Correct answer is 1 point (additional point if an answer has been said by someone else, except for questions 16- 20)
Bonus point is -1 point
Incorrect answer is 10 points (does not apply for question 16)
No answer/pass is 20 points
And here are the results!:1) Name 3 consecutive bus routes that are operated by the same operator.Correct answers
• 1 point- Mredd: 362, 363 and 364 - Go-Ahead London
• 1 point- ianf: D6, D7 and D8 - Go-Ahead London
• 1 point- DLA365: K1, K2 and K3 - London United
2) Name a route where both terminuses are also London Underground terminuses.Correct answers
• 1 point- Mredd: Route 163 - Morden (Northern Line) and Wimbledon (District Line)
• 1 point- DLA365: Route 118 - Brixton (Victoria Line) and Morden (Northern Line)
Incorrect answers
• 10 points- ianf: Route 1 - TCR and Canada Water -None of these are LU terminuses.
3) Name an Underground or rail station within zones 2 or 3 that isn’t directly served by any London bus routes.Correct answers
• 1 point- Mredd: St Johns Station
• 1 point- ianf: Deptford Station
• 1 point- DLA365: Parsons Green Station
4) Name a route which has been worked with Arriva’s S-reg DLAs.Correct answers
• 1 point- Mredd: Route 221
• 1 point- ianf: Route 188
• 1 point- DLA365: Route W3
5) Name a fleet of buses that had lasted less than 9 years of service in London (must not be in London service anymore).Correct answers
• 1 point- Mredd: Wright Electrocities at Abellio
• 1 point- ianf: Optare Solos at Crystals (now Metrobus)
• 1 point- DLA365: Optare Spectras at London Central
6) Name 2 bus routes that serve Streatham Station and Croydon Town Centre.Correct answers
• 3 points- Mredd: Routes N109 & 250
• 4 points- ianf: Routes 50 & 250
• 4 points- DLA365: Routes 50 & 250
7) Name a route that TA1/17001 has been on since it’s introduction in 1998.Correct answers
• 2 points- Mredd: Route 55
• 2 points- ianf: Route 55
• 1 point- DLA365: Route 69
8) Name a road within Central London/zone 1 which is only served by a single bus route. Name the route as well.Correct answers
• 1 point- ianf: St John Street - route 153
• 1 point- DLA365: Albany Street - route C2
Incorrect answers
• 10 points- Mredd: (presumably Berkeley Square??) - Route 8 - route doesn't serve this area anymore
9) Name the oldest London bus vehicle still in service as of this week. (TA1/17001 or Routemasters cannot be mentioned)Correct answers
• 1 point- Mredd: 3218 (S318 JUA)
• 1 point- ianf: 3217 (S317 JUA)
Incorrect answers
• 10 point- DLA365: DLA128 (V628LGC)
10) Name a route that serves both a Zone 6+ London Underground station and a Zone 6+ National Rail Station.Correct answers
• 1 point- Mredd: Route 347, serves Upminster and Romford Stations
• 2 points- ianf: Route 248, serves Upminster and Romford Stations
• 2 points- DLA365: Route 248, serves Upminster and Romford Stations
11) Name a shuttle bus route currently operating.Correct answers
• 1 point- ianf: Route 541
• 1 point- DLA365: Route 518
Incorrect answers
• 10 point- Mredd: Route 572 -not currently operating, withdrawn 9th of March
12) Name a route on which London United’s (Enviro 400) ADE buses has made apperances on.Correct answers
• 2 points- Mredd: Route 111
• 1 point- ianf: Route 81
• 2 points- DLA365: Route 111
13) Name a route that crosses the Greater London boundary.Correct answers
• 1 point- Mredd: Route B12 (crosses into Kent)
• 1 point- ianf: Route 492 (crosses into Kent)
• 1 point- DLA365: Route 347 (crosses into Essex)
14) Name a route which has terminates at a Tesco/Sainsbury store and has had any Gemini 2 appear on that route.Correct answers
• 0 points- Mredd: Route 321, terminates at New Cross Sainsburys (and Foot Cray Tesco may I point out)
• 2 points- ianf: Route 79, terminates at Alperton Sainsburys
• 2 points- DLA365: Route 79, terminates at Alperton Sainsburys
15) Name a route that has been withdrawn within 2000-2005Correct answers
• 1 point- Mredd: Route 584
• 1 point- ianf: Route M1
• 1 point- DLA365: Route S7
16) Name all Underground and Rail Stations that directly served by route 50.Correct answers
• -7 points- DLA365: Stockwell, Clapham North, Clapham High Street, Clapham South, Streatham Hill, Streatham, Norbury, Thornton Heath, West Croydon
Incorrect answers
• -2 points- Mredd: Stockwell, Clapham North, Clapham Common, Clapham South, Streatham Hill, Norbury, Thornton Heath, West Croydon, Purley Oaks, Purley, Smitham (now Coulsdon Town), Coulsdon South - you have also named stations for the 60?
• 20 points- ianf: Pass
17) Which is shorter, route 50 or route 60?Correct answers
• 1 point- Mredd: Route 60 is longer than 50
• 1 point- ianf: Route 50 is shorter
• 1 point- DLA365: Route 50 is shorter
18) Name a curtailment destination for route 50 (ie. not Stockwell or Croydon Town Centre)Correct answers
• 1 point- Mredd: Norbury
• 2 points- ianf: Thornton Heath (additional point given since the destination isn't accurate enough; TH Clock Tower or TH High Street would have been 1 point)
• 1 point- DLA365: West Croydon
19) Name a specific bus vehicle (and a route is has appeared on) that I (Connor/Binpod) am very fond of.Correct answers
• 1 point- Mredd: DW89 on the 137
• 1 point- ianf: DW133 on the 50
• 1 point- DLA365: DLA339 on the 50
20) Name all the bus types not allocated to the 50, but have appeared on it from 13th March to 23rd March 2013Correct answers
• -2 point- Mredd: Euro 2 DLA, Euro 3 DLA, MK II DW, VLA
• -1 point- ianf: DLA, MK II DW, VLA
• 0 points- DLA365: MK II DW, VLA
1st place- DLA 365 with 25 points2nd place- Mredd with 35 points3rd place- ianf with 53 points[/b]
Congratulations to DLA 365, this week's winner, and thanks everyone for entering!