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Which famous British engineer has a connection to the Bristol Omnibus Company?

  • Isambard Kingdom Brunel

  • George Stephenson

  • Thomas Telford

  • James Watt

Answer

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a famous British engineer, has a connection to the Bristol Omnibus Company. Brunel's Great Western Railway owned a controlling interest in the company during its early years, and the company's first bus depot was located near one of Brunel's railway stations in Bristol.
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