Nation Radio Yorkshire and Hull Trains have partnered to celebrate Coldplay’s arrival in the city with the launch of the train operators new ‘Speed of Sound’ service.
The search for East Yorkshire’s biggest Coldplay fans was run on Alex Duffy’s Breakfast Show, where Sarah from Hull, who has seen the band three times, and Toni from Beverley, who missed out on tickets, were chosen.
Both winners officially launched the new ‘Speed of Sound’ train, which features a design inspired by the band. The event included a live performance from fifty singers of Hull’s All For One Choir, who performed some of Coldplay’s most popular songs to mark the occasion.
Alex Duffy said: “This is what I love about radio and why being local still has so much value. When the biggest band in the world turn up on your doorstep and the local train company want to team up to give a money-can’t-buy experience to two superfans I was super pleased we could help make it happen.”
Louise Mendham, Service Delivery Director at Hull Trains, added: “When we heard the news that Coldplay had decided to perform in our city, we knew this was something really worth celebrating. I’d like to thank our Coldplay mega-fans Sarah and Toni for helping us launch our new ‘Speed of Sound’ service in style, along with Nation Radio and the All For One Choir.”