Stagecoach wins 2014 Ryder Cup bus contract
Transport giant will operate and manage park & ride for estimated
45,000 spectators a day
Ryder Cup Europe has appointed Stagecoach as the provider of buses to The
2014 Ryder Cup.
Under the terms of the deal, Stagecoach will provide a fleet of 150 double
decker buses to and from Ryder Cup Park and Ride sites at Perth, Stirling and
Kinross during the week of the event being held at Gleneagles.
The value of the contract has not been disclosed
The majority of the operation will be managed by Stagecoach East Scotland,
based in Kirkcaldy, though vehicles will also be provided by Stagecoach’s
regional bus companies across the UK.
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Robert Montgomery, managing director of Stagecoach UK Bus, said: “It's a great honour to have been awarded the contract to operate the bus services for the Park & Ride sites for The 2014 Ryder Cup.
Robert Montgomery, managing director of Stagecoach UK Bus, said: “It's a great honour to have been awarded the contract to operate the bus services for the Park & Ride sites for The 2014 Ryder Cup.
“We're delighted to be involved in such a prestigious, global sporting event
which has not been held in Scotland since 1973.
“Stagecoach has wide-ranging experience of providing transport services for
major sporting events including the 2012 London Olympics, the 2010 Ryder cup in
Wales, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone over a number of years and many
more.
“We will be calling on the significant resources of our regional companies
within our UK Bus division to help ensure the success of the operation and we
look forward to enhancing the experience for the spectators who play such an
important role in the event.”
Richard Hills, Europe’s Ryder Cup Director, said: “It is a huge operation to
transport in the region of 45,000 people to and from the golf course every day
during the week of The 2014 Ryder Cup.
“Visitors to the event will be able to enjoy a comfortable and pleasurable
journey from their Park and Ride base.
“We are delighted that Stagecoach, a company with its roots firmly in
Scotland, will facilitate these transfers and ensure the smooth arrival and
departure of the spectators at Gleneagles.”
