Arriva Scotland West Ltd is a bus operating subsidiary of Arriva based in Inchinnan, near Paisley, Scotland, trading simply as Arriva. It is currently the group's sole operation in Scotland. TheBus, established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulus only public transit system. ... An Arriva bus arriving at Telford Central An Arriva train in North Wales An Arriva train in Denmark Arriva plc is a British based public transport operator headquartered in Sunderland. ... Inchinnan (Innis Fhionghain in Scottish Gaelic) is a small village in Renfrewshire, Scotland. ... Paisley is: the name of several towns, including Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland (the original Paisley) Paisley, Florida, United States Paisley, Oregon, United States the name of a textile pattern or motif, often referred to as Paisley (design). ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...

Operation

Arriva Scotland West operate approximately 170 vehicles from two depots at Inchinnan and Johnstone in an operating area bounded by Largs to the west and south, Clydebank to the north, and Glasgow to the east. It is the dominant bus operator throughout Renfrewshire, including the towns of Paisley, Renfrew and Erskine. Johnstone (Baile Eòin in Scottish Gaelic) is a town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, three miles west of neighbouring Paisley. ... Largs (Grid reference NS203592) is a burgh on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland, about 33 miles (53 km) from Glasgow. ... A compass rose with west highlighted This article refers to the cardinal direction; for other uses see West (disambiguation). ... A compass rose with South highlighted South is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. ... The old coat of arms for Clydebank, adopted in 1930 The red saltire on the white field is for the ancient province of Lennox and for the towns more recent historic links to Ireland which previously used the same flag. ... Compass rose with north highlighted and at top North is one of the four cardinal directions, specifically the direction that, in Western culture, is treated as the primary direction: north is used (explicitly or implicitly) to define all other directions; the (visual) top edges of maps usually correspond to the... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority regions in Scotland. ... Paisley is: the name of several towns, including Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland (the original Paisley) Paisley, Florida, United States Paisley, Oregon, United States the name of a textile pattern or motif, often referred to as Paisley (design). ... Renfrew (Rinn Friù in Scottish Gaelic) is a small town and former royal burgh in the Renfrewshire region of Scotland (see main article on the town of Renfrew, Scotland). ... For other uses, see Erskine (disambiguation). ...

In addition, the company also provides vehicles for the Scottish Citylink service between Glasgow International Airport and Glasgow city centre. Arriva also operate two other bus links to the airport, from Paisley town centre (branded as Arriva) and from Clydebank (branded as, and operated on behalf of, SPT). Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd is a long distance express coach operator in Scotland and the Republic of Ireland (where it operates simply as Citylink.). The company was formed as a subsidiary of Scottish Transport Group in June 1985. ... Glasgow International Airport (IATA: GLA, ICAO: EGPF), located 13 km (8 miles) west of Glasgow, near the towns of Paisley and Renfrew, is the largest international airport in Scotland, and number five in the UK. The airport is owned by BAA plc, which also owns London Heathrow Airport, London Gatwick... A Class 156 train in SPT livery at Glasgow Central Station Strathclyde Passenger Transport (SPT) is a public body which is responsible for planning and co-ordinating public transport in the Strathclyde area of western Scotland, including operating Glasgows Subway, the third oldest in the world after the London...

History

The Arriva brand first appeared in west central Scotland in 1997 when the Cowie Group re-branded following its acquisition of British Bus Holdings plc. Prior to that the company was known as Clydeside Buses Ltd, trading as Clydeside. 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Clydeside itself was a relatively short lived and troubled company, having been created as Clydeside Scottish in 1985 from the northern operations of Western SMT to prepare the state-owned parent company, the Scottish Bus Group, for deregulation of the bus industry and eventual privatisation. At the time, Clydeside's operating area was much larger, covering Inverclyde (including the towns of Gourock and Greenock), the Isle of Bute and much of the south side of Glasgow. Clydeside Scottish Omnibuses Ltd was a bus operating subsidiary of the Scottish Transport Group formed in June 1985 from Western SMT Company Ltd. ... This article is about the year. ... Scottish Bus Group logo, as displayed on vehicles, timetables and such, as a suffix to the local fleetname (e. ... Deregulation is the process by which governments remove restrictions on business in order to (in theory) encourage the efficient operation of markets. ... Privatization (sometimes privatisation, denationalization, or — especially in India — disinvestment) is the process of transferring property, from public ownership to private ownership. ... Inverclyde (Inbhir Chluaidh in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Gourock (Guireag in Scottish Gaelic which means pimple shaped or rounded hill in reference to the many hills surrounding the area,) is a burgh in Inverclyde, Scotland. ... Greenock (Grianaig in Scottish Gaelic) is a large burgh and a burgh of barony in the unitary authority region of Inverclyde in western Scotland, forming part of a continuous urban area with Gourock to the west and Port Glasgow to the east. ... Bute shown within Argyll and Bute Bute is one of the islands of the lower Firth of Clyde in Scotland. ...

