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Route 64 now runs from Nechells to Peddimore and Minworth. The route passes through Erdington, The Fort, and Castle Vale.

In Congreve Street, then followed the New St - Corporation St - Bull St - Colmore Row city loop, - Paradise St - Easy Row - Broad St then as above.

There was a "rationalisation" of distances between bus stops on many routes in the 1970s(?) and quite a few were moved (the ones on Hagley Road near my house were - Grrr!)

Hagley Road, approaching the Kings Head. The New Talbot (Dirty Bet's) in the background. The barber's shop. previously named Bernards, was where I asa youngster used to go for my fortnightly 'short back & sides'! I remember the chap there being so proud of his first new car, an Alfasud. Bet he...

Wolverhampton. A number of Birmingham buses were hired, and later bought by Wolverhampton Corporation to help with their trolleybus replacement programme. (Note the wires over the bus!)

Quinton. Many of the 25xx (JOJ5xx) Guy buses were based there.

I thought Cole Bank Rd by Sarehole Mill, but your placing seems more likely.

The position of the street lamp and the "Old Square" street name plate shows it is the same place. Well done BrummieGeoff!

It gave me the feeling that there was something he was hiding - but either he didn't know or didn't want to say what. His search for professional improvement eventually became his undoing - stopping using scriptrighters Galton & Simpson, ceasing having Sid James and Bill Kerr as sidekicks simply...

The 'important occasion' was probably the Coronation of King Edward VIII and Queen Alexandra on 26 June 1902, which had to be postponed at the last minute because because the King had been taken ill with an abdominal abscess that required immediate surgery. The event eventually took place on 9...

This variation of the map shows (in green) the areas lost in the development of the Small Heath by-pass and industrial use, which includes 46-68 (even nos) Waverley Road, and all of the properties opposite as far as Byron Road.

Try the Transport Museum, Wythall on [email protected] I know they have a set of the newsletters. Please mention the date you are looking for, and please be patient, they are volunteers there one or two days a week.

The best archive for tram photos is: The National Tramway Museum Crich Tramway Village, nr Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 5DP [email protected] Telephone: 01773 854 321 Much of their photo archive is viewable online at https://www.tramway.co.uk/library-collections/photographic-collection/

Exactly. We paid for the restoration of many German & other European cities after the war, leaving little cash for our own reconstruction.

At the time, the tram network was outdated and suffering from lack of care due to the war. Much of the infrastructure (wiring, both overhead and feeders) needed replacing as did the fleet. The corporation no longer made its own electricity after nationalisation, and had to pay commercial rates...

https://n-somerset.gov.uk/my-services/planning-building-control/heritage/news-projects/birnbeck-pier-project#:~:text=The%20current%20anticipated%20Birnbeck%20Pier,sea%20wall%2C%20stabilise%20the%20pavilion.

...or this?

Is it this type of key?

For some bizarre reason, trains go "up" towards London and "down" away from it. (Based on the idea that there is nothing of importance north of Watford, perhaps?)