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I've clicked a few switches on panels like that! Some of the name tags might confuse, "Fan" was the demister; "Ceiling" was the cab light (which also came on if the side lights were on and the doors were opened) - the top row name tag is missing, but they were, L to R, Master switch, Side & Tail...

Why do we have a train that "will transport Toyotas built in Derby to continental Europe through the Channel Tunnel and import Toyotas on its return leg"? Different models? Why don't we make the ones we want, and they make the ones they want? The older I get, the less I understand this world.

Cheylesmore is a district of Coventry.

Gravelly Hill station. 1905 postcard.

No, it doesn't have a blown headlight. The law for buses used to allow for the nearside one to be dipped beam, and the offside one main beam (when both would be on). The only required one tail light as well.

Already solved. Terminal points will have recharge points like this

I've had a couple in the past, including one with a 'Gown van' body.

This refers to steam trams, not railways. The "Kings Heath depot" referred to was in Silver Street, and the building later became the 'International Stock' warehouse.

Lines electrified, so 1968 or after.

I understand that these sidings were also used in steam tram days for collecting coke (as fuel for the steam tram locos) for delivery to the various depots.

A new one of this type is currently under construction, it will be no. 2007, named "Prince of Wales". https://www.a1steam.com/prince-of-wales/home

Does anything get done on time or in budget nowadays? I think not.

No buffering on my (old & cantankerous) PC, but I did "watch it on Youtube". Interesting film.

Had a few meals (and pints!) in there. But - it's Netherton, not Smethwick....

The type of bus & cars suggests 1950s or1960s.

...or run out of petrol?

As an aside - "Jamboree" is derived from Jambo!, the Swahili for hello. Robert Baden-Powell spent a considerable amount of time in West Africa in the 1880s then again in the late 1890s. He deliberately chose the name "jamboree" where attendees were warmly welcomed attending this first (1920) Boy...

Wheel chocks were a legal requirement to be carried on PSVs, and conductors were required (supposed) to place them under a wheel to prevent the bus rolling away. Many did not bother, but this must have been a concientious one - or perhaps there was an inspector lurking nearby, checking up!

There are still quite a few around with enthusiasts and collectors, and of course the restored buses that carry them.