Solved - Bus Puzzle No. 4

[Carnut]

Indeed it was called King Kong!
So that gives you one more point, so that's 5 earned so far.  You may get 1 more!

[Carnut]

This leaves the opportunity for another point.
#21 Yutong Citymaster ZK6116HGS from 2011. I know where it is operated, but I keep quiet.

Sorry for stretching the limit. I thought it was just worth 4 points. Thanks!

OK, that's your 6th point.
Someone else can earn a point for saying where this bus operates, as they can also do for #20.

[woodinsight]

Thanks Carnut - on with the next 500!

Okay I'll pick no.23 as this is a highly unusual bus.
It's a 1930 LGOC CC Class with a Meadows engine. It started off life as a double-decker (one of four built) but was later bought by coach operator White Heather of Southsea and rebodied as a coach by Duple.

[Carnut]

Thanks Carnut - on with the next 500!

Okay I'll pick no.23 as this is a highly unusual bus.
It's a 1930 LGOC CC Class with a Meadows engine. It started off life as a double-decker (one of four built) but was later bought by coach operator White Heather of Southsea and rebodied as a coach by Duple.

Yes, absolutely right, well done.  The rebodying by Duple was done in 1939, for the record.

[João]

Well, It's worth pointing out that :

#1 - bodied by American Motor Body Co.

[Carnut]

Well, It's worth pointing out that :

#1 - bodied by American Motor Body Co.

Yes, you're right - it was!  Your 6th point.

[pguillem]

#4 is an Isobloc 656 DH Panoramique SACA (1956)
#12 is a Karrier CL6/1 bodied by Park Royal (1927) "Speed 12 m.p.h"
#14 is a Leyland Steer built by the South African Railways (1956)

Waiting for other opportunities...

[Craig Gillingham]

I'll have to stretch it to 6 for everyone (incl Craig Gillingham!)

Excellent, thank you.

16. is a 1927 Karrier WL6/2 with a Brush H32/28R body. It was operated by Portsmouth Corporation, in Portsmouth.

[Carnut]

#4 is an Isobloc 656 DH Panoramique SACA (1956)
#12 is a Karrier CL6/1 bodied by Park Royal (1927) "Speed 12 m.p.h"
#14 is a Leyland Steer built by the South African Railways (1956)

Waiting for other opportunities...

I know you meant #10 rather than #4 so those are all correct.
5 points for you!

[Carnut]

I'll have to stretch it to 6 for everyone (incl Craig Gillingham!)

Excellent, thank you.

16. is a 1927 Karrier WL6/2 with a Brush H32/28R body. It was operated by Portsmouth Corporation, in Portsmouth.

That's right, so that's another 2 points.

[pguillem]

#4 is an Isobloc 656 DH Panoramique SACA (1956)
#12 is a Karrier CL6/1 bodied by Park Royal (1927) "Speed 12 m.p.h"
#14 is a Leyland Steer built by the South African Railways (1956)

Waiting for other opportunities...

I know you meant #10 rather than #4 so those are all correct.
5 points for you!

Thanks for your understanding !
Volvo #4 double-decker from Ulriksbanen, Bergen is a FM, as shown by Wikipedia Commons page
and #21 is not far from Greece.  But Wendax knows that...

[Carnut]

Volvo #4 double-decker from Ulriksbanen, Bergen is a FM, as shown by Wikipedia Commons page
and #21 is not far from Greece.  But Wendax knows that...

No. 4 is complete really so no more points available for that one;
but you've only got 5 points so far so you can still identify where #21 operates for your last point if you want?

[pguillem]

but you've only got 5 points so far so you can still identify where #21 operates for your last point if you want?
[/quote]

I won't steal it, as Wendax was waiting for it.

Instead, I think that #2 is the Versare of the Boston Elevated Railway, for which I found this description :

Thank you to all who identified the Boston Elevated Railway bus #1204. It was built by, the drum roll please, the Versare Corporation of Albany, New York. From the information that people had sent us, the Versare Corp. built buses from 1925 through 1931. They became a part of the Cincinnati Car Company around 1929 and the bus pictured seated 37 passengers. The Versare buses were considered advanced for their day and some were powered by gas-electric motors. A number of transit companies in cities throughout the Untied States and Canada purchased them besides the Boston Elevated Railway, including Albany, Cleveland, Montreal, and New York.

