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  1. john70

    Wheelers Lane Secondry modern

    Hello. I was there in 1950/52, Mr. North was headmaster, thanks for reminding me of some of the teachers names, Goulcher, Favell. Skinner, and I remember Mr. Mason and Mr.Edgeworth. Mr. Clutterbuck.
  2. john70

    Birmingham buses

    Hi. Pete. They were made as single deckers, 34 seat bodies, John 70
  3. john70

    Birmingham buses

    Do you mean these, this one is a preserved vehicle at Whythall transport museum.
  4. john70

    First Motorbike

    Must have been one of the very first Bantams that Louis, my first bike was a Franny Barnett 125 in 1953, I lived close to Hollywood then, Highters Heath Lane.
  5. john70

    Birmingham Buses in the late 1970,s

    Thankyou for putting those photo,s on Bammot, very interesting to see the way places have altered. John 70
  6. john70

    Birmingham buses

    Hello Leo. I have found this photo of 3835 at Rubery in 1969. John.
  7. john70

    Birmingham buses

    Hi. Mike. I dont remember any of of those PD2s at the Wood, the only one I do recall is 296 which I think had a Leyland body on it, thanks for the info. John.
  8. john70

    Yardley Wood Bus Garage 70th Birthday

    Hi. Mike. Thanks for the info. about that, will try and come along. John.
  9. john70

    Birmingham buses

    Was this the Yardley Wood bank bus in these days Lloyd?.
  10. john70

    Birmingham buses

    As far as I know Alf, the only crash box Guys the B C T. had were the war time ones, but in 1958 I would have thought if you took your test in a Guy it would have been one of the later models, which had preselect gearboxes, but still had a gear stick, unlike the preselect Daimlers which had a...
  11. john70

    Midland Red at Digbeth

    Hi. Mike. I haven,t got a photo of 4087, but have found one of 4086, and of a Ford "pop", this was my second car, the J type Morris van was my dads works van.
  12. john70

    Birmingham buses

    Hi. Leanderpoole. Heres another photo of Daimler 2847, which is still around in preservation, and one of 3859, similar to 3858 you asked about.
  13. john70

    Midland Red at Digbeth

    I liked the D7,s Mike. Passed my test in 4727, which one did you pass in?. John.
  14. john70

    Midland Red at Digbeth

    Thanks Mike for the correction, its getting late for an old man. lol.
  15. john70

    Midland Red at Digbeth

    Heres a photo of 2732, a D7 returning to Brum on a 154, just rounding Robin Hood island.
  16. john70

    Birmingham on Sea

    Blimey Mike, we all need a ydoolb lie down now. lol.
  17. john70

    Midland Red at Digbeth

    Very true that Mike about the jokers, I went to Whythall one evening after having a cup of tea in the bowling alley, as we did on late nights, with Evesham via Rubery or something similar on the blind, they had changed the blinds also, theres another shop in the background of that photo, K R...
  18. john70

    Midland Red at Digbeth

    Found this photo in a magazine, hope I am not infringing any rights by showing it, if I am would someone tell me please, thought you might like it Mike, a bit before our time, but very familiar to us.
  19. john70

    Birmingham buses

    It definately wasnt at Yardley Wood garage, so must have been at Hockley, is this photo taken at Tyburn Road works Alf?.
  20. john70

    Caves Coaches

    I found this photo of one of Caves old charabangs that I used to drive, this was taken at Cleethorpes, it had belonged to Edinburgh transport originally this vehicle, and I went back in it twice up there for 5 day visits with a kids football team from Shirley.
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