FirstGroup win contract to supply coaches for London 2012 Olympics

Transport provider FirstGroup has won the prestigious contract, worth an estimated £20 million, to supply bus and coach services for spectators during the 2010 London Olympics.
The Aberdeen-based company is said to have beaten off competition from 77 other firms to become the preferred bidder for the contract. Other companies reported to have made it to [...]

Arriva wins coach contract for the 2010 Ryder Cup

One of the Europe’s leading transport providers, Arriva, has won a prestigious contract to provide a coach service for the world’s most famous golfing tournament, The Ryder Cup 2010.
The 6 day tournament is being held at the Celtic Manor Resort, New port, South Wales between September 28th and October 3rd .
Arriva will be responsible for [...]

Evel Knievel’s double-decker bus stunt to be attempted by his son

Robbie Knievel, the son of world famous daredevil Evel Knievel, will attempt to recreate one of his father’s most memorable stunts. The attempt to jump over 16 double-decker buses riding a Harley Davidson XR-750 bike will take place at Wembley during May.
However Evel’s stunt to jump 13 double-decker buses back in the 1975 left him [...]

460 Mercedes-Benz coaches ordered ahead of the South Africa World Cup

Autopax Passenger Service have made an order of 460 coaches to Daimler Buses ahead of the South Africa World Cup 2010. The long distance South African coach operator is expected to take delivery of the first batch of coaches as early as the end of December, with the final delivery being made by April next [...]

Portsmouth footie fans get half price coach travel to first away game of 2010

Portsmouth footie fans will be able to get the New Year off to a flying start as Luckett’s Travel, the official transport provider for the club, have halved the price of its coach fares for the first away game of 2010.
The coach hire company is encouraging Pompey fans to get behind their team as Portsmouth [...]

South Africa roll out buses with onboard jails ready for World Cup football hooligans

South Africa have come up with a practical solution for tackling football hooliganism during the World Cup next year. The host country have converted a fleet of former 65-seater council buses into mobile jails which will be present at all England matches during the tournament.
The buses, which have been nicknamed Jaws, have enough cells onboard [...]

Rugby Union Autumn Internationals approach

With the Rugby Union Autumn Internationals on the horizon and thousands of fans from the home teams, and those who’ve travelled half way across the world to support their side descend upon the UK, coach hire companies are noting an increase in the number of booking for November during the tournament. Teams from New Zealand, [...]

England prepare for Wednesday’s clash with Belarus

For what will be the final game of the World Cup qualifying season England host Belarus at home in Wembley Stadium next Wednesday October 14th. With England’s current winning streak showing no signs of faltering, football fans from all of over the country are expected to descend upon the capital next week.
With an impressive 14 [...]

Party night out for F1 champ

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton hung up his driving gloves for a night out on the town with his Pussycat Doll girlfriend.
Hamilton became the youngest man to take the top racing title this weekend and headed out to celebrate in style.
Instead of driving to clubs, the racing ace was spotted hopping from limos and [...]

“Great Expectancy” for England’s Wembley showdown

The England football team will resume their efforts to qualify for the next world cup against Kazakhstan on Saturday October 11th at Wembley Stadium.
Coach-loads and car hire transport full of fans will be making their way to the stadium hoping the team can repeat last month’s 4-1 victory in Croatia.
The team’s most recent success is [...]

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