Most of these pictures come from blogs of the last few months, but not all of them. There are a few real teasers. Answers will follow later in the week.
1. Who operates the B617
The service is named after an aircraft which did NOT fly from any airfield on the route of the B617.
2. Where could you "join" this club?
And it was not in Market Deeping. OK, it was a play! Where was it performed?
3. Where is this subway?
It led from a railway station to a palace; and a palace which burned down.
4. Who operates this rake of coaches?
Yes, it used to run between Waterloo, Bournemouth and Weymouth.
5. Which consortium used this London terminus?
It was a coal yard and is now a library! The consortium soon ceased to consort.
6. Where will this commuter service be based? 
Its London terminus is a convenient (?) Drayton Park station,
7. Where might you have seen these Routemasters?
Apart from London Transport, they had two consecutive owners in the same town.
7. Where are these iconic bus shelters?
The name of the town or city is required. They are not far from a stop once called "Aquarium"
8. Where is this bus station?
City name, please! Buses are being re-located to a smaller bus station at the railway station, further away!
9. Which operator originally ran this bus?
10. In which borough did Boro'line run?
11. In which county does this company operate?
It has no connection with the Greenslades that became part of the National Bus Company.
12. On which Island would you find this box?
13. Near which town did this derailment happen?
The cause was buckled track due to hot weather.
14. Which two islands are joined by this road.
The middle island is called Eileann Ban (Ban Island)..
15. Where would you find this enquiry office?
Definitely a museum piece, near Christ's Hospital.
16. Which airport?
It is purely a works service 'more' than for catching a plane.
17. Which London borough ran this bus?
The Community Interest Company went spectactularly bust!
18. Which railway station?
Its Junction station is now called Feniton; which is no longer a junction,
18. Which railway station?
19. What Junction was this?
It had connections with Express Dairies and now has tenuous links with trams. It has been closed since the mid 1960s.
20. Where is this?
It looks very different today. It used to be the main tramway terminus and interchange called "The Tramway Centre".
There are no prizes, just the joy of self congratulation if you get some or all of them right. How many can you get right without recourse to the interwebnet?
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Tomorrow we return to South Yorkshire.
Next Gaumont links blog : Tues 1st Sept
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