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Anyone know the exact date of the closure of Quinton garage? I think it was 1995 but is there a more precise date please.

Car 843 was not as well constructed as the Short-bodied lightweightcar 842. The Brush body was too light and lacked structural integrity at upper saloon floor level and around the bulkheads. This is why it was taken out of service in January 1951 a full 6 months before 842. 842 was the last...

The CBT steam trams were known locally as "the Shufflers" as this was how they moved along the road with the steam engines pistonscausing this type of motion.

The trolley 11, (OK 4833), is taken at High Park Corner, Nechels Park Rd probably on 26 November 1922, the day before the service started

3164 was still there in about 1991 but seemed to have gone about three years later. Other than taking some LS NS window pans out to act as a serving hatch, it was largely complete. In 1973 it still started up!

Alcester Lanes End 71 class car just into WWI, notice trough on overhead.

Tram is 21-70 or 221-300 class of UEC bodied Brills sold to Dover in 1931. All these trams had three side windows and after being top covered had wing windows on the balconies.

In Suffolk Street 3/51

:)296 had a gloss painted roof prior to entry into service.

Hello, am always interested in Birmingham's transport and road scenes