Friday, November 10, 2006

On the Brighton buses

During the last Liberal Democrat Conference I commented on Brighton and Hove's delightful practice of naming its buses after prominent local residents.

I have now found a page that lists all the people who have been honoured in this way and provides links to short biographies of them.

Hours of fun.
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4 comments:

  1. Niles10 November, 2006 13:45

    Nottingham trams do likewise.

    Alex

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  2. The Pink Hat10 November, 2006 16:28

    Thanks Jonathan! There are certainly some interesting names on list!

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  3. Tom Barney10 November, 2006 19:13

    What a pity they haven't used Magnus Volk, who built the electric railway along the front (and also the extraordinary but long-defunct Brighton & Rottingdean seashore electric tramroad) and installed electric light in Brighton Pavilion.

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  4. Jonathan Calder13 November, 2006 20:41

    Good news, Tom. Volk is there as no. 810.

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