Despite bold attempts to secure a larger market share within the city of Glasgow upon deregulation by employing a large fleet of former London Transport Routemaster buses on a new network of routes, the company suffered an explosion of new, small operators within its territory, together with the retaliation of the city bus company Strathclyde Buses. As a result, Clydeside fell into financial difficulty and was re-merged with Western Scottish (Western SMT's successor company) in 1989 in an attempt to make it more financially viable, as well as a more attractive option to potential buyers. Founded in 1933 by an act of Parliament under Transport Minister Herbert Stanley Morrison, The London Passenger Transport Board generally known London Transport was A public authority appointed under act of Parliament, charged with responsibility for providing an adequate and properly co-ordinated system of passenger transport (Buses including Green... First London AEC Routemaster, RML 2473 (JJD 473D), on route 7 approaching Ladbroke Grove tube station in April 2002. ... Western Scottish Omnibuses Ltd was a bus operating subsidiary of the Scottish Transport Group formed in June 1985 from Western SMT Company Ltd and operated until 1997, when it became Western Buses Ltd. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The merger, however, was not a happy one, and on the privatisation of Western Scottish the Clydeside operations were sold to management and employees as Clydeside 2000 plc. Luton & District Buses also took a 23% stake in the new company. Clydeside began rationalising some of its operations, and depots at Largs, Paisley and Thornliebank were closed, the latter as a result of a reduction in operations within Glasgow. Thornliebank is a small town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, 7 miles south of Glasgow. ...

British Bus purchased the company in 1994, having just completed the take over of shareholder Luton & District, and the new parent company began investing heavily in the ageing fleet. A more vibrant red, white and yellow livery was introduced, and new "Flagship" routes were created to raise quality levels. The main competitor in Greenock, Ashton Coaches, was purchased and the Greenock operations were re-branded GMS Greenock Motor Services, using Ashton's white, green and gold livery, in order to more effectively combat the plethora of small operators in the town. A stake was also taken in Dart Buses of Paisley, another competitor, though this operator would soon go out of business. Red is any of a number of similar colors at the lowest frequencies of light discernible by the human eye. ... White is a color (more accurately it contains all the colors of the visible spectrum and is sometimes described as an achromatic color—black is the absence of color) that has high brightness but zero hue. ... Yellow is any of a number of similar colors with a wavelength of 565-590 nanometers. ... Green is any of a number of similar colors. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ...

In 1997 the main operations became Arriva Scotland West Ltd, trading as Arriva Serving Scotland - that description suggesting a much larger area than actually covered - and the corporate livery of aquamarine and cream introduced. Long established independent operator McGill's Bus Services of Barrhead was purchased, which initially continued to operate under its own identity, and over the course of the late 1990s Arriva managed to consolidate its position within Renfrewshire. The company flirted with operations outside its operating area, successfully securing tenders to operate services in Cumbernauld (where a depot was established for a short time) and south east Glasgow, though these would be short-lived. 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map sources for Barrhead at grid reference NS501588 Barrhead (Ceann a Bhàirr in Scottish Gaelic) is a small town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, 8 miles southwest of Glasgow on the edge of the Gleniffer Braes. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... Cumbernauld is a new town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, created in 1956 as a population overflow for Glasgow. ...

Further rationalisation would take place in 2002, with the troublesome Inverclyde operations being sold to local management, though Arriva would retain a stake in the new independent company. Confusingly, the new operation was created as McGill's Bus Service Ltd - the company name and operating licence having been purchased with McGill's of Barrhead - based in Port Glasgow, and employing a livery of blue, white and gold in the same styles as both Arriva and the GMS division, depending on what type of vehicle it was applied to. At the same time, the Barrhead depot, originally belonging to the initial McGill's Bus Service, was closed and operations concentrated on the two remaining depots. For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Port Glasgow is a burgh in Inverclyde, Scotland on the River Clyde. ... Blue is any of a number of similar colors. ...

Recently, as with Arriva's other operations throughout the United Kingdom, the regional 'descriptor' of "Serving Scotland" has been dropped, and the company simply trades as Arriva.

External links

• Arriva UK bus website
• Traveline website, UK public transport information