Arriva
Arriva Type Subsidiary Industry Transport Founded 1938 Founder Thomas Cowie Headquarters Sunderland , England Area served Europe Key people Manfred Rudhart (CEO) Services Bus, ferry & rail services Revenue €5.35 billion (December 2017) Operating income €569 million (December 2017) Owner Deutsche Bahn Number of employees 61,845 (September 2018) Divisions UK Bus UK Rail Mainland Europe Website www.arriva.co.uk Arriva is a multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England [1] It was established in 1938 as T Cowie and through a number of mergers and acquisitions was rebranded Arriva in 1997 and became a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn in 2010. Arriva operates bus, coach, train, tram and waterbus services in 14 countries across Europe. As of September 2018, it employed 61,845 people and operated 2.4 billion passenger journeys annually. [2] It operates as three divisions: UK