platinum MK links and contacts

Here are some helpful links to other websites.

Milton Keynes Council - transport section
http://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/transport/home.asp

Milton Keynes Partnership
http://www.miltonkeynespartnership.info/index.php

Arriva plc – http://www.arriva.co.uk
Arriva’s multilingual corporate website has information about all Arriva businesses in the UK and across mainland Europe, including business activities, investor relations, media centre, corporate responsibility and careers.

Other transport operators
National Express - http://www.nationalexpress.com
National Express is Britain's only scheduled coach network and reaches around 1000 destinations in England, Scotland and Wales. Browse timetables and book tickets here.

Other travel information sites
Traveline – http://www.traveline.info  
The traveline site provides impartial journey planning information about all public transport services – buses, coaches, trains, ferries, trams, metro and underground – throughout England, Wales and Scotland.

National Rail Enquiries – http://www.nationalrail.co.uk
With full details of train times and fares you can plan any rail journey online, and link through to online ticket sales companies to buy your tickets.

Transport Direct – http://www.transportdirect.info  
Transport Direct works with public and private travel operators and local/national government. The service is funded by the Department for Transport, the Welsh Assembly and the Scottish Executive, and provides a door-to-door comparative journey planner.

PlusBus – http://www.plusbus.info  
PlusBus is a discount price ticket for unlimited bus travel that can be bought with a train ticket, giving a complete train and bus journey in one easy transaction.

To advertise on Arriva buses
CBS Outdoor – http://www.cbsoutdoor.co.uk  
Arriva’s advertising partners CBS Outdoor sell the advertising space on the inside and outside of Arriva’s buses across the UK. There is a range of formats to suit budgets of all sizes.

Trade bodies
Confederation of Passenger Transport UK – http://www.cpt-uk.org  
The Confederation of Passenger Transport UK is the trade association for bus, coach, light rail and metro operators. The site provides statistics and transport-related data and is a good source of general information.

Consumer bodies
Bus Users UK – http://www.bususers.org  
Bus Users UK, formerly known as NFBU, is an independent group which was formed to give bus passengers a voice. It has the ear of all the major bus companies, including Arriva, and a lot of the smaller ones too, of their trade organisation and of the Government and local authorities. Bus Users UK is not aligned to any political party.