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On the photo of the Oak garage it is an Austin 7 as you guessed Mark, great photo,s once again, thankyou.

Is that the conductor on 3122 just changing the destination blind?, looks very much like it. nice photo,s thankyou for putting them on.

Used to toast them on a toasting fork in front of the fire when we were kids, still have them, but under the grill now, still lovely though.

To most of the general public Digbeth coach station probably does look a bit depressing, but there a a lot more around the country just as bad or even worse, but it was of course originally a bus and coach garage, and never meant to be a coach station, and as a garage which a few of us on this...

Is it turning out of Station Rd. Stechford, into Flaxley Rd.

Hi. Mike. A lovely vehicle to drive wasnt it, I had it on a few Malverns in the early 70s, and now have it as a Corgi model,

Great story that Mike, I found 4652 quite a nippy bus to drive, but as you say you had to be carefull in wet weather. John 70

Hi. John. Small world isn,t it, I lived in Stroud Road Shirley, and knew Bob when he rented premises off Caves coaches in Solihull Lodge,who I worked for, he had a lad working for him named Darryll who I taught to drive, Bob went to live off Haslucks Green Rd. by the Colebrook,and I heard he had...

I think its number 23 Southam Road, as you say there is a blue plaque on the wall.

Hi. John. Did you know a Bob Ward at Knight Signs.

Hi. Mossy. I live close to you now at Burnham on Sea, but will allways be very very gratefull to the wonderfull staff at the QE.

Lou. Have opened them now, was my fault, was not clicking on the top. sorry. Thanks for them. John 70

Its listed in Smiths Imperial Coaches book as HON 255, a 1948 29 seat Bedford Duple Vista, but not a photo of it. Heres a photo of sister coach JOF 332, sorry about the glare on it.

I have nothing but praise for the QE, the surgeons there have saved my life twice,I had a liver transplant in 1993 and a big cancer op in 1998, I feel very lucky to be alive and if it wasnt for the wonderfull work done at that hospital I most certainly wouldnt be.

That was a big surprise Mike, you never cease to amaze me.

We looked at bungalows around Worle three years ago but eventually moved to Burnham on Sea and are pleased we did as its quieter here, you can find out about the Worle area by reading the Weston Mercury weekly newspaper.

Hi. Peter. I listen to this programme most Saturdays, he has been doing the same sort of show for over 20 years, good listening for us old uns.

Singing the Blues, by Guy Mitchell was my first record also, from a music shop that was on the Stratford Rd. facing Stoney Ln. I think. and a Dansette record player.

I went to Wheelers Lane senior school in the early 1950s, the headmaster was Mr. North, and trhee teachers names I remember were a Mr. Mason, a Mr. Edgeworth and and Mr. Gulcher.

Bought my first bike from Colmore Depot, in Hill street, a Francis Barnett 125 cc, £48 10s. wouldnt pull your hat off, that was 1953.