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I was at a recent auction and there were quite a few WW2 posters on auction, I think they were mainly encouraging people to save.

Iodine was considered as a cure all as well, it was a very good antiseptic. I seem to remember someone telling me they used to eat tar, anyone else heard of this?

If you search through Flickr very carefully you should find a copied photo of 78 in the field being used as a caravan. I noticed it a few evenings back. As far as I am aware nothing has ever been done with the bus at the BCLM, and that goes for the other gem in the shape of the REDD. I...

As an update to my previous post moves are ahead to get the tram wires back in operation and last Tuesday three of us spennt the morning sorting out some hefty lenghts of solid copper drawn wire, its round insection, not as I had previously stated but does have the afore mentioned groove. We...

As a joke many years ago when I worked in a foundries Met Lab we used to make up names for medicinal compounds purely for a joke. I think the best one my mate thought up was "Murgatroyds Laxative Soap" with the slogan " Just a we drap for a thunderous **ap" We also "invented " names for pipe...

Lets hope that these records are passed on to a local archive.

Hi Wendy, as I mentioned the Bouremouth trolleybus is out of action anyway with electrical problems, as it happens with part of the overhead gone it makes no difference. The museum now has a new director and it has been decided that only trolleybuses that have a direct link to the operational...

Perhaps we should be looking at this problem from a slightly different angle. Clearly the owners of these companies are not prepared to pay the taxes that our government is imposing on them, this goes for all governments past and present. This country does appear to be over taxing everyone ...

Hello Thylacine, unfortunately this is not the case at the moment as some low lives have stolen some of the overhead wires at the Black Country Museum. I am a regular there at the transport group on Wenesdays and some Saturdays. The wire is easily spotted as it has an unusual profile, I have...

Was an interesting feature but could have been much longer. I had to watch online as I could only find the London Version on the TV,s I player. I used to know Rob Handford, that chap with the Birmingham Guy "2448? oddly enough I remember two of us , I cant remember the chaps name,putting a...

Each to his own, I think one that springs to mind is "Dads Army" it did have some rather good serious moments and I still take pleasure in watching all the repeats.

Nice find tardebigge.

I certainly remember a man on a bike opening up the top lantern and doing some type of maintenance on these gas lamps. I stand corrected here but I think they had a clockwork mechanism that opened a valve that allowed the gas to burn and heat up the mantles. I assume there was also a pilot...

Hello Anne, great idea sending the photos on, Im really glad I posted the link now.

I got into a "conversation" via the net with the chap who built the site and he kindly sent me the link once it was launched. I think he has done an impressive job with it. I should have posted the link earlier but better late than never.

Im pleased you enjoyed it Derek, I remember them as they purchased some coaches from Gliderways Coaches of Bearwood and they used the same attractive birch grey/maroon livery. They also purchased new coaches some with Harrington bodywork, like Gliderways. Whenever I noticed any Regent coaches...

Great painting Mike. with a Blue Circle Leyland Comet, Mk 11 Jag and Ford Thames Trader for good measure.

Ok strictly speaking not Birmingham but a website about an operator just outside and one that would have been seen in the city many times. https://sites.google.com/site/regentmotorways/

Absolutely superb Mike, probably my favourite class.

Really nice pics there Wendy. I think the loco is owned by Ian Riley and sometimes known as the "pocket rocket" unless this year they are using a different loco . Having had a holiday at Harlech a few years back I am quite familiar with the line. Another reason for taking an interest in your...