Where is ARRIVA UK Bus heading?

[TheGrandWazoo]

Can't think of anything Arriva very close to Coventry though the small, probably loss-making, Hinckley Bus is not too far way. Anything like the Leicester operation would be more attractive to the likes of Stagecoach.

In any event, they're not trying to sell off parts of Arriva.

Spot on. This is pointless speculation. I don't doubt they'll be contraction and depot closures but that's probably applicable to most firms. They're looking to sell a shareholding in Arriva PLC not divest stuff.

 

[overthewater]

I have to ask, if DB sell of shares in ARRVIA, then its possible Arriva could bid agiast DB for other work?

 

[winston270twm]

I have to ask, if DB sell of shares in ARRVIA, then its possible Arriva could bid agiast DB for other work?

No!

If DB re-list Arriva on the stock market, they will retain the majority shareholding & sell a minority approx 25-30% only

 

[overthewater]

Looks like the sell is going ahead shortly:
http://www.focustransport.org/2016/05/deutsche-bahn-pushes-ahead-with-plans.html

Deutsche Bahn Pushes Ahead with Plans to Float Arriva
Deutsche Bahn is pushing ahead with plans to float Arriva, its international transport arm that runs many of Britain’s train and bus services, as part of a sell-off to raise an anticipated €4.5bn (£3.6bn) for the ailing German railway group.


The supervisory board of the state-owned group is expected to approve plans for a part-privatisation of both Arriva, which operates in 14 European countries outside Germany, and the international freight logistics subsidiary DB Schenker.
The final decision on an IPO is expected in the autumn, with Deutsche Bahn likely to sell a 45% stake in both. The company is seeking to reduce its €17.5bn debt and invest in modernising German railways.

Arriva started operating the Northern rail franchise, one of Britain’s biggest transport networks, last month. It also runs CrossCountry, London Overground, Chiltern and Grand Central trains, and thousands of bus services across the country.



The largest rail union said the sale could affect British employees of Arriva or DB Schenker, and services. The RMT’s general secretary, Mick Cash, predictably said: “This potential fire sale of a large chunk of DB’s UK rail assets to the same old gang of spivs and speculators has set the alarm bells ringing for all Arriva and DB Schenker staff who once again see their livelihoods traded from under them as nothing more than units on a balance sheet.”
He said the flotation exposed the “flakey and unstable nature of rail franchising”, with Deutsche Bahn allowed to win rail contracts and then hold a “corporate car-boot sale without any controls over who is getting a slice of the action”.
Rail staff terms and conditions are normally protected when franchises are awarded under TUPE laws, as are passenger services under franchise obligations.
An Arriva spokesman said: “Arriva has a strong track record of investment in the UK, investing £549m in the past five years and employing 28,000 people across the country.

“Deutsche Bahn is considering a third-party minority holding in Arriva which is intended to continue the successful development of Arriva and enable further investments in future growth.”

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

Looks like the sell is going ahead shortly:
http://www.focustransport.org/2016/05/deutsche-bahn-pushes-ahead-with-plans.html

Only a partial sell though

 

[overthewater]

Only a partial sell though

I keep on forgetting that important bit, its only 45%.