The image can be found by googling it.

[Wendax]

I won't steal it, as Wendax was waiting for it.

Go ahead, Patrick. It's okay with me. 

[woodinsight]

but you've only got 5 points so far so you can still identify where #21 operates for your last point if you want?

I won't steal it, as Wendax was waiting for it.

Instead, I think that #2 is the Versare of the Boston Elevated Railway, for which I found this description :

Thank you to all who identified the Boston Elevated Railway bus #1204. It was built by, the drum roll please, the Versare Corporation of Albany, New York. From the information that people had sent us, the Versare Corp. built buses from 1925 through 1931. They became a part of the Cincinnati Car Company around 1929 and the bus pictured seated 37 passengers. The Versare buses were considered advanced for their day and some were powered by gas-electric motors. A number of transit companies in cities throughout the Untied States and Canada purchased them besides the Boston Elevated Railway, including Albany, Cleveland, Montreal, and New York.

The image can be found by googling it.
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I'm quite happy for Patrick to complete no. 2 but I'd thought I'd already identified it  - see post no. 20.
Anyway I've already filled my quota of points....

[pguillem]

but you've only got 5 points so far so you can still identify where #21 operates for your last point if you want?

I won't steal it, as Wendax was waiting for it.

Instead, I think that #2 is the Versare of the Boston Elevated Railway, for which I found this description :

Thank you to all who identified the Boston Elevated Railway bus #1204. It was built by, the drum roll please, the Versare Corporation of Albany, New York. From the information that people had sent us, the Versare Corp. built buses from 1925 through 1931. They became a part of the Cincinnati Car Company around 1929 and the bus pictured seated 37 passengers. The Versare buses were considered advanced for their day and some were powered by gas-electric motors. A number of transit companies in cities throughout the Untied States and Canada purchased them besides the Boston Elevated Railway, including Albany, Cleveland, Montreal, and New York.

The image can be found by googling it.

I'm quite happy for Patrick to complete no. 2 but I'd thought I'd already identified it  - see post no. 20.
Anyway I've already filled my quota of points....
[/quote]

You're right.  That's just because Carnut answered
However, #2 is wrong on both counts so you still have 2 points to go!
Boston Elevated Railway was the proof.

Anyway, how about Skopje for #21 Yutong City Master ?

[Carnut]

OK, slight cock-up here as I had #2 as a 1931 Twin Coach, but clearly that was wrong.  That's why I said woodinsight wasn't right,
so really he's due another point for getting that right after all.

Also Pguillem is due a point for getting the Boston Elevated Railways bit of that one right, which takes his tally to 6; but he's also due another point for identifying the Yuton in #21 as being operated in Skopje (actually by JSP), which takes his total to 7 as well.

So that takes each of those puzzlers to 7 points, for which I will make an exception since they have been earned in good faith, but the maximum for the moment still remains at 6 per puzzler..

[Carnut]

Here's another picture of #21, the Yutong Citymaster, in service with JSP in Skopje.
Compare its appearance with the one of the first prototype London Routemasters back in the mid 1950's!

[Wendax]

The story behind it is that ex-London doubledecker buses were used in Skopje until 1963 when an earthquake devastated most of the city.

[Carnut]

The story behind it is that ex-London doubledecker buses were used in Skopje until 1963 when an earthquake devastated most of the city.

That was nearly 50 years ago!
Bus design has moved on somewhat in the meantime, but maybe they wanted some nostalgia!

[pguillem]

The story behind it is that ex-London doubledecker buses were used in Skopje until 1963 when an earthquake devastated most of the city.

I was in Skopje short after the earthquake.  I didn't see any double-decker, but in fact very little remained.  A very sad view.

[pnegyesi]

Was no6 made in Asia?

[Carnut]

Was no6 made in Asia?

No.

[Carnut]

OK, it's been 3 days since an ID so apart from being open to anyone who has scored less than the maximum, those who have already gained 6/7 points may now identify ONE more each (make/model/year/operator where known) for 2 more points!

[pguillem]

OK, it's been 3 days since an ID so apart from being open to anyone who has scored less than the maximum, those who have already gained 6/7 points may now identify ONE more each (make/model/year/operator where known) for 2 more points!

Good news !  #6 is the Austin J2 from 1968, property of Gordon Holland.  It was called as the World's most Ugly PSV.