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Lloyd, a little more info on the St. Pancras Ironworks Ltd. Their first "undertype" steam wagons went in to production c.1903, then were radically redesigned in 1907. Apparently this design was considered out of date by 1911 when they sold their wagon manufacturing rights to the Steam Car...

Mein Liebers Gott der fools der wrong Taxi hat senden. Ve haf other vays of getting you home so, Herr Molesvorth, it vill be by Dampf autobus. Well, would you believe it, it's our old friend the Paris - Berlin - Paris steam coach relegated to local bus work in Berlin.

Du shprechen sher guten fur mich mein Dampfer kamerad. Haben sie schnapps mit knockwurst bitte? (dons little felt hat with feather on side but draws line at short leather trousers). I vill call za Dampfer taxi to vait outside as you vill be in no state to valk home Herr Von Molesvorth:D

I kid you not! Many locals refer to Kidderminster as 'Kidder' so I was chuffed to find out there was a Kidder Motor Vehicle Co. manufacturing steam buses and lorries from 1901 to 1902 and strangely again in 1920. Considerable disappointment then followed when I saw the company address was New...

Aiden, I don't know where it originates from, but it is in a book that has supplied many of my contributions to this thread. "Buses,Trolleys & Trams" by C.S.Dunbar. The caption states "What might have been : artists impression of the possible effects of motor traction, 1898". I think it smacks...

Because it's a bit late to plough back through this exalted thread at this time of night, this offering may already have been posted before, if so. soreeee... Wonder how the roof passengers gain access to their seats?

Er um yes, many thanks for your quick response Thylacine and for explaining the procedure. I will have a go but without wishing to sound defeatist, I looks a tad complicated for a quick result with my grasp of computing, however nothing venture, nothing gain, and after all I've got the rest of...

That is indeed amazing Thylacine, thank you. He was of course some 17 years younger when I saw him, but he reminds me in this photo of Lech Walesa, former Solidarity union leader and President of Poland. (If you can, please could you tell me how you get the accents to put over the Czech...

Sorry, don't have a date but consider it may well be c.1916. The bus going down Broad Street is on the 1 route introduced that year to replace the 1914 aquired BMMO route 9 from New Street to College Road via Moseley. Corporation buses then do not appear to have carried side adverts so as the...

Aiden I have bad news for you, the Critchley-Norris is oil fired so best return the coke to Saltley Gasworks and get a refund. Have some more info on this steamer if interested but too late to include tonight. Mike

Alors and sacre bleu za haw hee haws are here yet again, so to the rousing sounds of Rule Britannia I bring you an English operated Metropolitan Daracq-Serpollet - the things I do for my country!:georgecrossflag:

As we have established the Birmingham Corporaton took over early Midland Red buses I thought we might just include this photo, shown in last Saturdays Carl Chinn article in the Birmingham Mail. Although no Midland Red in evidence this is a nice shot of Five Ways with plenty going on. The bus...

'Fraid not Thylacine, I was taking the photo when the team was introduced to him and couldn't get near him for people afterwards. He didn't stay all that long, due to having other commitments. We dispersed for some lunch, the younger members of the team bemoaning the fact that the new McDonalds...

Not at all Humph, nice to see the proper job. Mike

Good grief, Aiden Molesworth, that was quick. I didn't think the force would drop you that quick and necessitate a new avatarlol

My sincere thanks to David, Mike and Sir Thylacine for unearthing more about the C & D.M.O.Co. Ltd. and I of course welcome references to the Bristol Tramways/Omnibus Co. and in particular my hometown Bath Tramways Motor Co. Thanks Lloyd for showing how little the pub has changed in Wedmore...