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EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD should see this Once-in-a-lifetime Spectacle WORLD SCOUT JAMBOREE SUTTON PARK . . ..

... Scouts and Guides in Uniform 1/-. Tickets from Lewis's Travel Bureau, Bull Street, Birmingham, OR AT THE GATE. Frequent tram service from New Street Station. Special through buses from Hall of Memory. Extra Midland Red buses from New Street. ...

Published: Monday 05 August 1957
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 72 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

NEW DIESEL TRAINS ATTRACT PASSENGERS

... NEW DIESEL TRAINS ATTRACT PASSENGERS The introduction of a diesel tram service between Manchester and Liverpool at the new year has resulted in what British Railways described in Manchester yesterday as a fantastic increase in passenger trams. The ...

Published: Thursday 26 January 1961
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 121 | Page: 27 | Tags: none

Lost Traffic

... after the first World War steadily declined not only as a result of the growth of the bus services but also because the tram service, by then using closed-top cars, was frequent and cheap. The winter time-table of 1954- 55 shows 15 trains to Sutton and ...

Published: Friday 02 March 1956
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 135 | Page: 19 | Tags: none

G. R. BEET,

... covered 40 years ago when the trams were diverted to Sutton New Road. If the street is made into a precinct, a shuttle tram service would be useful for shoppers. Birmingham 29 A costly mistake R. M. G From Sir Frank Price Sir, The reaction of Lord Re ...

Published: Saturday 22 March 1975
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 135 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

` Classic ' Undertaking

... carry out this extension. Trolley-buses also made their appearance at Tettenhall —on the oldest tram route in 1927, and the tram service to Bilston was converted and extended to Darlaston in 1929. Wolverhampton and Walsall Corporations each operated as far ...

Published: Wednesday 13 September 1961
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 171 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

First service

... Street (now Colmore Row) to Hockley Brook, and it started in September, 1879. For a time, there was a trans- Birmingham tram service between Bournbrook and Handsworth, but this was eventually defeated by the hill in Suffolk Street—despite the practice ...

Published: Saturday 21 August 1971
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 177 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

TRAFFIC EASED BY BUS-TRAM SWITCH

... the Perry Barr and Witton routes, today was the real test for the new Birmingham services. “It is an improvement on the tram service,” said Mrs. Mary Ashley, of Hockley. * Buses will save me 20 minutes when I go to town to do my shopping. “ Besides they ...

Published: Monday 02 January 1950
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 178 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

200 YEARS AGO On Saturday last. John Glover and John Millet, both of Castle Donnington In Lelcestarshire, were ..

... first time since the There was a welcome Iracommencement of the epi- movement in the Birmingham demic In London a day has Tram Service yesterday. and passed without there being single case of death from the restricted programme was Cholera registered in ...

Published: Monday 14 November 1966
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 177 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

QUIET POSITION OFF YARDLEY ROAD

... QUIET POSITION OFF YARDLEY ROAD. A splendid Family Residence convenient to shops. buses and tram service to Snow Hill 7Th accommodation provides spacious rooms with lofty eel/Miss as follows! Lovely Through Lame. Sunroom. Dininiproorn kfast-room. Kitchen ...

Published: Saturday 23 August 1958
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 152 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

200 YEARS AGO

... traffic. The illumination of the shops and omces made heavy and unexpected de- Wands upon the Electric Supply Department. The tram service was suspended from before 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. and there was another long stoppage In the afternoon. The tog was practihalf ...

Published: Monday 19 December 1966
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 168 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

TO THE EDITOR

... TO THE EDITOR Late Departures Sir,—The new diesel tram service between Birmingham and Ftedditch has been praised by nearly all who have travelled on it and I too would describe it as excellent in every respect except one, timekeeping. This is particularly ...

Published: Monday 08 August 1960
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 199 | Page: 12 | Tags: none