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  1. john70

    Where is this? No.130

    Is it Leopold Street, Moseley Road Jcn.?.
  2. john70

    Mike Hailwood Memorial Run & Pictures

    Thanks everyone for the photo,s and chat about the run today, see my old mate Melvin was there with his Norton ES2. John 70
  3. john70

    William Henry Bennett, Worcestershire Regiment

    There are two William Henry Bennetts from the Worcesters killed in WW1, one died 23/10/16 and is buried in Baghdad, and another died 26.12.17 and is buried at Tynecot Cemetery in Belgium. this information is on the CWGC website.
  4. john70

    Midland Red at Digbeth

    As you say Mike, at least it lives on, lets hope it gets back on the road one day, is it owned by the same chap who has 3002and a few others do you know?. John70
  5. john70

    WMPTE Liverpool Street Scrap Buses Compound in the Late 1970,s

    Thanks for sharing that BaMMot. Regards. John 70
  6. john70

    What do you see

    This is the view I have, my back garden.
  7. john70

    first day at school

    I started at Grendon Road infants in 1942 and on the first day made a new friend Michael Terry, and we are still friends today 67 years later, and in regular contact allthough he now lives in Belfast.
  8. john70

    German POW

    interesting list, camp 83, Eden Camp in Yorkshire is now open to the public.
  9. john70

    Acocks Green School

    this is the junior school corner of Warwick Rd. and Westley Rd. Manx.
  10. john70

    Triumph

    Mulliners were in Adderley Park Rd.
  11. john70

    Les ross retires

    Les is a big train enthusiast and even had an engine named after him a few years ago, happy retirement Les, you will be hard to replace.
  12. john70

    Birmingham buses

    Nice to see a photo of 296 before delivery Mike, John 70
  13. john70

    Camp Hill Flyover

    I seem to remember when Digbeth had its first few fleetlines some of the drivers wouldn,t go over it in them, the driving position being different to the normal deckers we had, I went over about 6 30 one Sunday morning in a D9 and when I got to the top saw a bloke on a moped just starting to...
  14. john70

    Midland Red at Digbeth

    Great story that Mike, bet Reg was really chuffed, and his parents. sorry I dont have a photo of the S14, wonder which one it was, as you say good chance Lloyd will know. John.
  15. john70

    Midland Red at Digbeth

    When Foster Brothers moved thier factory from Bradford Street to Marshall Lake Road in Shirley in the 60s, they bought a Leyland LD8 bus off the Midland Red number 4031 and used it to transport thier staff to work and back, it is now in preservation at the transport museum at Whythall.
  16. john70

    Caves Coaches

    Hi. Mike. Thats great to see 206 SC, where do you keep finding them from, you never cease to amaze me. heres another one of 205 SC in caves yard with some more of his thoroughbreds.
  17. john70

    where are we coming from (redditch)

    This is my retreat, in back bedroom on my favourite website.
  18. john70

    Midland Red at Digbeth

    Hi. Stitcher. Glad you made contact with Reg. and he is OK, I remember the Farrell incident and seem to remember him as a proper Blakey type and that he had a reddy flushed face. nice to see the pic. of Fred as well outside the cafe,
  19. john70

    Midland Red at Digbeth

    Reg Is still living at the same address Stitcher, my son in law sent me a cutting out of the Solihull Times last week about Reg talking about his days on the buses, and a photo of him with his model buses. John70
  20. john70

    Location -Any ideas?

    There are shops on Bristol Rd. South, between Ryde Park Rd. and Cliff Rock Rd. have found this photo of Bristol Rd. South, and there are similarities.
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