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I cant see any problem with a "tin front " Daimler or a Crossley for that matter and maybe even exposed radiator Daimlers,although the so called "standards" were anything but standard as I'm sure you well know . The best thing to do Simon is to visit their website.

They really are good models Derek, I thought I had put a link to my Flickr account on here with a photo of my two models, so two things have happened I did not put the link up or the link has been removed by others.

The Quinton 9 , when I used it, travelled along the Hagley Road passing the Cinema and then Turned a sharp left passing the point were those two buses are parked on the one photo, it then turned into Ridgeway Avenue traveled a short distance and parked approximatley where the Methodist Church's...

Looks like "Oakworth" to me as well !

I was watching a programme on BBC 4 about the ways we deal with our waste, a few days ago. Birmingham has a really efficient method of delaing with its refuse and reference has already been made about it in previous postings. Ferrous waste was removed by using magnets, paper was removed by...

Whats just as interesting is as far as I know many of those allover advertisements were painted on to the bus, no fancy vinyl graphics.

there is a splendid book about Bowens....... https://www.brewinbooks.com/Transport files/bowenstext.htm Perhaps like many companies it got to big?, Im fairly certain it was taken over by the Alf Mosely group, a coach dealer who would have suppiled all of the Portugese built Salvador Caetano...

Thats a very atmospheric ride there Postie, I'm only familiar with the original Quinton9 and the outer circle 11 but even so that was a nice ride. I just had a quick look in a rather interesting book by the well known local transport author, Malcolm Keeley, who has recently published a book...

Thanks John, below is a link to the last photo I took of 174, sorry the quality could be better a few more jobs have been carried out since this was taken including the wiring of the headlamps. The black wing on the right of the photo still needs to be painted but it has been decided to leave...

Thanks Lloyd and Simon, fingers crossed it should be finished next year.

Than you Sue.

I would like to thanks all those who responded to my original post, I can now not only inform you that we have got the originals working, thanks to a rather talented electrician, but can actually show you an image of them doing just that. They now do something that they never did when originally...

D9s, great vehicles had the great pleasure and privelage of driving a lap around the Black Country Museum's site in D9 5342, 6342 HA, a splendid bus owned by the Museum's Transport Group. If you have not got it already, I reccoment you get a copy of "More Room On Top" by Steve Richards, ISBN...

Ah, right so there was an earlier thread, thought so but I couldn't find it, apologies all round :)

Two more items..........I thought I had already posted something about this unless its in a different thread but anyway I will post it here , Does anyone remember some experimental Stereophonic bradcasts the BBC did at some point during Saturday Mornings probably late 50s or early 60s? This was...

Aye up lloyd, thanks for confirming that, I was 99% sure it was the bus John had, but I really bad at remembering numbers! I lost contact with John, you know that happens you get a small nucleus of people with similar interests then slowly we find other interests and projects, I think mine was...

Nice to see JOJ 255, Im pretty certain this was the bus I drove occasionally when it was owned by John Berry, does anyone know what happened to it, the last I heard it was stored in some yard looking very run down.

Hi Sue, its ok untill the novelty wears off !!

Hi Nico, thanks for your message, I can just remember the Bottle and Glass when it was still at Wordsley but it was not in use, I know a few of those Hyms you refer to my dad was keen on them I believe quite a few were written by a chap called Sankey but don't quote me on that, they all seemed...

Really pleased you enjoyed the ride, there are usually volunteers to man the buses at weekends when they run during the summer but occasionally there is no one available because of holidays ect. Its not been a good year in some respects as the Walsall 862 and Wolverhampton 433 have had problems...