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    Mystery trips

    The company may have been smiths, I am fairly certain most bus and coach company's had a similar situation where they would run these evening runs. Our deal was going on these tours we would get served as we were undeage.
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    Mystery trips

    How about those mystery trips on a Saturday night Pay 5 bob a coach would pick you up in front of the news agents and off you would go I think the coach co was Andy's, you had no clue as to the destination untill you had been on a couple of trips. The trip always ended at a pub out in the...
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    Then & Now

    Small things forgotten over time untill I read the post the RSPCA collection dog, well spotted sir.
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    Then & Now

    Getting old I remember Mason's as a butchers shop.
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    Then & Now

    Hiding the Co-Op bike was something we took great pride in. Short back and sides, steal a glance at those certain publications.
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    West Midlands Metro trams going blue 2019

    I do like the look of these new trams and the colour change was needed over the disjointed look.
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    West Midlands Metro trams going blue 2019

    When I talk to my pop tomorrow I will quiz him for info, it seems to me at the moment this tram line idea was looking for a landing spot and Wolverhampton was it, may be I have been gone to long ?
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    West Midlands Metro trams going blue 2019

    So one line Brum to Wolverhampton ?
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    West Midlands Metro trams going blue 2019

    I need to research the tram system I did not know has far a field they traveled. I thought they only ran locally.
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    Ansells Brewery

    Sent message
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    West Midlands Metro trams going blue 2019

    What am I missing here ?, why aren't these trams painted in the iconic blue and cream colours of Birmingham transportation. The very colours us older folks have looked for all of our lives. I am not opposed to other colours else where, these colours are not right for Birmingham just another part...
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    Ansells Brewery

    :confused::broken_heart:
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    Then & Now

    no lighted ackey post ?, had one in front of the house and hid in the house lots of times. Back to the pics, waiting to see one of some old guy up lamp post :joy:
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    Then & Now

    Dewdrop for "do drop in" and is it a offy ?, Great shot a bet that upstairs room was odd.
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    Then & Now

    I have to stop getting upset over some of these now pictures, but they made a right dogs dinner out of that shop, lost all that detail up in the eve on the end, it has no curb Appeal at all. Edit. look how much life is in the then picture the street lives, looking at the now picture life has...
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    Then & Now

    Lyn I could add so much more, but this is a now and then picture thread and I really enjoy the then pics I will just say this it's hard to hear the rattle of the crates on the milk float in the morning on the 7th floor.
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    Birmingham buses

    That's a cracking picture bus looks great nice sunny day. Where are those boys going to sit the seats at the front upstairs are occupied.
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    Then & Now

    I was just.posting as yours appeared We went from homes to warehouse As i recall the overspill aera's soon got a bad rep the few times I ventured into one I thought it was a rabbit run. The now pic made my heart sink the before pic you could see a story waiting to be told, pop in the pub have...
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    Then & Now

    My very thought also, where ever they went you can be sure they never had the same sense of community. Maybe they moved to the top floor of a block of flats that's what happened to my grandparents.
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    Then & Now

    WHAT !!!!! Go get that guy have him climb up a Street lamp and take a pic. Just make sure he is wearing white
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