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    Car registration numbers

    I moved away from good old Brum many years ago but I recall that the Lord Mayor's car was always registered as LOM 1. I wonder if it still is? As for Birmingham buses, I too remember the JOJ series but also recall the later BON ***C series of single decker Daimlers, many of which operated on...
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    Brummie sayings & language

    Just thought of another one, "This 'll never get the bab a new dress", meaning lets get on with it, we're not making progress.
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    Brummie sayings & language

    You've got a face as long as Livery Street! is one I remember quite well. And another one I remember, "get off the 'orse road"
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    Car registration numbers

    It's a long time since I lived in Birmingham but I remember the Lord Mayor's car was always registered LOM 1. Is it still?
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    Sarehole Mill

    I used to deliver newspapers to Sarehole Mill in the mid 1950's and can't really remember who lived there. I just remember a lean to porch with a letter box. The Mill obviously looked in a poor state.
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    Birmingham Buses Part 2

    I remember the Leyland single deckers (PS2's?) quite well on the 27 service, with their concertina door at the front. The poor old conductors were run ragged, what with collecting fares and opening and closing the door at every stop. The conductors were nearly always getting on in years (I guess...
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