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  1. john70

    Birmingham buses

    Great photo that Ragga, thanks for putting it on, the park is still there. You probably bus spotted me in the 60s around Acoocks Green, I was on the Red then doing the 170s, etc.
  2. john70

    100 Years Of Double Deckers

    Hi. Alf. Glad your camera is fixed, hope mine works now as well.
  3. john70

    100 Years Of Double Deckers

    I have found your post Alf, was good to chat last night.
  4. john70

    Great Railway Adventure

    A new series begins tonight at 9pm on Sky National Geographic Channel 526 advertised as The great untold drama of British Railways.
  5. john70

    Foster Brothers Clothing Company Limited

    Foster Brothers moved to Marshall Lake Road Shirley in the late 60s or early 70s.
  6. john70

    Midland Red at Digbeth

    Hello Nigel. The 170 used to terminate in Middle Lane Whythall and reverse into Chapel lane to return back to Acocks Green, the 172 used to terminate on the main Alcester Road at Barkers Lane, where it reversed into, from the Maypole they both used the same route into the Green, at least they...
  7. john70

    Velocette factories

    The James Motorcycle factory was in Greet.
  8. john70

    Midland Red at Digbeth

    Hi. Mike. Thats a great photo, brings back some good memories eh. it was one of my favourite routes also.
  9. john70

    S. U. Carburettors Wood lane

    Remember going there in the mid fifties with my dads Morris 8 for a tune up, they used to take the carb. off the car, strip it, renew any needed bits and then tune it up, was ok as long as everything else was in good nick, and the timing was spot on.
  10. john70

    Snow Hill Station

    I went to Minehead today and saw this G W R king engine there at the West Somerset Railway, in its working days it would have been through Snow Hill a lot of times.
  11. john70

    the Moseley Tram Depot

    Harbourne bus garage was in Lonsdale Road Harbourne i seem to recall.
  12. john70

    Brummie Holidays & Days out on Old Postcard .....

    Cheddar gorge quite a few montain goats now on the cliffs, unbilievable how they jump up and down the sheer cliffs in places.
  13. john70

    Birmingham on Sea

    Hi. Mike. Can just see you driving the land train up and down the pier, but on second thoughts, perhaps not.
  14. john70

    Golden Hillock Road School

    My father and aunt attended this school in the 1920s, here is a photo of my dad in the school football team around 1924, he is the one on the bottom far right.
  15. john70

    Brummie Holidays & Days out on Old Postcard .....

    We like to have a walk up the front there Ragga most mornings, a lot quieter though at this time of year than on your postcard views.
  16. john70

    Brummie Holidays & Days out on Old Postcard .....

    Burnham on Sea I live a mile from the beach now
  17. john70

    Where is this ? 178

    Very interesting these photos Mike, and this is a cracker. Was Allport ST. the terminus then?, its a new one on me.
  18. john70

    Where is this ? 178

    Is it Suffolkl Street Mike?.
  19. john70

    Motor bike and side car.

    I had this Ariel Red Hunter combo in 1956
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