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Gerry what happened at Sutton why did the garage close?

Birmingham New Street was originally two stations in one separated by Queen's Drive

It’s mandatory to weigh passengers individually on aircraft below 5700 kgs all up weight. The Piper Navajo that AA used was below this weight

I remember them and the were always mentioned in the company magazine, ‘Reflection's’

Did anyone notice that the BBC news website describes the bull as being 10 feet tall

Not sure if you solved the mystery of that building but to me it looks like the building that supplied electricity for the overhead wires

Language, unlike people, constantly evolves

From my memory 2166 was a Green Grocers, he also owned the flat above which was 2166 B

It’s unlikely that Lancasters were produced by Austin in 1941 as the first production Lancaster made its first flight in October 1941. This from Wiki . Avro received an initial contract for 1,070 Lancasters.[13] The majority of Lancasters manufactured during the war years were constructed by...

There was also a proposed scheme to put a heliport on the top of New Street Station too

The Cartographical Services Rapide was flown into high ground in the Peak District and destroyed when it ran out of fuel on an aerial photographic survey. The pilot was the notorious Jeep Holmes, who later became Chief Pilot at Birmingham European Airways

That Duck Six ( great pic) was a regular on the Penns Line daily Pick Up Goods. Anyone know what other workings the sixes where used on?

FRED BOOKER was a member of the Rover, a true gentleman. I also remember Jake Wheatley.. from Wiki Frederick James Booker (1944–2006), was a male cyclist who competed for England. Cycling career He represented England and won a silver medal in the 1,000 metres match sprint, at the 1966...

Bill Mc Cormack was the judge at Salford Park and Halesowen and Coventry. Many well known world class Birmingham cyclists raced at SP. Shame Birmingham was never interested in its cycling heritage ( or industrial heritage) as the demolishing of Salford Park proved

Do you remember a conductor, Derek Brooks at Sutton garage?

The route 105, which I believe followed the same route as the 114 through Falcon Lodge, always turned into Penns Lane from Walmley to Wylde Green but certainly in the late 60s early 70s, the early morning service terminated in Harman Road, Wylde Green via Orphanage Road. This wasn’t the...

By the way does anyone remember the Swimming Galas at Kent Street Baths, now reduced to rubble and a car park

This was a little fellow. Harkness made a point of congratulating him one morning in assembly for winning some boxing championship