Talk:Charabanc

mystery tour

Why in god's creation would a search for "mystery tour" be redirected here? Williamborg (Bill) 17:14, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

I believe this is why: When I was bumming around England in 1979, my temporarily adopted "local pub" one Sunday (I could even tell you the date, since it had unrelated personal significance) undertook a Mystery Tour in which we all boarded a bus (coach if you prefer) with destination concealed from the participants, but (as I recall hazily) beverages provided enroute. The target turned out to be a like-minded host pub on the south coast that had a lovely beach. We drank, dined, sunned, and swam. The event was in part an excuse to consume alcohol between the midday closing time and the evening opening (before all-day pub opening). It was a like the day trips described that were taken by charabanc, but it was most definitely called a Mystery Tour. I would love to see someone tell me what the relationship between that name and the Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour. Was the name for the concept used prior to the Beatles' usage? Treethinker (talk) 21:25, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Yes, long before. I went to a school that held an annual mystery tour (but it always went to somewhere in the Yorkshire Dales), in the early 1960s and I think it wasn't a new idea then. There is an old story (from the 1930s, I think) of a couple who went on holiday to a seaside resort, went on a mystery tour from there, and were promptly taken back to the town they'd gone on holiday from- so they "went home and had a cup of tea" (ref: Stephen Pile, Book of Heroic Failures, IIRC but I don't have it to hand). I think the only reason that "mystery tour" redirects here is that they probably originated as charabanc tours. Hengist Pod (talk) 21:37, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

It makes no sense that "mystery tour" would redirect here. This would be like redirecting "road trip" to the horse-drawn carriage page. If there's no article on mystery tours, fine, but don't link the term to a completely unrelated page. How has this been allowed to go on for 5+ years? 24.118.76.70 (talk) 22:35, 6 July 2014 (UTC)

Charabancs were not uncommon in other countries. The expression is French, meaning carriage with benches. An early motorized charabanc was the File:Obeissante.jpg steamer. In the USA, this coachwork often was called a "mountain wagon". --Chief tin cloud (talk) 12:52, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

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Obsolete

The lead currently states that this term is obsolete. It is certainly obsolescent, but is still used by some older people to refer to a holiday or touring coach. The abbreviation 'chara' is also still in use by some people. Presumably this usage will die out eventually, but we're not there yet. --Ef80 (talk) 19:41, 22 August 2015 (UTC)

A railway passenger car as Charabanc

Please see Talk:Haarlem railway station#Charabanc. Peter Horn User talk 14:47, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

Links

A lot of the 500 or so articles that are listed as linked to charabanc, when the apear be not linked at all. What gives? Peter Horn User talk 01:05, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

When there are navigation templates added to the bottom of articles, like this article which uses {{Horse-drawn carriages}} and {{Public transport}}, every one of those articles in the nav-templ will appear in the default list when you click the tool "What links here" (see here). Instead, you might want to try an insource-search, like this.   ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 01:14, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Cultural section needs cleanup

The Cultural references section has become a MOS:TRIVIA magnet for casual mentions which either don't contribute to the understanding of 'charabanc' or have no citation mentioned. The section needs a cleanup.   ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 13:51, 15 September 2025 (UTC)