motorman-mike
Brum visitor who stayed.
Thanks Mike that's my neck of the woods. Jean.
What, in the Baldwin for a tot or the Kingstanding/Pheasey end? lol (sorry couldn't resist that one Jean, I know really).
Thanks Mike that's my neck of the woods. Jean.
A lot of years ago I drove the 29A - you may have been on my bus without us knowing it. I was the driver that gave a smooth and enjoyable journey and did not go round islands on two wheels :angel:
Never been on your bus then I thought it was part of the training.Dek
A lot of years ago I drove the 29A - you may have been on my bus without us knowing it. I was the driver that gave a smooth and enjoyable journey and did not go round islands on two wheels :angel:
the gap in the dual carriageway
(Post #230)
I'll have a go...
1) Yardley Wood Rd/ Coldbath Rd jcn (now an island)
2) No idea, sorry.
3) Yardley Wood Garage
4) Stratford Rd, not exactly sure where, but an area rebuilt now.
5) Bull St, Lewis's store towering above the bus.
You are right there Mike, you had to be 100% or you were out, but it was great training and made you take a pride in your driving.Ah, the secret Dek is that I was trained properly in the first place by the Friendly Midland Red at their Bearwood Training School and if you didn't get it 100% right you were out on your ear (or in my case put back to conducting). My time on BCT was more of a guest appearance as I soon returned to Midland Red and the out of town routes from Digbeth Garage.
1563 turning from the top of Snow Hill into Steelhouse lane (where the 2,78 and 79 trams terminated ) on its way from Kingstanding Circle to Highfield Road,Hall Green on the cross city route 29.View attachment 68428View attachment 68427
Two more photos taken around the Snow hill area of Birmingham ...... ragga
This stop was for the 29,29A,16,16A,and,Ithink,also the 5 and 5A. The Handsworth group of routes (70,71,72,74,75 etc,and the 69 Lozells ) started from the large shelters in Colmore Row,in front of Snow Hill GWR Station,only a few yards around the corner,so had no need to use this stop.I caught busses at the front of Snow Hill station hundreds of times and never stopped there once. The West Brom busses would fly past there at a hundred miles an hour. Maybe it was a stop for the 29
15 was a cross city service too Hamstead to Whittington oval .......ragga......
.... upper deck, Dek, front seats !!!?!
.... upper deck, Dek, front seats !!!?!