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Whether you feel you wish to print this off for the office or garage Christmas party is up to you. See how many of these 20 questions you can answer. Readers are welcome to offer their suggestions via the Comments facility. Unless all are guessed correctly, we will give answers in a couple of days. Send an email if you wish us to reveal sooner.
- Which transport magazine celebrated its 60th anniversary this year?
- Which double deck first appeared in full production 50 years ago and is still just in revenue earning service?
- Which, according to the DfT, produces the smallest carbon footprint? (a) a typical shopping trip by car; (b) a typical shopping trip by bus; (c) a typical home delivery by van?
- Which transport secretary helped bury bad news?
- Which operators are associated with the following former holding or off-the-shelf companies? (a) Endless Holdings; (b) Frontsource; (c) Quayshelfco 175 Ltd; (d) Musterphantom Ltd; (e) Gurna Ltd; (f) Lanaten Ltd
- Who in the late 1970s boasted that they produced “The most advanced ticket system in the world!”? (Their exclamation mark)
- Which PTE also operated a parcels express associated business and from whom did they inherit it?
- True or false. Only vehicles with “blues and twos” (blue flashing lights & sirens) are able to stop buses & coaches on the highway.
- What legislation underpins bus service operations in the Republic of Ireland?
- Which was the only former National Bus Company operator to be privatised under an Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP)?
- Which senior bus (and rail) figure said, “I adore cars. I'm a petrol head. The only time I will give up driving my sports car is when I am too bloody old to get into it.”
- Which trade magazine did Houston Ramm edit?
- Which bus was advertised using the slogan, “Take one step into the future”?
- What is the main First Group company in the Republic of Ireland?
- Which operator used the following slogan on the side of its driver training buses? “I’m blue because I have no driver”?
- Which Stenning sub-brand has the strapline “The journey begins”?
- What, according to the CPT, is the average number of people carried on a bus or coach?
- Name the two previous titles for the Confederation of Passenger Transport.
- In terms of fleet size, which was the largest National Bus Company subsidiary before the 1980s splits? (a) Bristol Omnibus; (b) Crosville; (c) London County; (d) Midland Red; (e) United Auto?
- When did Arriva, First and Stagecoach introduce their corporate identities and who chose the Stagecoach name?
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22 comments:
Enjoyed this and, oh go on then, seeing as no one else has had a go at this...................
1. and 2. too easy to answer
3. I am guessing VAN because I reckon perverse logic must kick in.
5. (a) Endless - werent they eventually British Bus? (b) Frontsource – wasn't that an engineering concern? (d) Musterphantom - Solent Blue Line. Don’t know the rest...
10. Gosport & Fareham t/a Provincial
18. One of them was the Bus & Coach Council.
19. London Country?
20. 1998, 1998, 1985? As for who........
1 Buses Magazine
2 Routemaster RM
7 GMPTE (Manchester)
8 True (VOSA can)
14 Last Bus Ltd (I think)
15 Either Bristol Omnibus or Eastern National (possibly both)
19 Midland Red
20 1998 Arriva, depends First, at the beginning Stagecoach
5 - (a) Endless became Drawlane, morphing into British Bus and eventually Cowie and Arriva. (b) Frontsource was Alder Valley South, I think. (c) Quayshelfco 175 was, IIRC, Badger Vectis. (e) Gurna - not sure, wasn't this the holding company for Eastern National at privatisation?
14. Last Passive
4. Stephen Byers, 11. Keith Ludeman, 12. Coachmart, 14. aircoach, 16. Oxford Bus Company
Two answers to the largest NBC operator, London County and Midland 'Red'.
As someone who used to work for Midland 'Red', we prided ourselves at being the biggest of them all. After the WMPTE took our best routes, it was a close thing, mind.
I notivce you give choices (a) to (e). You could have added (f) Ribble as they were bigger than some of your choices.... but not bigger than Midland 'Red'!
5c yes Quayshelfco was Badger Vectis (who also proposed the unused trading name Poole Pandas)
5e yes Gurna was Eastern National
Is the largest NBC company question based on number of vehicles, turnover, geographical area...?!
Pedant's corner again:
"1980s splits" should have an apostrophe!
; )
Did enjoy this quiz and managed just 7/20 though I did get three right for q5. Does that give me 9/20?
