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Re registration letters. Another odd one out was OO for Essex

Many thanks for posting those John.

Don't know where John's photo of 205 has disappeared to in the meantime but here is another photo of the ACE I found recently. Is that you driving it John???

They be a dodgy lot down the old A38 lol. A couple of times after my bus was fixed I drove off and left the seat behind in one man days on the Midland Red. Fortunately both times I picked it up off the side of the road on the way back.

Stands a good chance the engine was fine. Even back when this fine photo was taken it was common practice to open the bonnet to to let other road users know the bus had broke down. Before rear engines, we used to prop a seat cushion up the back of the bus for the same reason.

Yes, same problem.

With deepest sympathy, Mike

3225 is seen here in the old Moseley Road tram depot where apprentices are applying the final restoration polish up before being moving out for the photo ragga posted.

The tramtrack was left in place as part of the fabric of the canal bridge. Removing it would have meant road closure and rebuilding of the bridge when the rest of the track was taken up.

Sorry to hear your sad news Barrie. With deepest sympathy, Mike

I do have one with driver but think it may be a little too saucy for the Forum.:D

More busmans postcard humour!

Thanks for your concern Jean, hopefully I shan't be popping me clogs just yet, I've still got some Christmas Grouse to use up LOL

Another masterpiece. Thank you Lloyd - I daresay you recognise the young fella on the right from our visits to Wythall. Time we dropped in the Coach for the pint I now owe you.

Trevor that's great. Thank you, if you like to do that I'll pick it up on our next minimeet. (Don't mention you know what as walls have ears lol). See you soon. Mike

Can anyone help restore this poorly photo to good health please?

Many thanks Lloyd. I used to be able to change photos round on my old computer but the one I have now dosen't seem to give me a way of doing that now. To cheer us up and in line with this thread, here are a few busman's humour postcards from over the years.

It would be interesting to know where prices would be today had decimilisation not took place. When I was a conductor on the old Midland Red people relly complained and many walked a stage when fares went up by 1d on a fare stage. Fares today go up by the decimal equivalent of many shillings at...

In what could be a modern day Birmingham City Transport colour scheme, how about this handsome newly designed double decker now being built in the Slovak Republic. (Perhaps Lloyd could alter them to right hand drive for us).

Bought me a Fry's Chocolate cream this morning - 70p !!!!! never in my wildest dreams did I ever see my favourite chocolate bar costing 14 bob. Must be getting like my grandparents who could remember pre World War I prices compared with the prices when we went decimal lol.