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some great pics from yester year some of that seating is now worth a few bob.

Ha Ha not at all, the building looks like support columns for a flyover with walls added all very modern but concrete walls no details may as well be a visiting room for a low level security prison, just missing the guards at the rails. i never really liked going to the airport it never had a...

Five people getting off the bus one woman looks to be wearing a full length leather coat the other all wearing light colored clothes no doubt of to some far away place That building looks new but ugly The best looking thing is the bus it has stood the test of time

Don't hold your breath, The building of the Bullring was a big step and transformed Birmingham into a modern city, clearing all those slums was a needed thing getting rid of out houses, indoor plumbing a bathtub with its own room. All good moves but all at a cost the loss of community The...

What a great slice of history lovely little film. The record keeping for each bus, the file on each was almost like a medical history I am sure from the womb to the tomb. Those London buses must have been real clean no one in the film had dirt on their hands, but the guys in the cow gowns the...

Lots to ponder on, firstly how did England manage to build and deliver buses during WW2. Thinking back you never really saw to many buses broken down it fact I would go as far to say it was rare. A true testament to the Birmingham bus system keeping a fleet alive is no easy undertaking with a...

Am I to understand this correctly most of this show is not filmed in Birmingham. I have never watched the show at all

The Going Show what a collection of talent,

15 years seems more likely as a turn over number, I am sure by then they have very little value on the books and can no longer receive any tax credits ?

So some questions What was/ the average service life of a bus I am sure the modern bus has a longer service life Is there a cap on miles traveled how is the decision made on its time to retire a bus, of course not taking in to account of wrecks and fires or acts of God. How much maintenance...

My memories start with the open rear platform and swing round the bar waiting for the bus to stop trying not to get a clip round the ear from the clippy. Waiting at the bus stop and looking up at the top deck to see if a front seat was open or you and your mates looking to take over the back...

You bus guys please forgive me l have so many questions I stayed up last night reading this whole thread made it to page 80 had to throw in the towel at 2.30. I love the look of those Tigers never have been on one and I am sure the ride maybe no where near today's standard but for me that's...

A little tidbit from my pop, the buttons on the tunic would tell what battalion you were for the 2nd the buttons were in pairs and a presume for the 1st they were single.

This bus looks right at home, what a thrill riding along the sea front I must admit I am in love with this bus, it presents it self so we'll, excellent work in the restoration,. can't wait to see it in person with all the others at wythall.

Do I really sound like that ?, a couple of real Brumie's talking there How sad to see

You can import beer and can duplicate fish batter and fry a spud What can not not import or duplicate in the warmth of having your work mates or people you have known for years and all the characters found in your local You can be sure people who lived in the back to backs and the courts...

One more for the grey calls, "Master Mind" there's some guys posting on the bus thread that could sail through that show with ease .

What ever happened to going for a song ?, Am I remembering it right where a panel of people would talk about a small thing and only one would be telling the truth

What was stolen some scenery

It comes as no surprise there was a shortage of brush painters for coach work it really is a true skill, I have seen done on a horse drawn carriage. I have no idea what it would take to paint a bus both in skill level and time when these true "coach" painters were finished you could not tell it...