Talk:Cobb & Co. (New Zealand)

West Coast Service

On the Buller heading for the Grey. Cobb & Co Nelson—Reefton. Really Newmans Coach Lines

A popular New Zealand folksong (words probably Peter Cape, music Phil Garland) begins, "When Cobb & Co ran coaches from the Buller to the Grey". Does anyone know anything about a West Coast service? Koro Neil (talk) 02:16, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Promotion?

A phone ip now logged in as Lightwalker777 is very keen to add to the article, at least this statement:

"In 2015 the Cobb and Co name was adopted by the Cobb and Co Coaches company in New Zealand and trademarked worldwide. The modern Cobb and Co Coach Company offers land passenger transportation in basic, and up to coach class vehicles, in New Zealand"

It seems to me that this contravenes at least WP:PROMOTION. Have I got it wrong? Eddaido (talk) 22:57, 17 January 2019 (UTC)

You are absolutely correct in my view! Plus no reference provided, no interest in editing anything else, or engaging with WP practices! Nickm57 (talk) 23:53, 17 January 2019 (UTC)

I just welcomed them and provided some advice.Nickm57 (talk) 00:08, 18 January 2019 (UTC)

Not exactly related, but I came to this article looking for an explanation of the connection (if any) between the transport company and the NZ restaurant chain and found nothing. Should the restaurant chain be mentioned here? --Muzilon (talk) 01:56, 2 February 2019 (UTC)

Surely you've answered your own question - if there's no reliable source pointing to a connection other than re-use of trading name, then there is no connection? Cheers Nickm57 (talk) 02:56, 2 February 2019 (UTC)

The restaurant chain has a "vintage stagecoach" theme, so obviously it was a deliberate choice to use the Cobb & Co name, not just a coincidence. Or perhaps the restaurant chain merits its own separate WP article. (Like Georgie Pie, it's "world famous in New Zealand".) --Muzilon (talk) 04:27, 2 February 2019 (UTC)

OK, AfC just approved my separate article about Cobb & Co. (restaurant). I've added a DAB hatnote here accordingly. Muzilon (talk) 02:15, 4 February 2019 (UTC)