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Super picture showing some great detail In the back ground at the rear of the chassis is a pile of wood, but looking it appears to be a pile of temporary seats for a driver position. Now what are all those round objects to the left of the seats. How about that fuel gauge in the tank, I'm sure...

Seems like a lot of departments, a octopus perhaps, how much duplication of resources ?. How many mid - managers too many ?. How many times have we looked at three guys and only one digging the hole then one other in the shelter making a cuppa. Back to light poles

Makes sense and of course what I was told in college this would lower the central walkway along with the COG .

That was to block out the light from the street light that shone through his bedroom window so he could sleep in

Its a pity you never got to try me mums chips they were the worlds best but that should come as no surprise she was the worlds best mum. Is a chip pan still a good present for a wedding, Ha Ha. Never see them here but growing up every one had a chip pan. Funny I had forgot the chip pan and...

Shelling peas on a Sunday morning for dinner along my sister as we sat on the stairs listening to Jimmy Clitheroe on the radio We had the mussels on a sarnie during Match of the day with pepper and vinegar and a cuppa. Back when a sandwich was as tall as your front step

Tonight's dinner "Tea" egg and chips takes me back to my childhood. Getting a chip buttie off my dad's plate because he got the first batch of chips. Saturday night special having been down the market for a fresh crab on Sunday and pop having had some jellied eels and me with me cockells My pop...

So I wish I could talk to a motorman, did that sheet metal with the bulge in cause a blind spot when loading and unloading Then just a question why not fit a smaller wheel ?, and keep the glass I wonder if a jump seat was ever tried as a regular seat would have gotten in the way ?. standing...

Thank you a wonderful link great read with some wonderful pictures and great information Now keeping with the thread getting on and off a tram must have been a little inconvenient first of all for the motor man he stood in front of the steps and must have had to move all the time.

What I should of spoke about in my last post I am sure no one would have been getting on a tram going down the Lickey Road on a bank holiday as the tram would have been packed liked sardines. So no stopping to pick up but that tram must have been on the brakes all the way down.

So a little off thread at first I worked with a retired fireman in the 70's and he told me that driving the truck with the water was the hardest to stop, the water would hold enough energy to push the engine through the traffic light under braking. I am now wondering how good the brakes were on...

Stop lights came about 1915, the trafficater early 20's Back before electric lights on cars most rear lights were oil

Was this a stop and tail or just a tail light ? This is me trying to figure out how the sausage is made

Thankfully we have come a long way towards accommodating people with disability's. But transportation and disability could well be its own thread.

So the last couple of posts use the term "Tram Driver" was this in fact their true job description ?. I have no idea, a term I have heard is Motor Man and Operater.

You are of course correct the point I was trying to make is all the variants of body's on the same platform. Some bus coach work has 2 sets of doors and other differences on the same chassis. When I went to college a instructor said a bus chassis had the axles above the frame rails ?, I have...

I see a headlight on a tram but no stop lights. So how did people know when a tram was going to slow down or stop ? Ha Ha. I suppose back then common sense was common not like today.

Well the whole American school bus debate is for another thread on another forum, I live it every day Now it was the American school bus that got me thinking about the correct protocol for cars and trams. Here we have to stop in both directions on a non divided road while the bus is at rest...

James Herriot's books the TV series was good back in the day The books so good keep't me up to many nights laughing with my eyes watering just some great dry English humor.

West Heath library, just off the island and the bus terminus small building back when I was a kid. Going in run to the childrens section with the smaller size shelves for the kid sized books. Those doors may have been small but that building was huge it contained the universe and could take you...