Bus named in honour of England manager kicked off a weekend to remember – and Three Lions fans can get around for just one pound!
He’s the calm, assured leader whose pride and passion has inspired England to reach their first major tournament football final for 55 years and Transdev subsidiary, the Harrogate Bus Company, his home-town bus company has unveiled its own moving tribute to manager Gareth Southgate.
The Harrogate Bus Company is the leading bus operator serving the area where Gareth has made his home, and today it has named one of its ever-popular 36 buses after him, as a moving tribute to his achievement in leading the national side to the Euro 2020 final against Italy on Sunday.
The Transdev subsidiary is also planning to offer the England boss the freedom of Harrogate with a year’s unlimited travel across its network of routes spanning the district – and it’s also lining up plenty more reasons to celebrate for followers of the national side.
All journeys on any bus run by The Harrogate Bus Company after 3pm on Sunday will cost just one pound – including longer distance services to Ripon, Wetherby and Leeds as well as local routes in Harrogate and Knaresborough, making its buses the ideal way for fans to travel safely as they head out to watch Sunday evening’s final, and hopefully to celebrate another marvellous Wembley win.
The bus named Gareth Southgate in honour of the England manager went in service in early July on the frequent 36 route linking Harrogate with Ripon and Leeds.
We always like to celebrate one of our own, and they don’t come much bigger than Gareth Southgate’s amazing achievement in leading England to our first major tournament final since 1966.
As well as naming one of our 36 buses after Gareth, we plan to offer him the freedom of our bus network for a year – no matter what the outcome of Sunday’s final is – as he’s done so much to lift everyone’s spirits after all the challenges of the last 14 months.
We also wanted to do something special for the England supporters who’ve cheered their team on through one nerve-wracking match after another in Euro 2020, so any journey on our buses, any time after 3pm on Sunday afternoon will be just one pound.
Everyone here will be cheering England on this Sunday – football’s coming home by bus to Harrogate, home of Gareth Southgate!
Alex Hornby, CEO of The Harrogate Bus Company
The bus named Gareth Southgate in honour of the England manager went in service in early July on the frequent 36 route linking Harrogate with Ripon and Leeds.