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Birmingham buses
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Thanks for that, Lloyd! Not seen that pic of it before, obviously very early in its life judging by the large headlights and the thin 'between decks' paint line.
Many people quite rightly say that because of its importance in the development of the PD2 it was an ideal preservation project though I would tend to favour one of it production models which always seemed to be storming up and down Soho Road at a great rate of knots during the fifties. .... oh happy days. long gone!
Many people quite rightly say that because of its importance in the development of the PD2 it was an ideal preservation project though I would tend to favour one of it production models which always seemed to be storming up and down Soho Road at a great rate of knots during the fifties. .... oh happy days. long gone!
So did one of Lady Dockers Daimler cars, which we repaired in the body shop in Smithfield Garage after a collision she had been involved in.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norah,_Lady_Docker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norah,_Lady_Docker
farmerdave
master brummie
This is a bit of a puzzle. In the 1929/1930 City of Birmingham Handbook there are adverts for AEC Regent double-deck buses and also for Brush Bus Bodies. However, the picture of the bus shown is the same, i.e. DF (or OF) 3971. There is also the number 339 just behind the left front wheel of the bus. Did AEC provide the engine and Brush the body? I don't know. Dave.
Radiorails
master brummie
OF 3971, car no. 339, an AEC 'Regent', according to Birmingham Buses at work (David Harvey), was one of thirty similar buses (OF 3970 - OF 3999, car nos. 338 - 367) introduced in 1929. Theey did, it seems have bodywork by Brush. It was the second of the newer type buses with enclosed drivers cab and staircase. Some of these buses lasted until 1950 and a few got the severe wartime bodies fitted later in their lives. 338 and 339 had replacement chassis in 1930 and were re-registered as OG 3638/9. 338 got the wartime body in 1944 and I would guess that 339 also did.
339 has the distinction, it seems, of becoming a driver training vehicle.
339 has the distinction, it seems, of becoming a driver training vehicle.
Amanda Wright
master brummie
On Ridgacre Road, Quinton..outside the old bus garageLLOYD....
Smashing photo of fop-383.
where was the location this photo was shot ???
ragga
devonjim
master brummie
I'll confess to not having looked through the nigh on 1200 posts above but has someone a picture and/or tell me about the 1960's single deck buses that I remember had very few seats and were nearly all for standing passengers. They were on 36 BCT? route in the "rush hour". Were they used elsewhere in the city? Were they just a trial or especially for the "workers".
Radiorails
master brummie
These AEC "Swift" buses were known as 'standees', a vogue at the time due to cost saving measures and government dictat. Photos show them on the 1A, 20, 36 and 45, probably other routes also were tried. The 36, it seems, was the first to be tried out.
The idea was to use them on these routes as daytime traffic was slight but far more people in the rush hour could be crammed into them.
There were, it seems, quite a lot of complaints, people liked a seat where possible and I guess after a days work it was good to rest your feet - especially if your work required you to be on your feet most of the time.
The buses, 17 in total I believe, lasted ten years.
The idea was to use them on these routes as daytime traffic was slight but far more people in the rush hour could be crammed into them.
There were, it seems, quite a lot of complaints, people liked a seat where possible and I guess after a days work it was good to rest your feet - especially if your work required you to be on your feet most of the time.
The buses, 17 in total I believe, lasted ten years.
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oldMohawk
gone but not forgotten
Lot of pics in this thread were lost in Oct 2011 (hacked) but in Dec 2011 approx 100 bus pics were uploaded by ragga to the forum's Image Host where they can be viewed. They can however be seen here with links to some of them starting in this post.
Some of the pics posted in this group may be seen in edited posts earlier in the thread
Some of the locations behind the buses might be interesting.
Starting in Witton.
Some of the pics posted in this group may be seen in edited posts earlier in the thread
Some of the locations behind the buses might be interesting.
Starting in Witton.
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oldMohawk
gone but not forgotten
More City Centre pics from the Image Host
BON 505C turns from New St into Corporation St and the 'Midland Bank Overseas Branch' behind it.
A night scene in the High Street
A No 15 'Service Extra' near New Street Station and nice flared trousers on the left.
Approaching Victoria Square
BON 505C turns from New St into Corporation St and the 'Midland Bank Overseas Branch' behind it.
A night scene in the High Street
A No 15 'Service Extra' near New Street Station and nice flared trousers on the left.
Approaching Victoria Square
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Radiorails
master brummie
The first four pics seem to be Witton, if the wall sign is anything to go by. The Lodge Road pic might be Newhall Street or Lionel Street where that route and some others went after city centre alterations and the closure of the Town Hall end of Edmund Street.
I suggest the Perry Common 5 bus is waiting for the rush period to begin, unless it has broken down but I don't believe the destination blind would read as it does if that were the case.
The tram tracks in Edmund Street obviously stayed put, as they were situated at a bust bus loading point. They were listed and a token section set into the newly paved area of Edmund Street.
I suggest the Perry Common 5 bus is waiting for the rush period to begin, unless it has broken down but I don't believe the destination blind would read as it does if that were the case.
The tram tracks in Edmund Street obviously stayed put, as they were situated at a bust bus loading point. They were listed and a token section set into the newly paved area of Edmund Street.