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The Velocette business was run by a Bertram Goodman, descendant of the original founder and the business was still active in 1970, when I dated his daughter Anne for a while. She was a regular rider of a Velocette machine at the time. I understand she later emigrated to Australia and married...

It's a sad fact that this very locomotive was the first of its class of 35 to be scrapped. It was destroyed by a Nazi air raid on York in 1942. Its name was transferred to one of the other locos, becoming no. 60006 and continued in service well into the 60s.

Sorry Bob, but that loco is red, not blue and it is 6229 Duchess of Hamilton which has been renumbered & renamed 6220 Coronation. (6229 was in better condition than 6220, which was blue and masqueraded as 6229 for a time). It is being loaded aboard the Christen Smith heavy lift ship Belpamela...

I too would like to know more of the history of AA units around Birmingham. My father joined the TA in about 1938 and served in the 69th. He used to refer to P & Q sites by their names "Pip site" and "Queen site", the latter, I think, at Swanshurst park. I used to own his regimental ashtray with...

Many thanks to Radiorails for his very learned discourse on the vehicle. I got to know this area in 1954-5 because the 132 service came through here on its way to Birmingham (usually a BMMO LD8) on its way to Birmingham. Leaving Hagley Rd, it turned the corner into the strangely named street...

Delightful cars! My dad bought one shortly after we left Yardley Wood to go and live in Kidderminster. It came from Bryant's garage in central Birmingham; it was grey and the reg was LNP 19. He kept it for over 8 years and was the first car I drove (illegally). My uncle warned him they were a...

That seems pretty conclusive! Well done, Alan

If the registration is YPT, then it's a Durham reg. This would fit in with it being a Northern General vehicle; they had quite a number of Routemasters, and it does look like one of those.

It's surprising that there haven't been more comments on the old school. I was there between 1951-54 (when we moved away) and I have fond memories of the place. Our headteacher was a Miss Messer, and they were all female members of staff. My favourite was Miss Sheffield and I recall there was a...