Arriva Max
Arriva Max was a premium brand used by different Arriva bus companies in the United Kingdom.
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| Parent | Arriva |
|---|---|
| Founded | September 2014 |
| Service type | Premium bus |
| Routes | 13 (October 2022) |
| Fleet | Mercedes-Benz Citaro VDL DB300/Wright Gemini 2 Scania OmniCity Alexander Dennis Enviro400 Wright StreetLite Volvo B9TL VDL SB200/Wright Pulsar |
| Operator | Arriva Buses Wales Arriva North East Arriva Shires & Essex Arriva Southern Counties Arriva Yorkshire |
History
In September 2014, Arriva launched the Max brand on two routes: Arriva North East's X10 and X11 from Newcastle to Blyth.[1][2][3]
In 2015, Arriva Buses Wales, Arriva Shires & Essex and Arriva Southern Counties's routes were given the Max brand. Arriva North East and Arriva Yorkshire added more routes to the Max brand.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
In 2022, Arriva started to remove the Max brand, the buses were painted into the normal Arriva livery or they were replaced with new buses.
Routes
As of July 2024, there were 8 Arriva Max routes.
Arriva North East
- X1 - Darlington to Crook via Bishop Auckland, removed from the MAX brand with buses now carrying the Arriva logo in its place.
- X7/X8 - Newcastle to Blyth via Quorum Business Park, removed from the MAX brand with buses now carrying the Arriva logo in its place.
- X9/X10/X11 - Newcastle to Blyth via Cramlington, removed from the MAX brand with buses now carrying the Arriva logo in its place.
- X14 - Newcastle to Thropton via Morpeth, removed from the MAX brand following delivery of new buses in the standard livery.
- X15/X18 - Newcastle to Berwick via Morpeth and Alnwick, removed from the MAX brand following delivery of new buses in the standard livery.
- X16 - Newcastle to Kirkhill Estate via Morpeth, withdrawn and replaced in part by an extended route 2.
- X20 - Newcastle to Alnwick via Ashington, removed from the MAX brand following delivery of new buses in the standard livery.
- X67 - Darlington to Middlesbrough, withdrawn and replaced with revised route X66.
- X93/X94 - Middlesbrough to Scarborough via Whitby, removed from the MAX brand following refurbishment and rebrand of existing vehicles and is now a part of the sapphire brand.
- 308 - Newcastle to Blyth, following a change in vehicle allocation, the initial vehicles (Wright Gemini 2-bodied Volvo B5LHs) were transferred to Arriva Yorkshire, in return for unrefurbished Wright Gemini 2-bodied VDL DB300s which were later refurbished to the new standard Arriva livery and specification.
Arriva Yorkshire
- 415 - York to Selby, upgraded to Arriva Sapphire.
- 229 - Leeds to Huddersfield, upgraded to Arriva Sapphire.
- 444 - Leeds to Wakefield
- 268 /268A - Wakefield/Dewsbury to Bradford
Former routes
Arriva Southern Counties
- 5 - Southend to Basildon,[10] withdrawn in September 2016 due to a lack of patronage, existing First Essex routes replaced it[11][12]
- 34/35 - Guildford to Camberley via Westfield, Mayford and Sutton Green, Upgraded to Arriva Sapphire.
Arriva The Shires
- 60/X60 - Milton Keynes to Aylesbury
- 150 - Milton Keynes to Aylesbury via Leighton Buzzard
- 300 - Aylesbury to High Wycombe via Princes Risborough
- 800/850 - High Wycombe to Reading
Buses
Max branded buses had leather seats, free WiFi and a different livery, some also had charging points, some buses also had air conditioning.
Arriva North East and Arriva Yorkshire used the following buses: VDL DB300s with Wright Gemini 2 bodywork, Scania OmniCity, Alexander Dennis Enviro400, Wright StreetLites and Volvo B9TLs.
Arriva Herts & Essex used Mercedes-Benz Citaros
Arriva Buses Wales used VDL SB200s with Wright Pulsar bodywork.
Related pages
References
- ↑ Arriva goes Max Coach & Bus Week 1 September 2014
- ↑ Maximum Impact: Max comes to Northumberland Arriva 2 September 2014
- ↑ Arriva North East launches first MAX route Bus & Coach Buyer 5 September 2014
- ↑ Sapphire on Deeside Coach & Bus Buyer 20 March 2015
- ↑ Max - new interurban express services from Arriva Arriva
- ↑ Titan the robot entertains crowds at Arriva bus route event Yorkshire Evening Post 26 March 2015
- ↑ Arriva Max brand launches in Leeds Archived 5 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine RouteOne 1 April 2015
- ↑ More Arriva Max in Yorkshire Bus & Coach Buyer 1 April 2015
- ↑ Titan takes bus travel to the Max The Northern Echo 29 April 2015
- ↑ Arriva’s new look in Southend Bus & Coach Buyer 9 December 2015
- ↑ "Arriva to withdraw Service 5". Leigh Times. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ↑ Bus Passenger News September/October 2016 Archived 12 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine Essex Highways