11-556: Arriva Max was a premium brand used by various Arriva bus subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. In September 2014, Arriva launched the Max brand for interurban express services. The first services were launched by Arriva North East , which is cited as the creator and home of the brand (alongside jointly managed Arriva Yorkshire ), with routes X10 and X11 from Newcastle to Blyth using refurbished double-deck vehicles. The brand
22-431: A modified livery, some also include charging points (standard from early-2016), furthermore some buses also include air conditioning. Initially only refurbished vehicles were used with Arriva North East and Arriva Yorkshire opting for Wright Gemini 2 bodied VDL DB300s . Since then, Arriva North East had also refurbished Scania OmniCitys and Alexander Dennis Enviro400s and more recently had purchased brand new stock in
33-431: A modified livery, some also include charging points (standard from early-2016), furthermore some buses also include air conditioning. Initially only refurbished vehicles were used with Arriva North East and Arriva Yorkshire opting for Wright Gemini 2 bodied VDL DB300s . Since then, Arriva North East had also refurbished Scania OmniCitys and Alexander Dennis Enviro400s and more recently had purchased brand new stock in
44-574: Is a major bus operator in the United Kingdom based in Sunderland , England. It is a subsidiary of Arriva which runs transport services across Europe, which was a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn from 2010. In October 2023, Deutsche Bahn agreed terms to sell Arriva to I Squared Capital with the transaction completed in June 2024. This included Arriva UK Bus. Arriva UK Bus operates 793 buses in
55-868: The North East , North West , South East , Yorkshire & the Humber , West Midlands , East Midlands , Greater London and Wales . It employs 16,000 people. Arriva's bus network in the UK originates from its acquisition of Grey-Green in 1980 and British Bus in August 1996. It has the following operating units: Fleet livery is aquamarine and blue. Arriva London buses operating services for Transport for London are painted red. Yorkshire Tiger buses were painted in an orange livery and Tiger Blue blue. New Enterprise Coaches retains its existing white and red livery. In some regions, premium services are operated under
66-657: The Sapphire brand while interurban services are operated under the Max brand. Arriva Max Arriva Max was a premium brand used by various Arriva bus subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. In September 2014, Arriva launched the Max brand for interurban express services. The first services were launched by Arriva North East , which is cited as the creator and home of the brand (alongside jointly managed Arriva Yorkshire ), with routes X10 and X11 from Newcastle to Blyth using refurbished double-deck vehicles. The brand
77-459: The Arriva rebrand, however some routes were withdrawn or were upgraded with new standard or refurbished Arriva Sapphire buses. In 2022, Arriva started to phase out the Max brand nationally, with the majority of buses being repainted into the standard Arriva livery or replaced with new buses. As of July 2024, there were 8 Arriva Max routes. Max branded vehicles had leather seats, free WiFi and
88-406: The Arriva rebrand, however some routes were withdrawn or were upgraded with new standard or refurbished Arriva Sapphire buses. In 2022, Arriva started to phase out the Max brand nationally, with the majority of buses being repainted into the standard Arriva livery or replaced with new buses. As of July 2024, there were 8 Arriva Max routes. Max branded vehicles had leather seats, free WiFi and
99-454: The form of further Alexander Dennis Enviro400s, Wright StreetLites and Volvo B9TLs . Meanwhile, Arriva Yorkshire had refurbished a mixture of Wright Gemini 2/VDL DB300s and Alexander Dennis Enviro400s as well as purchasing new Alexander Dennis Enviro400s. Elsewhere, Arriva Herts & Essex had refurbished Mercedes-Benz Citaros while Arriva Buses Wales had refurbished Wright Pulsar bodied VDL SB200s . Arriva UK Bus Arriva UK Bus
110-512: Was additionally rolled out by Arriva Buses Wales , Arriva Shires & Essex and Arriva Southern Counties , all of which have since discontinued the brand. Arriva North East and Arriva Yorkshire increased the number of Max branded routes within their regions. Most of the new routes were launched with Titan the Robot , to celebrate and create interest in each upgrade. The Max brand has been scaled back significantly in recent years as part of
121-454: Was additionally rolled out by Arriva Buses Wales , Arriva Shires & Essex and Arriva Southern Counties , all of which have since discontinued the brand. Arriva North East and Arriva Yorkshire increased the number of Max branded routes within their regions. Most of the new routes were launched with Titan the Robot , to celebrate and create interest in each upgrade. The Max brand has been scaled back significantly in recent years as part of
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