Encouraged by my father's passion for older buses, I quickly decided that I would like to own my own bus company," explained Craig Temple. "I had great ideas of what my company would be like and the interesting fleet of buses that it would operate, as it competed with the lumbering faceless giants. Reality hit home when I finished my A-levels and failed to secure the job to launch my career in the industry. "My second choice was to study a broad degree, just in case I saw sense, and decided the public transport industry wasn't the best move." Temple's placement year was spent at Cambus (now part of Stagecoach). Although it was management owned, it was traditional, and had changed very little since being in state ownership. Among other duties, Craig helped out in the traffic office of Premier Travel which was owned by Cambus Holdings at the time. After gaining his degree, he secured a management training post with Blazefield Holdings, which at the time was one of the more forward-thinking bus groups.
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