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    The Railways in Wartime

    I find vintage railway books Ian Allen etc are the best copies in good condition available on line not silly money
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    The Railways in Wartime

    The railway lamps of mine have posted on other threads had a light reducer that was fitted to the lamp i have only ever seen one and that was shed/homemade
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    Medals

    Ref Medals IWM is withdrawing all VCs from display the only place you will able to view a VC will be in a regimental museum and most of those will be paste i feel sorry for the families who have donated VC groups
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    Birmingham Automobile Association

    This one just surfaced sure i have some more ie older ones
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    happy birthday to vivienne14

    Happy Birthday Viv
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    The Railways

    GWR Gods Wonderful Railway
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    Smiths Systems Co, Birmingham

    That's my fav block plane with adjustable throat judging by the fine shavings you honed iit well
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    Trams

    Fantastic Photos
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    Garages And Service Stations

    Nice 1925 stone great to see building still standing they knocked down a busy popular pub here with a 1879 stone god knows why its a bomb peg now i saw the remains of the stone on the fenced off kerbside of topic i know
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    Birmingham buses

    That was that bad winter of 62/63 we kept on going
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    Birmingham suppliers to the railway industry 1929

    Got it LMS Brum made Fogger 1944 Love MR wick replaced later in its Life at least its same region All my lamps have matching guts LMS just had 3 years left Thats me done Just got call out to a job
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    Birmingham suppliers to the railway industry 1929

    Ok iv got a Brumie made LMS Fogger Some where gonna dig it out Heres some of my lamps in future train room Left LNE 20s Lower Middle SR 1940 Other 2 GWR as just posted Boy in lamp mode now will Post more as they surface Iv posted picss of about 10 Of my lamps on various threads
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    Birmingham suppliers to the railway industry 1929

    No1 GWR Copper top 1920s No 2 GWR BR/W 50s/60s Both restored by me in 90s Brother took the sooty Fogger Not maker marked but But Brumie made? Again may have posted beforr
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    Birmingham suppliers to the railway industry 1929

    May have posted before Blandon 1940 Brum SR unused
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    Birmingham suppliers to the railway industry 1929

    Nice sooty GWR Fogger on the right my brother was with us at weekend i let him take one away with him only got 2 GWR Foggers now:sob:
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    Birmingham suppliers to the railway industry 1929

    Don t have any of that maker
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    Coalmen

    I went to school with a Martin Knight in the 60s
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    Steam Sheds

    PS I did fire it up one Xmas
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