Arriva Midlands: Difference between revisions
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Formerly Derby City Transport this part of the business originates from the Derby Corporation buses pre-deregulation. An extensive service operates within Derby although numerous services stretch beyond the city boundaries including to Swadlincote. |
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==Arriva Fox County== |
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Revision as of 19:56, 16 January 2007
Arriva Midlands is a division of Arriva. It operates bus services around the Midlands area of England and is made up of various previous bus operators:-
Arriva Midlands North
Formally part of Midland Red and latterly Midland Red North this part of the business operates buses in Staffordshire and services in and around parts of the West Midlands county, most notably Walsall and Wolverhampton although several services stretch as far south as Birmingham.
Arriva Derby
Formerly Derby City Transport this part of the business originates from the Derby Corporation buses pre-deregulation. An extensive service operates within Derby although numerous services stretch beyond the city boundaries including to Swadlincote.
Arriva Fox County
This was the part of Arriva responsible for operations throughout Leicestershire with a network largely based on the county town, Leicester. This part of the business was formally part of Midland Red and latterly traded as Midland Red East and Midland Fox. Services stretch from Nottingham in the north and Coventry in the south. In May 2006 Arriva launched "Operation Overdrive" for services in Leicestershire which is set to see 54 new buses delivered to this part of the business and numerous buses refurbished. All but eight of the buses are double deckers with VDL DB250 and Volvo B7TL chassis. The eight single deckers are to be VDL SB200's. All the new buses are to be bodied by Wrightbus.