{"id":3254,"date":"2023-10-12T01:29:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T01:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/mid-week-collection\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T01:29:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T01:29:04","slug":"mid-week-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/mid-week-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid Week Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"

Notable Northampton Noel Novelty<\/span><\/p>\n


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A guest mini-blog from equally Notable Northamptonian Alan<\/span><\/p>\n


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As the mince\u00a0 pies were on display in the local Co-op and desperate traders were already advertising their\u00a0 Christmas events even before October arrived it is not twirly to drop hints about what Santa might bring you this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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This 200 page A4 sized volume, published by Pen and Sword books is priced at \u00a332 (ouch!) but Amazon\u2019s offer is just under \u00a326.<\/span><\/p>\n


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[<\/span>fbb comment : Makes Keith Shayshutts 348 pages plus covers for \u00a340 seem good value!<\/span>]<\/span><\/p>\n


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The book contains a chronology from 1880 to 2021 and then 26 pages of black and white pictures. Pages 129 to 199 contain colour pictures, two to a page.\u00a0 Northampton Corporation Transport and United Counties are well represented, as are Uno who, York Brothers …<\/span><\/p>\n

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… the variety of operators who have held\u00a0 the tender for\u00a0 the Northampton \u2013 Roade – Hartwell \u2013 Hanslope \u2013 Wolverton \u2013 Milton Keynes 33\/33A and the variety of\u00a0 pre-owned\u00a0 buses which appeared in Northampton until First decamped in 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n

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There is at least one picture of each of the following other operators \u2013<\/span><\/p>\n


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Arriva<\/span><\/p>\n

Basfords<\/span><\/p>\n

Britannia\/Meridian,<\/span><\/p>\n

Centrebus<\/span><\/p>\n

Cogenhoe and Whiston<\/span><\/p>\n

Collingtree Coaches<\/span><\/p>\n

Country Lion<\/span><\/p>\n

Lothian lent by Ensign<\/span><\/p>\n

Goode<\/span><\/p>\n

Johnsons of Hanslope<\/span><\/p>\n

Midland Fox<\/span><\/p>\n

MK Metro<\/span><\/p>\n

National Express<\/span><\/p>\n

Poynters<\/span><\/p>\n

Roy\u2019s of Finedon<\/span><\/p>\n

Red Rose<\/span><\/p>\n

Souls of Olney<\/span><\/p>\n

Stagecoach East<\/span><\/p>\n

Trinity Bus<\/span><\/p>\n

Wesleys<\/span><\/p>\n

Z and S\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


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[<\/span>fbb wonders : And Midland Red\u00a0 Northampton to Shrewsbury?<\/span>]<\/span><\/p>\n


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Typically, here is Trinity (based in far away Brackley) operating their competitive minibus service from Town Centre to the Eastern District.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It failed, of course. The only good thing about Trinity was their pleasant but distinctive livery. Here is the same bus (they did have more than one) outside Northampton’s doomed bus station.<\/span><\/div>\n
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[f<\/span>bb has already written to Santa to ensure a copy will be in his capacious stocking on the morning of December 25th]<\/span><\/div>\n

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Septuagenarian’s Silly Signal Box<\/span><\/p>\n

Maybe now looking a little less silly. The external staircase to the operating theatre of the building is now enclosed …<\/span><\/p>\n

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… and at the other end is the essential “facility”, the small privvy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The felt roofs are simply sandpaper with the sandy bits “softened” by a good spread of No More Nails PVA. The window in the privvy is an unused spare from a thatched cottage Airfix\/Dapol kit.<\/span><\/div>\n

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It is quite hard to remember what the model looked like as delivered.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Puzzle Picture<\/span><\/p>\n

Any idea where this shelter and stop combo might be? Just a brief clue; to get to it you have to cross the Atlantic. But you can go by bus, route number 418!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Answer on Saturday<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n


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Buses and Politics<\/span><\/p>\n

Readers may remember that the last day of the Conservative Conference (renowned for its enthusiasm for\u00a0 developing the Rail network – NOT) was beset by rail strikes.<\/span><\/p>\n


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Full marks to Flixbus for parking this motor outside Conference HQ.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Somehow, fbb cannot imagine Rishi jumping on a shiny green coach to get back to Number 10!<\/span><\/div>\n

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Cardiff Shows You How<\/span>\n
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A selection of current\u00a0printed material<\/span> from Cardiff Bus.\u00a0 Well done; setting a fine example to the short-sighted “It’s All On Line” brigade.<\/p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\u00a0Next Cambridge Comparison blog : Friday 13th October\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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