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MK Metro Ltd
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Founded 2 May 1997
Headquarters Old Wolverton, Milton Keynes (Head office: Doxford Park, Sunderland)
Service area Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service type Bus services
Fleet 110
Operator Arriva
Chief executive General Manager: Keith Hayward
The old MK Metro logo, still widely used
The old MK Metro logo, still widely used
An MK Metro Caetano Nimbus
An MK Metro Caetano Nimbus
Another bus, showing how the livery can be adapted for route branding to have different colours.
Another bus, showing how the livery can be adapted for route branding to have different colours. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Milton Keynes ( ˌmɪltənˈkiːnz often abbreviated to MK, is a large town The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Arriva plc ( is a British -based international public transport operator headquartered in Sunderland. Salvador Caetano is a coachbuilder and vehicle distributor based in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.

MK Metro is the main bus operator in Milton Keynes, England. Milton Keynes ( ˌmɪltənˈkiːnz often abbreviated to MK, is a large town In February 2006, it was purchased by Arriva Shires & Essex[1], but the vehicles will not receive any sort of Arriva corporate branding. Arriva plc ( is a British -based international public transport operator headquartered in Sunderland. Arriva Shires & Essex is a division of Arriva and one of many private operators of London Buses. Most times Arriva purchases bus companies, the vehicles are repainted as quickly as possible, like Blue Bus of Bolton. The sale to Arriva was subsequently considered by the Office of Fair Trading for referral to the Competition Commission, however it decided not to do so[2].

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History

The "MK Metro" name first appeared on the streets of Milton Keynes in 1997 when Stagecoach Holdingc plc was ordered by the OFT to divest of its operations in Milton Keynes and Huntingdon. Milton Keynes ( ˌmɪltənˈkiːnz often abbreviated to MK, is a large town Stagecoach Group plc ( is a leading international transport group operating Bus, Train, Tram, express coach and Ferry operations This followed an investigation in 1996 into their acquisition of Cambus Holdings Ltd which, according to the OFT, had led to an unacceptable monopoly of bus operations in Cambridgeshire, Corby, East Northamptonshire, Kettering, Wellingborough, Bedford and Mid Bedfordshire[3].

MK Metro Ltd was purchased on 2nd May 1997 by bus entrepreneur Julian Peddle (formerly Managing Director of Stevensons of Uttoxeter), using a new company Premier Buses Ltd both to operate in Huntingdon (using the “Premier Buses” brand name) and also as a holding company with which to purchase MK Metro Ltd[4].

Julian decided to introduce “MK Metro” as a new brand name for the Milton Keynes operation, replacing “Milton Keynes Citybus” (the company Milton Keynes Citybus Ltd itself was retained by Stagecoach) and “Road Car” (MK Metro Ltd had until 1995 been known as Buckinghamshire Road Car Ltd) which were both carried by buses at the time. The new name also introduced the bright yellow and blue livery which is still in use today.

In late 2007, a new logo was introduced following the introduction of Wright Cadets (see below). The Wright Cadet was a Midibus body built by British coachbuilder Wrightbus, solely on the DAF/VDL SB120; it was sold via VDL dealer Arriva This uses a lower case font. The old logo is still used on most buses however.

Fleet

The fleet ranges from mainly Dennis Darts (high floor and low floor, with a variety of bodywork), to Mercedes minibuses and Optare Solos. The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. The Optare Solo is a low floor Midibus manufactured by Optare in Leeds, UK since 1997 They also have double-deck Optare Spectras, and Scania L94s with Wrightbus Solar bodywork. Launched in 1991, the Optare Spectra is a Double decker bus body built on the DAF (now VDL DB250 chassis The Scania L94 is a longitudinal inclined-engined bus built by Scania AB, which was a direct replacement of Scania L113. Wrightbus is the UK's largest independent coachbuilder and pioneer of the low floor Bus in the United Kingdom. Two new Solars arrived in 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. They also have two taxis.

Routes

There are many routes, which mostly pass through or serve Central Milton Keynes. Central Milton Keynes is the Central business district of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England and a civil parish in However, routes 12, 16, 25 and 30/31 do not. The routes are generally numbered from 1 to 26, although there are some omissions and some routes in the 30s, as well as a Park and Ride route numbered 200. Park and ride (or incentive parking) facilities are Public transport stations that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into

Timetables can be found here, on the new official MK Metro website, or here on the MK Council website.

Areas of Operation

References

  1. ^ Arriva press release on MK Metro purchase arriva. Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a County in England that forms part of the East of England region. Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The Borough of Milton Keynes is a Unitary authority and Borough in south central England, at the northern tip of the South East England Northamptonshire (or archaically the County of Northampton; abbreviated Northants co. uk - Retrieved 24 December 2007
  2. ^ OFT decision on purchase by Arriva oft. gov. uk - Retrieved 24 December 2007
  3. ^ Details of divestment and behavioural undertakings by Stagecoach oft. gov. uk - Retrieved 26 December 2007
  4. ^ Changes to competition law and policies adopted 1997 oecd. org - Retrieved 26 December 2007

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