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Could it be the Bristol Road South, up towards Rubery?.

Hello John. I hope you can find out about your fathers war record, if he was in Egypt in 1942 theres a possible chance he was a desert rat with the 8th. army the same as my dad, he never spoke much about the war allthough he was at Dunkirk in 1940, at Allamien with Motgomery in 42/43, Sicily...

I went to Grendon Road school starting there in 1942, and it was just as you descibed it, a single story rectangular building standing back a little from the road with the playground behind it, and in those days made of timber. and Amwell Grove is very close to it. John70

Hello John. I have my fathers war record which I got from the, Ministry Of Defence Bourne Avenue Hayes Middlesex UB3 1RF tele. 020 8573 3831 ext.320 My dad fought in Egypt and Italy in 1942/43 also, with Montgomerys 8th. army, the Desert Rats, so its possible that your father was...

Hi. Mike. Nice photo,s of Bromsgrove and Malvern, brings back good memories on the 144. John70

A photo of preserved bus 1107 in its working days in Albert St. (Ithink), and as it is today in its preserved state at the transport museum Whythall. John70.

2001 twice .

Heres another couple of 2001, Lloyd. one at the Highfield Road teminous of the 29, and one in Hurst Street. made a mistake, they are on next page,

Hi. Jennyann. I think she possibly left in the early 50s, I remember going to see her at the station during the war as a kid, and having a ride on the goods trolleys that were pulled by tractors through tunnells under the platforms and rail lines.

I would say Welchgate, Bewdley also, looks to built up for Cleobury Mortimer to me.

My grandmother worked as a porteress at New St. station through the war and sometime after, not sure when she stopped working there, even during the bombing she used to get there mostly working nights and sometimes going an old push bike from Warstock about 5 mile or so, she was in her fifties...

Hi. Mike. Looks like a Triumph 2000 to also, great photo.

My first car was a sit up and beg Ford Pop also, the reg. was POP376

Hi. Ger22van. Thats a Ford 10 van side valve 1172 cc engine 3 speed box, heres one I drove for Sketchley cleaners in the early 60s, with my brother standing by it in his motorbike gear. after this van I was given a brand new Ford 15cwt, Reg. VUT271

Could it be the Maypole, Alcester Rd. and Druids Ln. jcn.?.

I drove 3230 also when I was at Yardley Wood in 1974, I loved driving these Leyland Atlanteans myself, allthough as Mike said a lot of the drivers prefered the newer Fleetlines, I had 3230 once on a late night duty on the 90s, Hall Green to Pheasy estate, by my request, and the conductor was not...

Another scene close to Aston Hippodrome.

Thats a great photo Mike, have no idea where it is, but interested to find out. John 70

This was my fathers first car after a string of motor bikes and which I passed my test in at Yardley Wood Rd. test centre in 1955.

My brother worked as a driver for Lucas transport, Jeff Haylor, anyone remember him?.