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My thoughts are with you and yours on this sad day. The Parting is sadness, try to think the good tiimes and celebrate the life of a good man and loved partner. Steve may no longer be there to hug but remember he is only a thought away. God Bless

All together now 1, 2, 3," Whale meat again, don't know where, don,t know when ".

I used to either chew mine or roll them so small they became unreadable. They came out of a ticket machine, paper tickets not card,

Seriously though, Trolley buses had limited freedom of movement. If you were a driver of a normal vehicle confronted or following a trolleybus you may not have been aware that it was restricted by reason it was attatched to a power supply. Windscreens on cars and lorries were not as large then...

You do learn a lot on this forum, whether it is actually of any use to you is another thing. But its fun and keeps the brain active.

I did notice they had painted the word TROLLEYBUS on the back ends - wonder why that was ? oldmohawk:) Probably printed for the residents. There ain't a lot of difference between a Trolley Bus and a Taxi , which if you remember had TAXI written on the top for much the same purpose;) Trolley...

AA and RAC spot checks are still showing required work not carried out on both MOT and services. The fact your local agent was caught proves the point. How much is down to lazyness by the mechanic or systamatic fraud by policy of the garage is open to question as the reply when challenged is...

I had a look on the B'ham Museums and Art Gallery site. He does not appear to have taken up residence in their care. Not being any good at geneology I will leave that track to other takers. Just to muddy the waters or maybe scatter a red herring I have found that Lysimachus is a character, a...

"I often looked at them in Birmingham and Walsall but never used them - they never went where I wanted to go..." Quote Old Mohawk. Ain't that always the case ? I think that trolley buses integrate with existing traffic better than do trams. But I am not a highly paid Mass Transit Consultant so...

Paul I agree with you that the system is open to abuse. I also do not like the fact that the certificate only applies to the mechanical state of the car at the time of test. Thats an an open door for slapdash testing with the garage saying well it was ok when we saw it.

I only rode on them a few times but I do remember the acceleration rate was rapid compared with a diesel bus. . As you say they were very quiet in action a problem modern electric cars have. I can see makers fitting an exterior sound system and giving you the choice of "real car" sounds.

Perhaps the bust was brought back from a Grand Tour as a souvenier and stuck outside as an act of one upmanship. What would the condition of the bust been like had it been exposed for many years in Birminghams smoky atmoshpere?. Perhaps he sadly ended up in a skip during a revamp. I see across...

Another site giving details of this murderous untrustworthy fellow, not much different from his peers. https://www.livius.org/di-dn/diadochi/diadochi_t07.html Cannot think why anyone would want a bust of that chap outside. Maybe they were trying to wind up the people opposite ?

"Do you remember an old single-decker in Walsall, well past its "use by" date, with a DHxxxx registration? It was somewhere right in the centre of the town, used as a staff canteen or something. That was the first bus I ever photographed (sadly the picture hasn't survived)." Quote Thylacine...

I suspect that some of you can recollect the terrible state a lot of cars were in before the introduction of the MOT. In the 50s I was a car mad little boy who knew every car in his street and a bit further. Some from before the war were commonly seen with heavily rusted panels, bald tyres and...

Walsall bus station was my second home in the late fifties/ early sixties. The number of different bus types, ,old ones and new, operated by many differrent companies was to me a place of magic. Strange how easily pleased a 9 year old could be in those days. Ian Allan supplied the Spotter...

As I read the thread and saw Relics post I thought " I hope Virusman got there before the fire." Sorry you did not manage it but it goes to show just how important the photo records of UrbExers. can be. So many of these old buildings mysteriously catch fire and are then only suitable for...

Hello Sez, we seem to have a rush of old photos..I luve 'em. The one of the German couple I find interesting. Taken by C.Domzig of Sorau,25 Bahnhoffe Strasse. ( I think it means Raliway Station Street ). Sorau was in Germany until 1945 when it became part of Poland. Here is a postcard of part...

And all the chaps are wearing ties. I can remember that sort of bus being more comfortable than the Optare models we have around here.

The last time I took a car for MOT was about 14 years ago. A Citroen XM I presented the bill for £1200 to my Mrs. " Don't worry about it , the company pays for it" she said.