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Those who walk the canals of Birmingham may have come across the Go Boat, which is electrically powered. Their base is at Brindley Place opposite the ICC. Boat hire for an hour is not cheap, but a group could make the experience cost effective. Training for those who steer the craft seems basic...

Well seemingly not during the General Strike of 1926 ! But the locomotive looks like at 5P 4F 2-6-0 which was a type introduced in 1926 and built in batches thereafter. Rail enthusiasts called the type "crab".

Certainly the opening ceremony did Birmingham proud and if it was not for the cloud cover might have seen the Red Arrows fly overhead

It seems that the Metro along Broad Street commenced on Sunday 17th July. The trams now have Edgbaston Village destination on the board and now have three additional stops at Brindley Place, Five Ways and Edgbaston Village. As noted before the trams did run on test along the Broad Street part...

I notice the scaffolding around the building has been taken down.

There were clear ambitions in a HS 2 post this year New public spaces around the station The new station will feature four new public spaces, supporting travel, recreation and leisure: Station Square: Station Square will create a new, green and attractive meeting place in the city that will...

The new billboards around the site from Moor Street have an interesting collection of images from the past and present but they still refer to the Hotel Building as the Station. Work seems to have stopped on the refurbishment and there is a rumour that additional expenditure is required above...

No 41 is a canal cottage number and is numbered in the BCN Cottage numbering scheme. Horses were provided for assisting craft on Farmers Bridge Locks, this was in addition to the carriers themselves, although details have been rather sketchy

When the trams run they provide a better service to Bilston, Wednesbury, and West Bromwich. For those who catch the 74 or 75 bus the traffic on the road can delay buses and the journey becomes akin to purgatory. As to buying new trams, the contracts were probably in place for a new supply for...

Grantham Road is shown on the 6in Ordnance Survey 1938 T Masons & Sons factory was there by 1939

With regards to the Moseley Tithe Map, which shows the Birmingham & Gloucester Railway, it must be recognised that it was still under construction at that time (1838)

It was announced on West Midlands Radio BBC that the trams started to run to Bull Street in Birmingham on Thursday 9th June. It was also said that the fleet in use would be 12 in number with the rest of the fleet undergoing body panel replacement. Of that 12 there are 8 which are said to be...

It has also to be remembered that Boxfoldia took over part of the Ariel Motor cycle factory, which had been established as Componentsville.

Taw Valley has been temporarily named Elizabeth II on the Severn Valley

An interesting historic reference to the Birmingham & Liverpool Railway which eventually after a change of engineers became the Grand Junction Railway and a different route into Birmingham! There were quite a few failed schemes for railways serving Birmingham, which some are regarded as...

I have yet to see a Go Boat at Brindley Place and wonder how many of the craft exist and where they are kept. There are certain rules for navigating the canals and I also wonder what instructions are given to those that spend £95 for the hour trip. Being electric there is the advantage of an...

I would suspect that the number of trams available would be the reason for starting a commercial service between Bull Street and Wolverhampton. However, we have been told that other trams could not be provided because of the battery section between Grand Central and the Library stops. Yet with...

It is not just a bad show the longer this state of affairs goes on the more extended the traveling public is badly affected. The long journey by bus as the alternative or the crowded local trains to Wolverhampton has been a sad result of the faults found on the trams. With trams and light rail...

The Soho Loop was opened in 1889 and along with it Soho Station on the Soho Road At one end of the Handsworth Wood Station was the tunnel that passed under Hampstead Road I recall seeing the pedestrian ramps from Wellington Road when sitting on the top deck of the 11 bus

The trams are still on test. I saw one recently travel along the unopened section from the Library to Five Ways. This section has overhead wires from by the ICC.