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    Then & Now

    Lamp post lad is dressed in white, his mum must have washed in Tide. Would never have guessed same place today pic
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    Would We Have Envied The Kids Of Today?

    Kiss and Chase Ha Ha, still playing that game and once in a while I will let my wife catch me .
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    Would We Have Envied The Kids Of Today?

    Girls doing handstands, they would tuck the skirt in their knickers forgot all about that, and doing PE in those knickers how cruel, no shorts for young girls back then
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    Would We Have Envied The Kids Of Today?

    Nice look back but you have the location wrong I did all that but is was Longbridge and the Lickeys, ride our bikes to Blackwell scrumping, picking conkers up the Lickey Road Ride on the bus to town just because. Sit on the railway embankment waiting to spot a train or waiting on the train to...
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    Birmingham buses

    well I got to the buy a old bus idea a little late, it would appear the old buses have become a real collector prize, somewhat like old cars, a English friend bought a car for 25,000 back in the day the first time I got my hands on one in 84 the value had gone to 1 million, the second...
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    Birmingham buses

    The internet has a completely different value of buses, I have spent some time rooting around, as I intend to own a old bus
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    Then & Now

    I recall those temporary fencing around trees, narrow pieces of wood quite rough and ready with wire twisted between the wood. Temporary fencing the city put up
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    Elmdon Airport Birmingham International Airport

    Lovely little read interesting article on the seed of the building along with the history. It was nice to see that a lot of travel was involved to help in the decision of the final look 360,000.00 lot of money back then.
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    Birmingham buses

    I need to get out more I had completely forgotten about the single seat
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    What do you watch on tv nowadays ?

    Have not heard that skit in 45 years or more, just like the song from it ain't of hot but something's just stick with us
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    Then & Now

    Is she looking to cross or get on the tram, the street had front yards and trees and people along with character
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    Birmingham buses

    I can just about remember as kids looking on the floor of the bus for tickets to evade paying I can not recall if we ever got away with it
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    Peaky Blinders - A world away from Downton!

    I read on my Google feed how Birmingham is awash with Peaky tourists
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    Birmingham buses

    Not knowing at lot about the specifics about the mechanicals of a bus but I would have thought the trans and axle gearing would be way different to other commercial vehicles just from the start stop operation of the daily grind (forgive the pun).
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    What do you watch on tv nowadays ?

    Bloody phone and auto correct. The Goon Show of course. How did you cross the river ? I stepped on the logs Those are not logs there crocodiles O I wondered why my legs were getting shorter.
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    Birmingham buses

    What kind of money did these old bus go for as scrap ? I can see where the mechanical could be sold on to trucking companies but as for the coach work was there a after life ? It's clear the operating body gave vary little value to these older buses with a 500 pound and less figure for thumbs up...
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    Birmingham buses

    Small amount given the nature of the beast fairly easy threshold to cross I wonder if some of the repair estimates would have been a little inflated, loose a old bus get a new or newer replacement.
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    Guided buses Tracline 65

    Once again Phil great picture, with all this folks there you would have thought one may have said this is a bad idea. I see the driver getting some last minute instructions "keep it between the rails mate" or is he saying this will never work This whole idea with a guided rail system reminds me...
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    Elmdon Airport Birmingham International Airport

    I could get on that bus right now with a flask of tea and cheese and onion sarney and ride it all the way like a 12 year old to Western Super Mud
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    Elmdon Airport Birmingham International Airport

    That entrance to me does not look like the gateway to far flung places with exotic food and drink I did look at a picture that shows the whole front and I still think the entrance is awful. Now when I look at the whole front of the building the only thing missing is Hitler leaning against the...
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