses were absorbed into the main fleet. Arriva Sapphire{{Main|Arriva Sapphire}}Arriva also operates two Sapphire routes in Kent, The buses serve route 101 from Gillingham to Maidstone via Chatham[19][20] and routes 480 and 490 from Valley Drive to Dartford.[21][22] The fleet comprises Alexander Dennis Enviro400s[19] and Wright StreetLites. The buses are painted in a two tone blue livery. Fastrack{{Main|Fastrack (bus)|l1=Fastrack}}Arriva Southern Counties operate the Fastrack busway scheme in the Thames Gateway area of Kent on behalf of the Kent County Council and Prologis. This network currently consists of two routes: Route A runs between Dartford and the Bluewater Shopping Centre, while Route B runs from Temple Hill to Gravesend via Dartford. Since November 2007, Route B has connected with the Eurostar at Ebbsfleet International railway station, and Eurostar passengers are allowed to use the route for free. On 11 February 2008, Arriva started a new "m-tickets" scheme, where passengers are able to pay for bus tickets using their mobile phones.[23] Livery{{Main|Arriva#Livery}}The main corporate Arriva livery is aquamarine for the body, with a cream "swoop" at the front and a white separator line in between, blue Arriva "circles" logos, and a thin yellow line at skirt level. There are many variations of the livery, such as:
As well as this, many vehicles operating under different schemes run in different liveries, for example Fastrack and Maidstone Park & Ride. DepotsThe locations of Arriva Southern Counties' depots and the divisions which operate them are:
Former depots of Arriva Southern Counties were:
Dartford and Grays garages were the only Arriva Southern Counties depots which did not have commercial services and only handled services operated under contract to Transport for London with all buses painted in red Arriva livery. Commercial routes previously operated from Dartford depot before it became an all Transport for London depot were transferred to Northfleet. Grays depot switched to all Transport for London services after Arriva Southend withdrew both commercial routes 373 and 383 in the Grays area, partially replacing them by extending route 5 from Southend-on-Sea. Routes 44 and 150, the remaining services in the Grays area, are operated under contract to Thurrock Council. The buses used for these routes were transferred to Southend. As at September 2014, Dartford garage operated London routes 160, 428, 492, B12, B13 and B15.[30] Grays garage operated London routes 66, 346, 370, 375 and 499.[31] As part of a decision to consolidate all of Arriva's Transport for London routes, Dartford and Grays garages transferred to Arriva London on 1 January 2016.[28][29] FleetAs at December 2013 the fleet consisted of 900 buses and coaches.{{citation needed|date=December 2013}} As at September 2014, 113 buses were dedicated to the Transport for London services.[32] References1. ^1 2 3 Companies House extract company no 2031405 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103105655/http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/02031405 |date=3 November 2013 }} Arriva Southern Counties Limited formerly Invictaway Limited formerly Einkorn Limited 2. ^Shearings bus sale continues {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185717/http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/3rd-january-1992/13/shearings-bus-lrcc-back-in-the-black |date=29 October 2013 }} Commercial Motor 3 January 1992 3. ^The supply of bus services in Mid and West Kent {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604210227/http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm23/2309/2309.pdf |date=4 June 2012 }} Monopolies & Mergers Commission August 1993 4. ^Maidstone & District Motor Services {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307120541/http://www.mdekbusclub.co.uk/pdf/MDEK60BookletM%26DHistory.pdf |date=7 March 2014 }} M Dek Bus Club 5. ^1 2 History - South East {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714231751/http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/content.aspx?id=13207 |date=14 July 2014 }} Arriva 6. ^Competition Commission report (1997) {{Webarchive|url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120119203901/http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/rep_pub/reports/1997/fulltext/396a3.4.pdf |date=19 January 2012 }} Competition Commission 7. ^Cowie Group plc and British Bus Group Limited: A report on the merger situation Competition Commission 31 October 1996 8. ^Midland Red History: Timeline Menu {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103190342/http://www.midlandred.net/history/index.shtml |date=3 November 2013 }} MidlandRed.net 9. ^Companies House extract company no 2536462 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610221539/http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/02536462 |date=10 June 2015 }} Arriva Guildford & West Surrey Limited formerly Guildford & West Surrey Buses Limited 10. ^Companies House extract company no 114841 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610220710/http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/00114841 |date=10 June 2015 }} Arriva Kent & Surrey Limited formerly Arriva Kent & Sussex Limited formerly The Maidstone & District Motor Services Limited 11. ^Companies House extract company no 2005266 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610202146/http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/02005266 |date=10 June 2015 }} Arriva Kent Thameside Limited formerly Kentish Bus & Coach Limited formerly London Country Bus (South East) Limited 12. ^Companies House extract company no 3943257 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610211405/http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/03943257 |date=10 June 2015 }} Arriva Medway Towns Limited 13. ^Companies House extract company no 1992873 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413040336/http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/01992873 |date=13 April 2016 }} Arriva Southend Limited formerly Southend Transport Limited 14. ^Arriva to acquire Tellings {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018041846/http://www2.