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Arriva commences two new bus contracts in Poland: Buses in Oborniki

Arriva commences two new bus contracts in Poland

Arriva begins new contracts in the Polish towns of Oborniki and Elbląg
Reinforces Arriva’s position as one of Poland’s leading private transport operators
Contracts required rapid mobilisation at the outset

Arriva Denmark’s shared car scheme, DriveNow, reaches 100k customers: DriveNow Denmark

Arriva Denmark’s shared car scheme, DriveNow, reaches 100k customers

Innovative car-sharing concept reaches 100k customers
DriveNow celebrates four-year anniversary in Copenhagen
Expansion continues with the rollout of electric vehicles

Research shows ArrivaClick is increasing uptake of public transport: ArrivaClick in Liverpool

Research shows ArrivaClick is increasing uptake of public transport

A survey of 1,400 ArrivaClick customers in Merseyside shows 40 percent have switched from single use cars and taxis
9 out of 10 customers would recommend it to family and friends
27,000 app downloads in Merseyside after one year

Arriva commences third urban bus contract in Warsaw: Arriva Poland CNG buses - Warsaw

Arriva commences third urban bus contract in Warsaw

Two bus contracts won in Warsaw over the past twelve months
Reinforces Arriva’s strong market position in Poland’s Capital
54 new eco-friendly buses set to reduce NOx and CO2 emissions

Arriva on track to meet zero emissions target: Maastricht, Arriva Netherlands

Arriva on track to meet zero emissions target

Rollout of electric buses reaches significant milestone in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands
Public transport network on course to go emission-free by 2026
Part of Arriva’s ambition to reduce its carbon footprint across Europe

Arriva to introduce major CO2e emissions reduction programme across European bus fleet: Arriva bus driver, Spain

Arriva to introduce major CO2e emissions reduction programme across European bus fleet

Arriva signs pan-European contract with TomTom Telematics, a Bridgestone company, to drive up standards even higher in its bus operations
By using advanced driving techniques Arriva expects to reduce CO2e emissions by up to 72,000 tonnes a year
Access to real-time data, combined with driver coaching, will support over 32,000 bus drivers to be the best they can be and deliver more comfortable and environmentally efficient journeys for passengers

Arriva appoints Tom Joyner as Managing Director of CrossCountry: Tom Joyner

Arriva appoints Tom Joyner as Managing Director of CrossCountry

Tom Joyner to bring strong passenger services background to new role

He formally took up the new leadership role of CrossCountry on 1 June 2019

Former Managing Director, Andy Cooper, retires after running CrossCountry for over a decade

Arriva announces new Managing Director for UK Bus: Paul ONeil, UK Bus MD

Arriva announces new Managing Director for UK Bus

Paul O’Neil joins Arriva from Rolls Royce
He will lead the development of Arriva’s bus operations across the UK
Whilst at Rolls Royce, Paul held several senior roles and has worked in the UK, Germany and Singapore

ArrivaClick brings sustainable transport to new development: ArrivaClick Leicester

ArrivaClick brings sustainable transport to new development

New Lubbesthorpe development in Leicestershire first in UK to use a Section 106 agreement to fund a digitised Demand Responsive Transport service
ArrivaClick to operate in an area of 29 square kilometres and serve a population of 70,000 with easier access to work, study and leisure
Sustainable transport just one of the initiatives delivered at New Lubbesthorpe to provide an attractive and viable housing alternative

Arriva UK Trains help passengers ‘Share a Story’ for World Book Day 2019: Northern Lines - Arriva Netherlands

Arriva UK Trains help passengers ‘Share a Story’ for World Book Day 2019

Free-of-charge railway-inspired stories are being handed out at a number of Arriva railway stations
Arriva train companies have pledged to help address literacy problems within local communities
The initiative forms part of Arriva’s commitment to boost social mobility in the UK

Arriva secures its biggest rail contract yet in the Czech Republic: Arriva Czech Republic 1

Arriva secures its biggest rail contract yet in the Czech Republic

A new rail contract, worth €45m, has been awarded to Arriva this week
The three-year contract, starting in December 2019, will add four new express lines to Arriva’s existing rail portfolio
Passengers will see the introduction of 27 newly refurbished trains

Arriva commences new bus contract in Warsaw: Arriva bus services in Warsaw

Arriva commences new bus contract in Warsaw

New bus services in Warsaw reinforce Arriva’s position as one of the leading private bus operators in Poland
As part of the eight-year contract Arriva will add six new routes to its existing Warsaw operation
34 new buses feature air conditioning, live journey information and contactless payment facilities