Anon @ 1039
You mean FALSE (because VOSA can stop vehicles)
"True or false. Only vehicles with “blues and twos” (blue flashing lights & sirens) are able to stop buses & coaches on the highway."
LOL, must be false, because bad parkers can do that. Noe if you'd written "are permitted". ;)
Could 5 (f) be the old Lancashire United?
12 was the The Coaching Journal.
Irish legislation is still the Transport Act *1932*
Question 17 average number pax = 32
Question 9 Republic of Ireland: Road Traffic Acts 1932, 1961
16 - Oxford Bus Co's Airline
20 - Arriva: late 1997; First's corporate interior dates from 1997, the exterior from 1998; Stagecoach has always had a corporate livery from the start in 1980, although it was first applied elsewhere with the acquisition of Hampshire Bus, Utd Counties and Cumberland in 1987. The name was Brian Souter's brother David's idea.
Trying the few that haven't yet been answered, or to suggest different answers, I would suggest the following:-
3. b) - I can't believe a van is the winner, thinking about how often they have to stop!
5 (b) Frontsource was a selection of former NBC engineering subsidiaries, but also included East Midland.
5 (f) I understood Lanaten also owned Northern Counties, as well as Lancashire United in the early 1970s.
6. I'll try Control Systems - just a guess.
15. I think Bristol OC, though Eastern National also had blue driver trainers.
18. Passenger Vehicle Operators Association (as well as Bus and Coach Council already given)
Incidentally ';)', I'm not sure why "1980s splits" needs an apostrophe? As far as I can see, it's neither possessive nor an abbreviation - the splits were not all in 1980!
2. Leyland Atlantean? The last one has, I think, just been withdrawn in Blackpool.
Metroman said...
2. Leyland Atlantean? The last one has, I think, just been withdrawn in Blackpool.
Of course!! Doh :-(
Thanks to 'Bus and Coach Preservation', the answer to 15 is definitely Eastern National.
Not so sure about Bristol OC now!
A couple of last minute corrections
5b - Frontsource had nothing to do with East Midland which was an MBO from NBC. E.Midland used the fleetname "Frontrunner" for operations outside their traditional heartland
10 The ESOP was Provincial t/a "People's Provincial" - Gosport & Fareham was the original Prvincial company but had been merged into the above Provincial Bus Co Ltd. in 1983, along with H&D's Fareham based operations.
20 The Stagecoach livery wasn't applied to the ex NBC companies initially, IIRC the first repaints etc started circa June 1988.
Anonymous said...
'A couple of last minute corrections
5b - Frontsource had nothing to do with East Midland which was an MBO from NBC. E.Midland used the fleetname "Frontrunner" for operations outside their traditional heartland'
Ah yes, you're right - I was confusing Frontsource and Frontrunner! Frontsource did also own Alder Valley South. There's more about their demise here:-
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/privatised-engineering-workers-face-redundancy-1479250.html
Christmas Quiz: the Answers
Thank you all for taking part. Here are the correct answers:
1. Buses Magazine
2. The Routemaster RM
3. (c) a typical home delivery by van
4. Stephen Byers (assisted by Jo Moore)
5. (a) Lanaten Ltd (pre-1976 Lancashire United)
(b) Quayshelfco 175 Ltd (Badger Vectis)
(c) Musterphantom Ltd (Solent Blue Line)
(d) Frontsource Ltd (Alder Valley South (plus eight former NBC engineering subsidiaries);
(e) Endless Holdings Ltd (Shamrock & Rambler, London Country SW, Midland Red North, North Western);
(f) Gurna Ltd Eastern National, including Voyage National SA)
6. Timtronic
7. SELNEC PTE (inherited from Manchester City Transport)
8. False (VOSA has powers without blues & twos)
9. Road Transport Act 1932, as amended
10. Provincial (after the sale t/a People’s Provincial)
11. Keith Ludeman
12. Coaching Journal
13. Optare Excel
14. Last Passive
15. Eastern National
16. Oxford Airline
17. 32
18. Bus & Coach Council and the Confederation of British Road Passenger Transport
19. (d) Midland Red
20. Arriva 1999, First from 1997 [initially SLFs only], Stagecoach 1980, with David Souter responsible for the Stagecoach name.
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