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I think RHU is Reinforcement Holding Unit. They were formed after 1944 so that coincides with date next to RHU https://www.researchingww2.co.uk/ww2-abbreviations-acronyms/ https://www.researchingww2.co.uk/ww2-abbreviations-acronyms/...

The studios are alive and well and last time I saw Chris Taylor he was Take That’s musical director https://www.grapevinebirmingham.com/birminghams-oldest-recording-studios/

I was an avid spotter at both Snow Hill and Shrewsbury in 1959 (the year of the picture) even got to drive the station pilot in the yard at Snow Hill! I never once saw a King at Shrewsbury or a King on the Cambrian Coast which usually had an engine change at Shrewsbury, from a manor to a Castle...

My understanding that Anne was also an Usherette at both Stockland Green and Erdington cinemas

If you’re interested in Fleas! https://www.a-e-g.org.uk/the-flying-flea.html

Perhaps is the epitaph of history

Possibly because it went unservicable working the Inter City to Wolverhampton or Swindon didn’t have space and Wolverhampton did

The reason being it was shedded at Plymouth and was very rarely seen in the Midlands, it’s also pretty rare to see a King hauling the Cambrian Coast, it was normally a Castle turn in 1959. All in all good chance King John was off maintenance at Wolverhampton perhaps and working back via Old Oak.

As a matter of interest how many sidecar manufacturers were there in Birmingham? Obviously Watsonian were the most well known.

You mentioned some names in an earlier post, most likely the swimming team 3 of whom were in my class or year. It was MICHEAL Maunder, ROGER Sansom and ROD Stanley. They were all in the team the year the Gala was held in the now demolished Kent Street Baths. Rod Stanleys father owned the...

Kindon had a black Austin Somerset, I remember that!

Excellent Vid but what the presenter left out was the fact that the Merlin engine went on to power post war airliners such as the Avro York and the disastrous Tudor. Probably best known were the Merlin powered North Stars, named Argonauts by BOAC and some were sold on to British Midland,one of...

The manager of Marshall and Snelgove in the 60s lived in Penns Court, Walmley. He would catch the 114 bus to and from town in his suit and bowler hat, a dashing figure. He must have had the shortest days walk of any Birmingham commuter as the bus stop was outside his flat and the 114 bus...

The History of Fish and Chips https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Fish-Chips/

Harry Cressman was Birmingham’s most succesful car dealer and Bristol Street Motors had their own Beech King Air turboprop aircraft at Elmdon in the 70s, operated by Central Air Services based in Hangar Number 1

Kurt’s last venture was ‘World of Cars’ in Lionel Street I think. In the 80s Kurt used to buy ex hire cars from Jersey

Just to avoid any confusion this is from Wiki New Street station was built in central Birmingham by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) between 1846 and 1854, on the site of several streets in a marshy area known as "The Froggery"; it replaced several earlier rail termini on the...

No they wouldn’t but calculated actual or average weights used on larger aircraft or more correctly ‘mass’ and also balance ( C of G position) is crucial to safe flight and a load sheet has to be prepared for every public transport flight and must be checked and signed for by the commander...

So where would say, Walmley buses, be garaged now