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Hi Pip do you have a cousin or Uncle named Roger M guise who went to Waverley Grammar school between 1955-60 & could now live in Leicestershire, he was also lead singer in a 60s band called Catch 22. I have been trying to trace him for a long time, hope you can help.

There were 2 cries for clangers one was Clangers which was on the main line & baby clangers which meant a local or freight was coming on the platform, I also think this referred to Northbound lines. What I can't remember is what the other one was for the southbound? stoppers. I wait for...

Hi do you remember the Summers brothers who I think played for BSA in that era?

Olives cafe used to be a hairdressers run by Gladys Page who had 2 sons one was called Robin who would be about 69ish now.

I don't think you were in the CTO but the Methods dept. What years were you there? Dynaflow was the high tech forging depot with Raycarl M/cs. After leaving GKN I went to the company which sold Malmedie M/cs. Do you not remember Ray Beaman & Billy Jordan? Who were the other apprentices in your...

Malcolm Laws dad was foreman of Heath Street Mill & then he worked in the same shop as his Dad. Malcolm Pullen I last saw about 12 years ago working as a fitter at Lucas Holfords in Perry Barr. I worked for GKN S & F firstly in the Central Technical office & then in Dynaflow, I was there from...

Do you remember what the arms were for on the lampposts, it was for the lamplighter & maintenance man to rest his ladder on.

Yes that would be him, let me know your full name & i will ask him if he remembers you.

It was Wendys brother Ken that I was referring to.

Did Wendy Guy have a brother Ken?

Judging by the unburnt timber outside I would probably guess at Wartime & bombing.

Hi Mike only trouble is when I looked at their site there were no copies available, well not that I could find. I can't open the document in your post sorry. cheers. Dave

I have heard about this article in Steam World but have been unable to find the date of publication to try to get a copy, if anyone out there has this article could they put it on the site or let me have a copy please. Cheers.

I never had any problems at New Street or Snow Hill in fact I don't recall any problems at Tamworth or Rugby either as one of the previous messages said. I still hope that someone has a log of a day at Tamworth from the 50s so that I can see what I would have seen over the day there but so far...

Re: Alex Hooprers DanceHall. Stratford Road Sparkhill I don't know about her friend but she had a sister called Janice & she did go to Formans Road School.