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Italy*
Revenue
£146.8 million
(2006: £137.8 million)
Order book
£0.4 billion
(2006: £0.4 billion)
| Buses | 1,950 |
| Employees | 2,600 |
| Entered bus market | 2002 |
| Population | 59.1 million |
| Liberalisation stage |
Bus emerging Rail yet to liberalise |
* Including share of associates
Bus
The public transport system in Italy is highly subsidised with low fares. With competitive tendering yet to emerge, local and regional authorities in the north of Italy have set up special intermediate arrangements between the public and private sector bus companies, and we are part of this in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region. Arriva is the largest wholly privately owned public transport operator in Italy, with approximately five per cent of the Italian bus market.
Rail
The responsibility for regional rail networks is devolved to local authorities, however early attempts at competitive tendering have failed. The state-owned passenger rail operator, Trenitalia, has an 83 per cent market share, with 26 region-owned operators sharing the remaining 17 per cent.
Future
Liberalisation in Italy is expected to accelerate as the market moves towards competitive tendering. This is an exciting market for us, with much potential.
