john knight
signman
Well done Frothy,used to pass that 4 or 5 times a day when I worked in Erdington.
Some names I remember from Tyburn 73-74 while I was an apprentice there, Senior foreman Ron Parkes , Mr Parkes to us kids, other gaffers Bill and Steve Mason, Steve Gould. Bodyshop workers Arther Jones, Harry Smith, Johnny Lomas , Pete Bowen, Ken Hunt father of Steve Hunt villa player other people Fitters Dave Cornfield, Derek Yates collected buses, shunter Dennis Gillman and Dick Fulham villa fanatic steward at the villa .Hi All my cousin's Brian and Billy Kirton worked at Tyburn Rd in the 1970s from there Brian went to Miller St and Billy went to Liverpool St.Does anyone remember then.Irene
A few other names have come out of the brain fog , bodyshop Terry Norris, Ian Lockiyer, Micky Hughes, Jim the welder, Hari Gill electrics , Jim Farhquarson fitter,Dave Cornfield is attending and now works out of headquarters, Dick Fulham left in 1986, Dennis Gillman went on to be a worker director and left 1995ish....I have heard of some of the others but do not know what happened to them.....myself started 1985 and still going ,now at Wolverhampton, via Walsall, Summer Lane, Perry Barr, Hockley....
Ronnie Parkes was the senior foreman over the bodyshop.Photos in posts#1 and #2 are replacements. These were the original comments by JKC alongside those photos
Body Shop where the buses on the left are waiting to be stripped of all its panels, and then fitted with new.....
This area was the unit shop, were new engines/geraboxies/axles were fitted
As you can see this bus is missing nearly everything....it would have be almost rebulit again with all new parts...making it like a new bus...doesn't happen anymore
Not only did the works rebuild the buses, it also built all the major units as well, engines, gearboxies, axles, etc
Electrical Shop
I worked at Tyburn Road 1975/76 in the electrical overhaul shop.Next >
Some days I was on the bench repairing buzzers, bells, switches, alternators or starter motors. Other days I'd be rewiring buses.
Dread to think of the running costs of Tyburn Works.
View attachment 113862 Official unveiling of the coat of arms at the Wythall Transport Museum by the Birmingham Lord Mayor.
Looks really good
Actually, a visit by the Lord Mayor to the whole museum and a photo opportunity alongside the CoA, not an "official unveiling".
I stand corrected
And of course the present administration care a lot about the city's history don't they ??!!
And of course the present administration care a lot about the city's history don't they ??!!