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Jonathan Del Mar
knowlegable brummie
Precisely; absolutely essential, including a complete and detailed fleet list.
Please: does anyone have a fleet list of the petrol vehicles? Is there a book about those as well?
Thank you!
Lloyd
master brummie
There may be something in the corporation's archives, I don't know.
Incidentally, the author of this work, Roger Frederick De Boer, passed away suddenly on Tuesday of this week, aged c78. R.I.P. Roger.
Jonathan Del Mar
knowlegable brummie
That is incredibly sad to hear - I kept wondering how it might be possible to contact him, but didn't know where to start and now it's too late.
You say "the corporation's archives" but surely Birmingham Corporation no longer exists. So presumably one would have to ask in the Birmingham Archives at the Central Library? It's a long shot, especially as I don't live in B'ham, but in London. I thought one of you B'ham enthusiasts might know the answer? But thank you anyway.
Lloyd
master brummie
Sorry, but the one other person who might know, the Wythall Museum Battery Electric Vehicle expert, also passed away in August. Us 'Baby Boomer' transport enthusiasts are fast approaching our terminal stations, I'm afraid.
Radiorails
master brummie
I agree with Lloyd. Most of us, of a certain age, have memories of transport vehicles that had their lines extended due to WW2 which extended the life of the vehicle by some years.