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=1744&categoryid=0 |date=18 October 2013 }} Bus & Coach Professional 20 December 2007 15. ^Arriva plc offer for TGM Group plc {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016011521/http://www.arriva.co.uk/media_centre/press_releases/2007/december/2007-12-20.aspx?sc_lang=en%2F |date=16 October 2013 }} Arriva 20 December 2007 16. ^1 Go-Ahead to acquire Arriva's Horsham Bus {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308223021/http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=2830&categoryid=0 |date=8 March 2012 }} Bus & Coach Professional 3 September 2009 17. ^Welcome to New Enterprise Coaches {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203195516/http://www.newenterprisecoaches.co.uk/ |date=3 February 2014 }} New Enterprise Coaches 18. ^Maidstone Quality Bus Partnership {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20130909205649/http://www.kent.gov.uk/roads_and_transport/getting_around/bus_travel/quality_bus_partnerships/maidstone_qbp.aspx |date=9 September 2013 }} Kent County Council 19. ^1 {{cite web|last1=Peat|first1=Chris|title=Arriva launches premium Sapphire service on 101|url=http://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/jewel-arriva-southern-counties-crown/|website=Bus&Coachbuyer|accessdate=10 December 2014|date=10 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214140128/http://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/jewel-arriva-southern-counties-crown/|archive-date=14 December 2014|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}} 20. ^{{cite web|title=Arriva Sapphire - 101 Timetable|url=http://www.arrivasapphire.co.uk/services1/101---gillingham-to-maidstone/|accessdate=10 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204021843/http://www.arrivasapphire.co.uk/services1/101---gillingham-to-maidstone/|archive-date=4 December 2014|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}} 21. ^{{cite web|last1=Matthews|first1=Alex|title=Arriva invest more than £2 million on 490 and 480 buses running in Gravesend and Dartford|url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/news/arriva-invests-millions-in-new-24568/|publisher=KentOnline|accessdate=10 December 2014|date=3 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210205857/http://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/news/arriva-invests-millions-in-new-24568/|archive-date=10 December 2014|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}} 22. ^{{cite web|title=Arriva Sapphire - 480/490 Timetable|url=http://www.arrivasapphire.co.uk/services1/480-490---dartford-and-bluewater-to-valley-drive/|accessdate=10 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204053458/http://www.arrivasapphire.co.uk/services1/480-490---dartford-and-bluewater-to-valley-drive/|archive-date=4 December 2014|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}} 23. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/m-ticket/ | title=Arriva Mobile ticketing: m-tickets | accessdate=29 July 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090626114334/http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/m-ticket/| archivedate= 26 June 2009 | deadurl= no}} 24. ^1 Operator summary for licence PK0003562 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210211959/http://www.tan.gov.uk/tanen/VOSA_anonymousoperatorsearchdetails_New.asp?txtRequestId=12597 |date=10 December 2014 }} Vehicles & Operator Services Agency 25. ^1 2 3 Operator summary for licence PK0000208 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610212533/http://www.tan.gov.uk/tanen/vosa_anonymousoperatorsearchdetails_new.asp?txtRequestId=13945 |date=10 June 2015 }} Vehicles & Operator Services Agency 26. ^1 Operator summary for licence PK0001285 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610215422/http://www.tan.gov.uk/tanen/vosa_anonymousoperatorsearchdetails_new.asp?txtRequestId=13745 |date=10 June 2015 }} Vehicles & Operator Services Agency 27. ^1 Operator summary for licence PF0000093 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610205454/http://www.tan.gov.uk/tanen/vosa_anonymousoperatorsearchdetails_new.asp?txtRequestId=16384 |date=10 June 2015 }} Vehicles & Operator Services Agency 28. ^1 2 [https://web.archive.org/web/20160918171203/http://www.arrivalondon.com/news/arriva-london-adds-four-more-garages-to-its-business Arriva London adds four more garages] Arriva London 29. ^1 2 "Arriva London" Buses Magazine Issue 731 February 2016 page 66 30. ^{{cite book|last1=Carr|first1=Ken|title=The London Bus Guide|date=September 2014|publisher=Visions International Entertainment|location=Boreham|isbn=978-0-9570058-6-0|page=114|edition=4}} 31. ^{{cite book|last1=Carr|first1=Ken|title=The London Bus Guide|date=September 2014|publisher=Visions International Entertainment|location=Boreham|isbn=978-0-9570058-6-0|page=115|edition=4}} 32. ^{{cite book|last1=Carr|first1=Ken|title=The London Bus Guide|date=September 2014|publisher=Visions International Entertainment|location=Boreham|isbn=978-0-9570058-6-0|page=20|edition=4}} External links
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