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I attach an image for the tram 6 on a section of track in Centenary Square the promotion here and previous events such as a show at the NEC and at Leicester gave impetus for other larger trams to follow No 9 was built for a proposed Mini Tram route at Llandudno. In the Centenary Square image...

It is important to note that the newspaper extract confirms the support by labour councillor at the time which enabled the Parry People Mover to be demonstrated in Centenary Square. PPM No 6 gave rides along the Duplex Track whilst the newly completed shell of No 7 was on show in the ICC. The...

Whatever opinions are directed to the work goes on and currently they are adding sections to the long Curzon No 1 viaduct to Duddeston The infrastructure is gradually being completed on the route. The depot at Bromford when completed will be accompanied by track laying and then trial testing on...

The Mini Tram was succeeded by the versions that worked on the standard gauge at Bristol and Stourbridge and yes the flywheel was a key component in the design The fly wheel was also employed in a road vehicle design prototype and a human powered vehicle also had a small flywheel

Now the trams have had their conductors removed and payment for travel has to be made at the machines on the platform. When that service change happened I noticed on a trip to the Library from Grand Central, a beggar had joined the service looking for hand outs. These people are an issue in...

During the 1990's John Parry and his team developed a range of Mini Trams for use on streets where pedestrianisation had been created. The mini tram used a battery electricity supply and worked along a length of duplex track that was put down on the street paving. It was an intelligent method...

The 1970's were a time of looking at lost canals Our modern network has moved on and a walk beside the NEC will show the daily number of narrowboats moored there. Often private boaters fill this number and there are a few hire boats as well. It is nice to see the waterway used and the towpath is...

This is a view of the Lifford Station which was served by the West Suburban Railway and later was beside the goods branch to the interchange wharf with the Worcester and Birmingham Canal

In this view the view point was from a car park that gave an 1980's overhead perspective On this occasion the Station was at it could be seen before closure and the making of a new pair of platforms beside the Snow Hill line and before that was reopened Also in this view is Masshouse Circus...

The Curzon Street site was not all available, Royal Mail was the last to use the depot and then parcels went out by road The land beyond to Moor Street had mostly had buildings taken down but there was still a burial ground and there was also student accommodation between the canal and Lawley...

Not quite it moved to a point close to the Lawley Street Viaduct and then in Mid June moved the remaining distance to the present spot. A crane is being erected at the junction point. There is also a self propelled modular transporter on site now to move the concrete beams into place.

Getting Back to HS2 The Bellingham Viaduct will move into place this weekend over the line to Duddeston The extent of the work has various projects proceeding rapidly like Curzon Street where the changes are seen daily. Others are proceeding less fast. I have wondered often why the company chose...

I see the Black Country Museum has a former West Bromwich Corporation bus. It is a reminder of the buses they operated into Burmingham

Thanks It seems to be a company like many other bus makers in the UK who ceased to trade

For a time in the 1990 TBP made mini buses at Witton and they also specialised in glass fibre products Has any body any recollections of this firm