News Releases

• Continued success in mainland Europe for Arriva as it retains contract to run the ‘Northern Lines’ until 2035
• 15-year rail concession will see Arriva continue to serve the provinces of Groningen and Fryslân in north Netherlands with connections to Lower Saxony
• A focus on sustainability was key to Arriva’s winning bid with long-term plans to convert the fleet of trains to emission-free electrical operation

Arriva hosted the recently appointed Buses Minister, Jesse Norman MP, at its depot in Brixton on Monday 3 July to mark the launch of ‘Catch the Bus Week’.

• Trespassing on the railways is at an all-time high with over 8,000 incidents recorded in 2016
• In the past ten years 170 people have been killed on rail tracks almost half of them aged under 25
• Partnership with The Scout Association will focus on educating Cubs on the dangers of playing alongside railways as part of their Personal Safety Badge

• Arriva is re-awarded the eight-year franchise following a competitive tender
• The contract will see Arriva run the Pågatågen train services until 2026

Arriva, one of Europe’s largest transport companies, announced today (15 June 2017) that David Brown has been appointed as Managing Director of Arriva Rail North Ltd which operates the Northern rail franchise. David, who is currently Chief Executive at Transport for the North, will take up his role at Arriva during September and will succeed Alan Chaplin who has been Acting Managing Director since February.

Arriva UK Bus is gearing up for the first National Clean Air Day on 15th June, a nationwide initiative organised by the charity ‘Global Action Plan’ to raise awareness of air pollution issues and encourage the public to take collective action to improve air quality.

Arriva, one of Europe’s largest transport companies announced today that Stuart Cockburn has been appointed as the Group’s Strategy and Development Director.

Britain’s railway is at a crucial turning point and must lead change to keep growing and improving, Arriva’s Chris Burchell will say tonight (28 Feb) at the annual George Bradshaw address.

• £100,000 investment in virtual reality technology in a bid to enhance platform safety
• Used as part of staff training at St David’s House, Cardiff
• Strengthens Arriva’s ongoing commitment to enhancing the customer experience

• Transport operator launches UK rollout of contactless payment
• 491 Arriva buses across the North East to be using contactless by April 2017
• Plan forms part of investment in technology to benefit passengers