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Birmingham Buses 1953

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Novelty

knowlegable brummie
Some photo's taken with my 'box brownie', two at Rednal featuring 2913 & 2956 the other with 2956. 2927 & 2604. The other one was taken at Bearwood terminus featuring 2227.
 
Lovely pics Novelty, the only one I immediately recognised was the Leyland at Bearwood. Providing you have decent light and the fixed focus lens is within its own focus range it suprising how good photographs can be when taken with relativly inexpensive cameras, well done.
 
I allways thought these "tin fronts" looked better after they cut the bottom of the wings away to allow better brake cooling. Presumably thats why the dustbin lids on the wheels went as well!!
 
I think it was the Guys that had the brake overheating problem but they cut back the wings on all 'tin fronts' as well as removing the wheel discs to help. I persnally preferred them in their original condition.
 
Thanks for the photos Novelty, nice to see the rear of the old standards for a change as well.
 
lovely photo's and what memories what is it about tram's,Bus's and trains, which evoke such rememberences brings brum back with a great bang for me.
paul
 
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