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What happy memories this has brought back to me. Standing there in that field in the late forties early fifties, good times. Train spotters today just cannot have the pleasure we had with those magnificent steam engines.

No ice cream nowadays, I hear it's crisps and such to scour the dross out. That's what happened to granddaughter.

Is this place still going, I was put on the waiting list aged about 10 at the time, I'm in my 70's now. I'm still waiting, anyone live close enough to check on this for me please. :encouragement::loyal:

Back in the early '60's, my wife and I would shop in the supermarket there (Was if Finefare ?) we would go with our three little girls and do a big weekly shop, including some clothes for the girls and still get change from a five pound note. Try doing that today, you wouldn't get much change...

Re: Black Maria Going back to the '70's, I then knew a police motorcyclist, and at that time they were using BSAs, big brutes, he told me that although those bikes had terrific acceleration, they had no staying power, so if they couldn't catch the villain in the first mile they had no chance.

Smudger, you are right, I am in touch with Graham in Stockton, have been for the last couple of years. Yet to get up there to meet up again. I lost touch with Graham in the early '60's after leaving the garage we both worked in. In out chats since then he tells me one of his jobs was driving ex...

Paul, You said you were connected with Military Car Sales, did you ever meet up with a bloke called Graham Harding from Birmingham?

Paul, When I left 22 Coy. in June '58 (Just when staybright buttons were coming in. Bloody 'orrible stuff) they were beginning to wind the company down. I guessed it wouldn't be too long before it disbanded altogether, that's probably why they moved to Aldershot. As a point of interest, the old...

Anyone get to visit 22Coy. RASC. Taunton, Somerset between September 1956 and June 1958?

No Paul, definitely a Ford, just look at the wheel for starters, that's a dead give away.. The bonnet motif is also Ford.

More likely a Prefect:encouragement:

Thank you for that Barrie, that is a very clear explanation.

How is one issued with the N/S medal?

The national service medal is not official, if you want one you have to pay for it. Myself I object to this, I feel that all N/S men should be presented with one.

Interesting picture, may I ask who she is please.?

1 Hour 47 mins. done.

Does anyone remember BENTONS toy shop in Erdington High St. On the right hand side going away from six ways, near the old Roebuck inn I believe. An absolute cornucopia of toys, very little of which I could afford to buy, but always in there looking and wishing. On the rare occasions I had a half...

I told the tale of the bad Cpl. a little while back, now for the good one. In my locker I had a two page colour picture of Gina Lolobrigida. This corporal wanted this picture so badly, he tried all sorts of bribes to obtain it, all to no avail. However, the day before our final passing out...

I was 1956, before your time. It was RASC then.

During my training at Blandford we had two cpls who I'm sure played the good cop/bad cop system. But it back fired on the bad cop when some of the lads found him down town one evening, they gave him a right going over. Put him out of action for a few days.