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Cannot find them in the 1939 register, but 1945-7 at least they were at the Baltic Inn 276 Sherlock Street.

Some very early railways were planned around the use of cable haulage (powered by the stationery engines) which allowed steeper gradients in places where the early locomotives were not powerful enough to. Quite normal at the time.

What were their names? They'll be in the 1939 register (a sort of census).

All I have found after a search is this: "Several canals in the UK are currently being closed and drained for various reasons, including repairs, water management, and restoration projects. For example, parts of the Bridgewater Canal are being repaired due to a breach, and sections of the Grand...

Without the pleasure and residential boat activity, no doubt much of Birmingham's canal mileage would have been filled in and built over in the latter half of the last century.

The northern 2/3 of the road from the Navigation Street / Hill Street junction to Lower Severn Street is pedestrianised, from there to Suffolk Place is taxi & access only. The only part open to 'drive' on ordinarily is from Station Street to Suffolk Place, i.e. past 'The Victoria' and Alexandra...

Confirmed by the 1939 phone book.

This was my thought, too.

No, it (2548, JOJ 548) was bought straight off service and is still owned by Rob Handford who has painstakingly restored it over the years. David Harvey was in a group that owned Crossley 2489 (JOJ 489). Both vehicles are kept at the Transport Museum, Wythall.

Bus stops on the street, various places around town. People didn't like the smelly fume laden bus station, so now they've got fresh air (and rain or snow). Another reason folks don't come to town for shopping now.

"Local stations often dealt with parcels traffic and sometimes freight." ...and looked upon in isolation, were not cost effective. Neither were the small number of passengers using branch lines, so along comes the 'Beeching' way of thinking where if it doesn't show a profit, close it. Never...

...or just continue tightening the end nuts as the wall buckling reduces. I cannot imagine workers trying to insert a heated rod through the constuction! Ouch!

From the Evening Despatch Mon, 12 Oct 1936 ·Page 5

Quite right! The first motorbuses were operated by an offshoot of the Birmingham and Midland Tramways Joint Committee, part of the British Electric Traction (BET) group which controlled a lot of 'private' tramway companies, rather like Stagecoach, Firstgroup or Arriva do now with bus companies...

That's not a vent pipe, but there are quite a few around the city, Their main job is venting the storm drains and sewers, not to let the smell out but to allow air to escape when sudden high demand fills the pipes and the risk of air locks could hinder the water running away smoothly. Sewer...

£5,496 + 20% (VAT?)

The bus stop pole is there because this view must be in 1951, when the trolleybuses finished and the overhead wires and most of the traction wire poles would be taken down. As you say. trolleybus signs were octagonal, whilst tram ones were oblong, and bus stops were round.

The first photo in post #16 is not the depot, in fact the photographer is standing outside it looking towards the City.

1904 Brush, built in Loughborough and fitted with a French 'Mutel' engine. They were taken out of service in 1907 as unsuccessful, although some of them did run for a bit longer in Deal, Kent. The operating company, a forerunner of Midland Red, went back to horse traction until 1912 when better...

Under previous ownership, the small bar off Rea Street was unofficially the 'Midland Red Bar', used by many crews when duty ended (and possibly other times *cough, cough*) R.I.P Gerry senior & Mary who ran the pub when I first learnt of it's welcoming nature, and their son Gerry junior who later...