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National Express Offers Free Christmas Day Travel to Carols and Noels, Showcases Festive Coach Singalong

The giveaway underscores the operator’s push to add services as rail lines face holiday disruption.

Overview

  • A National Express coach departed London Victoria carrying dozens of people named Carol or Noel for a promotional carol-singing trip.
  • Passengers showed ID to confirm eligibility for the themed journey, and organisers made clear that singing was optional.
  • TOWIE star Mark Wright’s mother, Carol Wright, joined the ride alongside a Noel Fielding lookalike.
  • The Christmas Day offer provides free seats for eligible names across 355 services reaching 96 destinations nationwide.
  • National Express says it is expanding intercity and airport routes because of planned rail disruption, and a OnePoll survey of 2,000 people named Silent Night the favourite carol with 35% of the vote.