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Re: Christmas fun


 

Answers to quiz one. I'm up for a debate if you think I got any wrong. :)


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1)????? What was unusual about Metrobuses 701-16?

They were low height. This was unique amongst Metrobuses.

2)????? How many buses carried carpet centre Wombwell adverts? ?[b]
Three¨C 240, 614, 650

3)????? What was the last bus/coach to enter service before Stagecoach ownership?
New were Solo¡¯s 517 to 520 at Huddersfield. I also have Metrobus 723 entering service after them,

4)????? YTC had many unusual vehicles, but which modern(ish) one(s) was American? [correct spelling required]
Spartan

5)????? How many Olympians have hit Kilnhirst bridge? [b]
656 twice and 660.

6)????? Yorkshire Traction was mentioned in a famous British Sitcom but what was the series? A bonus point for telling me which episode of which series.
Rising Damp ¨C I was hoping someone would tell me the episode.

7)????? What bodywork did former Arriva Scania chassis 207 receive?
East Lancs Flyte

8)????? What year did YTC purchase Mercedes coach 45?
1999 (December)

9)????? True or False - Mainline has 3 ex Yorkshire Traction Mark One National¡¯s in their fleet.
True. Three were painted in Mainline livery, however as Richard Barnes pointed out, they owned 421 424 426 428 435 446 447 452 468 469.

10)?? True or False - The registration of the company¡¯s first bus was HE5 back in 1913.

False ¨C it was HE 8?


On Mon, 21 Dec 2020 at 22:36, traction1@... <traction1@...> wrote:
It's Christmas week, and after this year we need a bit of cheer, so here we have a Christmas quiz.

No prizes, and all just for fun.

Feel free to email me your answers to tony@... and I'll announce a winner at the weekend.?

Random Christmas quiz

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[b] One bonus point for naming all the fleet numbers.

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1)????? What was unusual about Metrobuses 701-16?

2)????? How many buses carried Carpet Centre Wombwell adverts? ?[b]

3)????? What was the last bus/coach to enter service before Stagecoach ownership?

4)????? YTC had many unusual vehicles, but which modern(ish) one(s) was American? [correct spelling required]

5)????? How many Olympians have hit Kilnhirst bridge? [b]

6)????? Yorkshire Traction was mentioned in a famous British Sitcom but what was the series? A bonus point for telling me which episode of which series.

7)????? What bodywork did former Arriva Scania chassis 207 receive?

8)????? What year did YTC purchase Mercedes coach 45?

9)????? True or False - Mainline has 3 ex Yorkshire Traction Mark One National¡¯s in their fleet.

10)?? True or False - The registration of the company¡¯s first bus was HE5 back in 1913.


If this goes well, we might do another one soon.

I'll post the answers on or after the weekend.?

Tony

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