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I remember an old aunt of mine telling me there was a fever hospital in Wagon Lane Sheldon, halfway down on the left betwen Barn Lane and the Coventry Road.

You are right there Mike, you had to be 100% or you were out, but it was great training and made you take a pride in your driving.

Hi. Mr. North was the headmaster when I was there, I seem to remember a little shop about halfway up Albert Road that I used to buy a bag of broken crisps for a penny from,

I went to Wheelers Lane Sec. Mod. school leaving in 1953, and used to walk up Albert Road from the bus to get into the school.

Thanks Ragga for the photo,s brought back a few memories the number 90 allmost at the terminous, i drove on that route for a while.

I have never heard of Billesley palace, do you mean Bordsley palace?.

Hi.Mike. It does look a bit like me, heres another one that is definately me at the same spot allmost, and again in the Willowbrook Bedford, and the 205 one. Regards. John.

Thanks for the photos Novelty, nice to see the rear of the old standards for a change as well.

Very sorry to hear of your sad loss, please accept my condolances.

Some nice photos there, wish i could have been there, and hope the museum can get a reprieve from the council and stay open.

remember the N S U seemed to mean no s...ing use.

Hello Viv. If you have Sky TV go to channell 979 and you can watch the midlands programmes there. John70

I have been told that on BBC 1 tonight at 7 30 there is a programme about the No. 11 bus route. I can get it here in Somerset on Sky 979 so hope the info. is correct.

This taken on what was called ( The Patch) at digbeth which was in Mill Lane and where buses were parked in the open over night etc. its an S14 bus which had single rear wheels,I drove it quite a few times.

I think this photo was taken on the Hagley Road Quinton, he Holly Bush pub is at the bottom of the hill

The Four Seasons art Gallery in Orphage Road Erdington used to sell Robert Calverts Prints, thier phone number is 0121 373 1596

Thanks for this video, a nice clip.

Hi. Mike. Nice to see you being towed in, and the only appropriate bus they had for the job as well, looks like our kid, (Jeff), in the line up.

Be nice to see it go to the museum at Whyhall, but guess the asking price is the stumbeling block.

Another really good video , Thanks Bammot, brought back a lot of memories, think a few bus drivers these days would pass out if they saw those crouds waiting to get on.