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Birmingham Trams

Hi Folks.

Happy New Year to everbody, hope you all had a nice Christmas.

Thought you might like to see this picture of car 688 & 632 at 79 Pype Hayes terminus.

Ray
 
Can anyone help me?Can anyone tell me where this picture was taken,i?I think both trams went to Salford Bridge but i cant imagine where it was taken.
Moss.
 
Mossg---- I think it,s down by Aston Station the no.2 tram is hiding the Britania Pub the shop in the foreground is now the snooker shop. Dek
 
I think the angle is deceiving i think the building on the left is so close that it is hiding the larger part of the bridge and the part that you cas see is the first section of the viaduct. Dek
 
Charles Wade & co was the Midland Iron Works, in Aston Road, which can be seen on the map. therefore the tram must be down around where it says brass foundry on the map, or possibly slightly nearer Wades. It would still be on Aston road.
Mike

map_wade___co_midland_iron_works.jpg
 
Thanks Mike,i can see it now.So the building on the left before Chas Wades is probably Midland Counties dairy.
Moss.
 
dek carr said:
I think the angle is deceiving i think the building on the left is so close that it is hiding the larger part of the bridge and the part that you cas see is the first section of the viaduct. Dek
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The two trams are in Aston Street beyond Gosta Green with Corporation Street in the background
 
mossg said:
Can anyone help me?Can anyone tell me where this picture was taken,i?I think both trams went to Salford Bridge but i cant imagine where it was taken.
Moss.
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This picture is oppisite the Old Midland Counties Dairy where you used to see the bottle washing taking place behind a large glass window, the builders yard on the right was also fireplace showrooms it was Bertam Bennett they moved down I think to New John Street.

This picture is 2 stops down from Gosta Green and 2 stops up from Premier Motors at Datmouth Street.

Ray
 
I an trying to identify the locations of tram pictures that i have downloaded.Would anyone know the destination of the following tram numbers?
5,17,31,33,36,42,69,81,&89.
Moss.
 
The Buildings are not the ones on Mosses picture, the ones on the Tram picture are pointed on mosses picture Britainia is shown on the roof
 
Mossg,
From my list, Birmingham Corporation Tramways.

5. Lozells (Villa Cross) - Gravelly Hill.
17. City - Hall Green.
31. City - Soho (via Heath Street)
33. City - Ladywood (Icknield Port Road)
36. City - Pershore Road (Cotteridge)
42. City - Alcester Lands End
69. City - Northfield
81. Lozells (Villa Road) - Pipe Hayes
89. City - College Road (Stratford Road)

There is some addittonal information & dates also.

Colin
 
mossg said:
I an trying to identify the locations of tram pictures that i have downloaded.Would anyone know the destination of the following tram numbers?
5,17,31,33,36,42,69,81,&89.
Moss.
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5 Villa Rd / Soho Rd and Lichfield Rd / Gravelly Hill
17 High St and Stratford Rd / Highfield Rd
31 Edmund St and Soho Stn
33 Navigation St and Icknield Port Rd (Ladywood)
36 Navigation St and Cotteridge
42 High St and Alcester Lanes End (Kings Arms)
69 Navigation St and Bristol Rd / Church Rd, Northfield (1923 extension of rte 35)
81 Villa Rd and Tyburn Rd / Chester Rd (1927 extension of rte 5)
89 High St and Stratford Rd / College Rd
Routes and terminii were sometimes altered, 17 for instance changed its city terminus from High St to Dale End in 1921, and as routes were extended often (but nor always) new numbers were given to the extended route, the old number remaining for short workings to the original terminus.
This information extracted from three sources, each slightly different!
 
Thank you Colin and Lloyd for this information.
Lloyd,does this mean that neither the 5 nor 81 went into the City. Moss.
 
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