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My dad used to drive one of them for Midland Counties Dairy on Kingstanding Rd then he was promoted to a electric driven milk float

I remember using one of section as a sledge on the grass slopes of Ropers Hill Kingstanding Sorry lady it wasn't me who went through your fence it was him

The 78 tram ran from Steelhouse Lane to Stockland Green from June 12 1912 to 1921 near the Public house and Plaza Cinema. In 1926 the service was extended to Streetly Road junction at the bottom of the hill, the service ceased in June 1953. Because of the danger of roads crossing this dual...

Thanks very much for info it's all adding to a picture that didn't have the luxury of today's travellers. From the value information I'm getting even when you arrived it was a hard life, but they took a chance and in later years reaped the benefits.

West Australia was only just developing so he might have had to go Adelaide. He ended up working on the building railway of the railway in Perth area

Perhaps I'm comparing it with my Jet ski days Ha Ha

Thank you very much just what I required

Thank you very much it's a start,it seems a long time to get from London to Toulon.

Please can anybody help with the following relative details. Charles Henry Jukes born Aston 1878 immigrated to Perth West Australia on 18August 1928 with the Orient Ship line on the Ship Orovsa from London. I can't find any details when he arrived in Perth ?

My gran told of me of an accident involving the cow catchers on the Lichfield Rd a tram from city approaching the stop before Victoria Rd. Katie Damper who own the shop in Sandy lane near Vine Street running for tram fell in front of the tram and was rolled on to the front cow catcher. She was...

The grey painting of buses & trams (no trolley buses was painted grey) in the last moths of 1941 paint could not be obtained it was done to preserve the original paint work. It was only necessary for a short time later it was applied to only 301-400 class cars. Because they couldn't be seen in...

The worst car I’ve had was a new Vauxhall Viva HC I owned for 10 month which most of the time it spent in the Vauxhall dealers in Walsall. Fault was slack pistons I had 3 new engines 2 new clutches 1 new gear box the dealer forgot to put any oil gear box after an engine change. The window...

Was it CID Cid with his gaiters

Wonderful picture I remember the very well, I lived at 101 Birdbrook Road from 1942 onwards. Interesting to see the view of thr sand pits on either side of Dyas Road, how was the pits formed was sand extracted or are the natural ? Dyas Road didn’t have a road surface till the 50,s it was just...

Swan & Mitre

#179 1) Holborn Paper was in Holborn Hill between Pub Swan & Mitre and the canal. 2) Scrap lorries are in Thimble Mill looking towards Holborn Hill Jnt. 3) Picture of Aston Railway Bridge isn't Church Rd jnt it's Holborn Hill 4) The picture with the advertising boards...

Vyse Street was the 2nd ststreet up the Red Lion Pub was on Corner !st was Governor Rd