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Ivo

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The main local bus operator in Blackpool is, like Maidenhead's Courtney Buses*, not owned by a prominent (inter)national group.

* They were known as Courtney Coaches until about a year ago.
 

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The main local bus operator in Blackpool is, like Maidenhead's Courtney Buses*, not owned by a prominent (inter)national group.

* They were known as Courtney Coaches until about a year ago.

Although they operate many routes in Maidenhead, Courtney are based in Finchampstead, near Wokingham (explaining various odd routes that extend occasionally to and from there).

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In 1347, the Countess of Pembroke founded Pembroke College, Cambridge.
 

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Time for a QI-buzz...

Oxford forms one corner of the so-called Golden Triangle, with the last two cities nominated for this quiz forming the other two.
 

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Wolverhampton is also home to a university although it might be a little less famous...
 

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Oh dear - over 72 hours without a single response :| I would have done so myself, but did not know what to say...

Ascot also begins with the first two letters on the middle row of a QWERTY keyboard.
 

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One of Derbys key industrial areas has a road name called Ascot Drive

is this an acceptable connection?
 

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Bodmin also formerly had a station suffixed 'Road' which has since been renamed.

Sorry to be somewhat pedantic, but that answer is more suited to the Station Association quiz.
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Sorry - that sounds more like a station-specific link, which is not valid in this thread (it was repeated non-station links which resulted in the creation of this thread in the first place).

Perhaps this quote of explanation from the quiz setter may be of assistance to new contributors to this particular quiz.
 
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Okay then - a non-railway connection:

Rugby - The real life 'Alice' that the fictional character was based on lived in Lyndhurst and author Lewis Carroll went to Rugby School!
 

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