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Yes it is Sheet 62 of that Ordnance Survey Published in 1834

Birmingham New Street was originally two stations in one separated by Queen's Drive Not strictly true, the Midland Railway built the one side of Queen Drive, but New Street station as a whole was classed as a "joint station" after the Midland Railway side was made and there was a joint station...

Even the late Ian Langford had difficulty in deciding whether it was Dunstall or Tunstall. In his book on the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal he calls the bridge 63 as Dunstall as the area is known as Dunstall, but admits even the First Ordnance survey records the bridge as Tunstall and the...

The tram to Edgbaston Village might make an interesting pub quiz question. How many times does it raise and lower its pantograph between St Georges and Edgbaston Village ?

Oh dear, Just after my RCHS group had booked the upper room for talks through to March 2023. So we have to find another venue for Saturdays. When we went down there it was quiet and getting there is only by walking, at present.

Has anybody taken notice of the additional buses in the City for the various events? There are shuttle buses dedicated to spectators and also for staff getting to the venues as parking at the venues is restricted. The logistics of the need for additional buses seems to have led to a number...

The Go Boat, now, has no connection with the Shell Tankers which presumably refers to the river Severn Traffic This Go Boat is seen being moved to Brindley Place.

A feature of the work is the long viaducts and they now have a machine in place for erecting the lengthy structure in the Colne Valley The machine has the name "Dominique"

Those who walk the canals of Birmingham may have come across the Go Boat, which is electrically powered. Their base is at Brindley Place opposite the ICC. Boat hire for an hour is not cheap, but a group could make the experience cost effective. Training for those who steer the craft seems basic...

Well seemingly not during the General Strike of 1926 ! But the locomotive looks like at 5P 4F 2-6-0 which was a type introduced in 1926 and built in batches thereafter. Rail enthusiasts called the type "crab".

Certainly the opening ceremony did Birmingham proud and if it was not for the cloud cover might have seen the Red Arrows fly overhead

It seems that the Metro along Broad Street commenced on Sunday 17th July. The trams now have Edgbaston Village destination on the board and now have three additional stops at Brindley Place, Five Ways and Edgbaston Village. As noted before the trams did run on test along the Broad Street part...

I notice the scaffolding around the building has been taken down.

There were clear ambitions in a HS 2 post this year New public spaces around the station The new station will feature four new public spaces, supporting travel, recreation and leisure: Station Square: Station Square will create a new, green and attractive meeting place in the city that will...

The new billboards around the site from Moor Street have an interesting collection of images from the past and present but they still refer to the Hotel Building as the Station. Work seems to have stopped on the refurbishment and there is a rumour that additional expenditure is required above...

No 41 is a canal cottage number and is numbered in the BCN Cottage numbering scheme. Horses were provided for assisting craft on Farmers Bridge Locks, this was in addition to the carriers themselves, although details have been rather sketchy

When the trams run they provide a better service to Bilston, Wednesbury, and West Bromwich. For those who catch the 74 or 75 bus the traffic on the road can delay buses and the journey becomes akin to purgatory. As to buying new trams, the contracts were probably in place for a new supply for...

Grantham Road is shown on the 6in Ordnance Survey 1938 T Masons & Sons factory was there by 1939

With regards to the Moseley Tithe Map, which shows the Birmingham & Gloucester Railway, it must be recognised that it was still under construction at that time (1838)

It was announced on West Midlands Radio BBC that the trams started to run to Bull Street in Birmingham on Thursday 9th June. It was also said that the fleet in use would be 12 in number with the rest of the fleet undergoing body panel replacement. Of that 12 there are 8 which are said to be...