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Andy's Coaches

What a lovely reminder Postie. I had totally forgotten about Andy,s Coaches. I remember that view very well now. Thanks yet again for stirring the old memory.
 
hi folks. dont know if you have seen this pic of andys coaches but i will post it anyway.


wales.:)
 
I trained and took my PSV test on one of Andy's coaches' ex -BCT Guy Arabs way back in 1961 during my week-end leaves from the Army. On the test one of the things that had to be done was to stop on a steep hill, I forget exactly where, and the tester then put a match-box behind the rear wheel. Engage 1st gear and off we go for the hill start, if the matchbox was touched by rolling back by even a fraction it counted as a failure!

The Guy, which didn't look much with its utility body, was lovely to drive even though it had a Chinese gearbox and I've only driven any other Guy decker back in 2006 and it was like meeting an old friend. Seeing the photo of their garage takes me back to those happy days, thanks Astoness for the memory.
 
hi,can i please view pictures of andys coaches.kind regards,spidersmith.
 
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My Dad Johnny Williams, was the Signwriter for Andy's Coaches, his claim to fame was that he came up with the slogan ''Travel the Andy way'' I remember as a kid, standing in the freezing cold, waiting for my dad to finish his work. next to a fire in an oildrum at Andy's. I'd be about six it was in 1959, Sometimes I'd get to go for a ride in a coach, just the driver and me. I thought I was the king of Nechells Park Road,,,,,
 
The forum was hacked last year and unfortunately, all the photos went. The pictures are gradually being put back on and hopefully the ones that you want will be. Carol
 
Andy's coaches used to do our school run from Packington Avenue in Shard End to Gunter Road School in Erdington in the 1950's I remember one of the drivers was named Albert.
 
Swimming club always used them for Galas further afield and they were always so reliable and friendly. Remember a few years ago on the way to Ramsgate the dads had drank so much beer on the coach that the driver had to pull in to a service station and the queue for the men's loo was twenty deep.
 
Two photos of Andy's Coaches in two different locations, one on Nechells Park Road, and the other if I remember correctly was on the corner of Bloomsbury St and Loxton St diagonally opposite the White Swan pub.
 

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Hi all

I think this photo from Carl Chinn shows Andy's Coaches or what was on the corner of Bloomsbury St and Loxton st,
but the date of year confused me as it is dated 1952?

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Lovely photo's our coach was older than those in the picture they were mainly K series Bedfords
 
pudding

The date on your photo could be right, as by the late 50's early 60's all that corner was gone and had been replaced by parkland and Duddeston Manor Rd. I think that is when Andy's coaches may have moved to Nechells Park rd.
 
I went to see the clifton suspension bridge at Bristol with our school in "Andy's Coaches", about 1958 time, I remember they were yellow and orange in colour I am sure.
paul
 
post #14, second picture, could this or was this picture taken from the flats that were located nexed to salford park, note the hand rail on the balconey, kind reguards sidwho.
 
Hi Pudding - The photo in #16 shows our house in Francis St. that backed onto Andy's,the house next to ours was were Andy's first coach driver lived,by the name of Shepherd.Next to Andy's going up Bloomsbury St. lived a Mr. Docker who produced prototype paints in his garden shed.The dates about right.
 
Hi, Andy of Andy's Coaches was my Grandfather. If anyone has any pictures, stories, memorabilia etc they would like to share, i'd be interested to hear / see it. Thanks, Saul :)
 
saul said:
Hi, Andy of Andy's Coaches was my Grandfather. If anyone has any pictures, stories, memorabilia etc they would like to share, i'd be interested to hear / see it. Thanks, Saul :)[/s]
hi saul,ihave loads of photots of andys of birmingham.i used to play by the garage in nechells and used to be very good friends of bill anderton right from a young boy until he passed away.i have many fond memories of andy i would be glad to share them with you.my email adress [email protected]]
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hi saul,i have many photos and memories of andys coaches birmingham and would like to share with you.i knew your grandfather bill anderton for many tears from the 60s until his passing.my email address [email protected] looking forward to hearing from you soon.kind regards,malcolm.
 
Hello Saul and spidersmith

i came in contact with Andys many times during my coaching days, Stocklands, Claribell and my now Brother in Law Colin Mann (Classic Coaches). I would be really interested in seeing any photo's you may have as I'm sure would many other members.

All the best
 
saul said:
Hi, Andy of Andy's Coaches was my Grandfather. If anyone has any pictures, stories, memorabilia etc they would like to share, i'd be interested to hear / see it. Thanks, Saul :)
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Hi Saul, do you mean Bill was your Grandfather ?
If so, we share the same Great Grandparents, as he was my Great Uncle :)
 
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