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The bus was Guy No. 208 (registered OP 237) and was one of the first three-axle buses in this country. Here's a picture of it in a depot having its turning circle measured, and another at the site of a few official Corporation bus photographs, Somerset Road Edgbaston.
Amazingly its double deck body survives having become a holiday home (somewhere near Bewdley - that's where most of these bus-homes turn up!) and has been rescued for eventual restoration.
 
That photo of tram 692 must have been taken on the last day of tram operation, July 4th 1953. It has finished its last run with "64 Bus" chalked on the dash panel to indicate what it was to be replaced by, and is about to enter Witton Depot. Some wag has wound "3x" on the front destination (that service, which terminated here, had finished on January 1st 1950) and as with many of the 'last day' cars the side destination box, which was only held in place by a couple of clips, has gone. (If you look through the furthest lower deck window, which is where it should be, you can see straight through the far end driver's windscreen!)
This car had been built by the Brush company in Loughborough in 1925, so had 28 years hard service.
 
Had come across this postcard entitled Cleethorpes Road, Grimsby and had no idea where to post it. Hope its ok posting it here, it is a picture of a tram. The postcard is postmarked 19th November 1915 or 1919 (hard to decipher)

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The seaside town of Morecambe couldn't decide whether to have trams or petrol buses serving its citizens - so it compromised and ran these Leyland petrol trams. Never mind the smoke, there's none of that unsightly overhead wire, they must have thought.
 
I have put this on here because I can't find a more appropriate place for it.A certificate dated 1916.
 
Hello,Lloyd.No relation. It was something I picked up at a car boot sale.Price 10pence!BobS.:)
 
Thought this might be just the place for this view of tram 810 in the original livery on the Washwood Heath Road outside the depot in 1938. Notice the damaged front panel which was unusual to see on BCT trams in service. The old lorry is interesting too..
 
motorman-mike said:
Thought this might be just the place for this view of tram 810 in the original livery on the Washwood Heath Road outside the depot in 1938. Notice the damaged front panel which was unusual to see on BCT trams in service. The old lorry is interesting too..
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Great photo.
All the photos I have seen of Trams, I have never seen one with people getting on one.

The truck whizzing past reminds me of the 1957 film, Hell Drivers with Stanley Baker:)
 
Glad you liked that one Frothy, here is an even better one in colour that really captures the tramway era. Open balcony car 420 bound for Moseley and Kings Heath loads passengers outside Morgans Sausages in Digbeth. Notice beneath the tram stop plate on the lamp post is a hexigon shaped stop plate for the Coventry Road trolleybuses as well.
Mike
 
fantastic photo,s lad,s
the lorry one passing the tram is interesting,
looks more American than English to me.
i,ve posted a favorite of mine borrowed from somewhere or other.
regards dereklcg.
 
Here is what a Birmingham tram motorman's licence looked like in the last decade of issue - the 1950's. Badge number, name, address and date of issue were added in handwriting. Sadly, following the closure of the tramway in 1953, no more were needed.
 
motorman-mike said:
Glad you liked that one Frothy, here is an even better one in colour that really captures the tramway era. Open balcony car 420 bound for Moseley and Kings Heath loads passengers outside Morgans Sausages in Digbeth. Notice beneath the tram stop plate on the lamp post is a hexigon shaped stop plate for the Coventry Road trolleybuses as well.
Mike
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Nice one Mike my Uncle Jim, Moms brother worked for Morgans Family he drove their Roller (White) for years he even brought it home a few times and took us a short ride around the area.
Thanks for the memory Mike:)
 
I do like that photo Mike. I drive down Tyburn road every morning to work.
Them bushes behind, I've played hide and seek in them so many times, when I was a lad of cause:rolleyes:
 
Mike and Frothy, is that at Salford Bridge end of Tyburn Road? The roads on the left going up to Wheelwright Rd/Gravelly Hill?
I lived near the Bromford Lane junction and haven't seen too many pics of Tyburn Road.
 
Sorry David, I am not familiar with the Tyburn Road area so hopefully Frothy has a better idea of this location.
Mike

Meanwhile it's over to Rubery to see cars 737 and 532 in all their glory.
 
Hi all i lived in Station Road , Witton and also remember the last Tram coming into the sheds to be replaced by the 39 Bus, I remember them stripping them all down and people having the seats , to be used as garden seats, we had two in our garden Bobby b
 
davidfowler said:
Mike and Frothy, is that at Salford Bridge end of Tyburn Road? The roads on the left going up to Wheelwright Rd/Gravelly Hill?
I lived near the Bromford Lane junction and haven't seen too many pics of Tyburn Road.
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That road is St. Dominics road, about a quarter of a mile from salford island.

There is a gap in the houses at the top of the road. That's where a lost german Bomber dropped one of is bomb payload on the house what was there. Never was rebuilt
 
cheers Lloyd i have a page on webshots,
it is a better picture i remember them well now,
i think in the old memory serves me well,the was a car,
of the same type? regards Derek. (after thought was it a ford 10)
 
Tram drivers cap badge. Anyone got one of these they no longer want? Sadly I missed this one on ebay a while back.
 
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