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The manager of the Bay City Rollers, Tam Paton, lived in Prestonpans, whereas the lead singer, Les McKeown was born in Broomhouse in Edinburgh.

It’s this one. It isn’t the wind; it has been failing on and off since the previous sliding doors were replaced by folding ones.

Stranglers: Golden brown, texture like sun Lays me down, with my mind she runs My interpretation: Golden brown, texture like sun Lays me down, with my M*A*S*H* heroes

I can shertainly concur it worksh. Shod Covid you’re my besht mate you are. Let’sh go for a kebab.

As a reminder of the original title: Infrastructure that is more well known than its namesake Ivybridge - erm, I think most people, if they know it at all is a Devon commuter town. Totnes - hippies I could go on but I fail to see what infrastructure in these places would lead people to...

Unfortunately, the school has closed. While you are in that area, I heard that Millom, which I remember being a town no longer has buses but does have a train. Any ideas? I thought there used to be a bus to nearby Haverigg Prison.

Rainhill also has a Ship Inn.

@markymark2000 said - sorry quote thing is playing up: Also, if you want to bring in more passengers, maybe don't try and start a service in the middle of a 'do not travel outside your area' restriction. It's not rocket science. Perhaps if the Government were guaranteeing money to bus...

I think you are right. In which case mine is a separate question, and I see someone has already trumped Clifton! Thanks for looking it up.

I am sure you are right. But the 0925/0930 on Saturday or Sunday never had less than 30 on - though about half got off at Ladybower, still covered by the 257. However, coming back in the afternoon there was often just me, six maximum! Separate point: Hulley’s ran Saturday services to Skegness...

I am under 22. What is a radio? :D Oh hang on, my granddad had one in the car once playing someone called The Eagles so I put my earbuds in.

Shame about the X57. It was a brave experiment. I used it a lot to go walking and visiting family in Mottram from Sheffield. I wonder if Derbyshire could be persuaded to run a couple of buses to Glossop and back on summer weekends.

I am sure there has been a thread similar to this before, but despite various searches, I cannot find it. In the comedy novel Ancestral Vices by Tom Sharpe, the main character visited a settlement named Buscott, population 4500, which the locals named ironically ‘Bus Stop’ as it had no bus...

I think if you asked anyone south of Nottingham what they associated Doncaster with, it would be the St Leger horse race, if anything. Edit: north of Nottingham it would be probably unjustified unpleasant things, but not the railway.

Penistone was also once wired at 1500v.

Aysgarth is also noted for its waterfalls.

Guisborough was also once known as Gisburn.

Are you thinking of - see how many people can remember these - dog licenses, which used to be seven and six?

Thorne also has a cattery.

Coal Aston also has a Boys’ Brigade group.