Birmingham History on EBay.

monkeyjoe · July 18, 2024, 06:35:19 PM

The stuff you can get a eBay, picked this up for a fiver . A
Historic buses routes of brum or the midland red ones anyway. Sample of the original 194 inset , pre the 94. So many routes that hav e been simplified over the years.

jasmine · July 18, 2024, 07:51:08 PM

Quote from: monkeyjoe on July 18, 2024, 06:35:19 PMThe stuff you can get a eBay, picked this up for a fiver . A
Historic buses routes of brum or the midland red ones anyway. Sample of the original 194 inset , pre the 94. So many routes that hav e been simplified over the years.

can we see more of this book please?

ellspurs · July 18, 2024, 08:07:06 PM

I usually look at those ebay listings when I'm trying to look up an old route. I just wish my box of timetables I had since I was a kid didn't get waterlogged and wrecked when we had a leak a few years ago.

monkeyjoe · July 18, 2024, 08:11:20 PM

Quote from: ellspurs on July 18, 2024, 08:07:06 PMI usually look at those ebay listings when I'm trying to look up an old route. I just wish my box of timetables I had since I was a kid didn't get waterlogged and wrecked when we had a leak a few years ago.

Chucked all mine when sold the house, could have made a fortune selling them. lol

monkeyjoe · July 18, 2024, 08:12:17 PM

Loads of stuff managed to get a birmingham/ Solihull wmpte booklet for a couple of quid too.

monkeyjoe · July 18, 2024, 08:15:14 PM

Quote from: jasmine on July 18, 2024, 07:51:08 PMcan we see more of this book please?

It's a big old book anything on particular ?

jasmine · July 18, 2024, 09:59:03 PM

Quote from: monkeyjoe on July 18, 2024, 08:15:14 PMIt's a big old book anything on particular ?

i dont mind, old routes if you could

2900 · July 20, 2024, 08:27:50 AM

Quote from: monkeyjoe on July 18, 2024, 08:11:20 PMChucked all mine when sold the house, could have made a fortune selling them. lol

Hindsight great isn't it

monkeyjoe · July 20, 2024, 09:31:07 AM

This one is from 1977. The Lincoln rd area had a freq service to city now practically nothing but a subsided service real sign of changing habits

monkeyjoe · July 20, 2024, 09:34:15 AM

The old 71/72/49 corridor

Mike K · July 20, 2024, 11:46:26 AM

Quote from: monkeyjoe on July 20, 2024, 09:31:07 AMThis one is from 1977. The Lincoln rd area had a freq service to city now practically nothing but a subsided service real sign of changing habits

Thanks for posting, I love seeing stuff like this. Sadly I chucked out all my old timetable books years ago.

I remember the 44 well, it was a sister service to the 37 (now the 4), but I didn't appreciate just how frequent it was at peak times.

As you say, how times have changed with respect to bus service provision in that particular area.

cardew · July 20, 2024, 12:02:48 PM

Quote from: monkeyjoe on July 20, 2024, 09:34:15 AMThe old 71/72/49 corridor

22 minutes from Maypole to Solihull Station, those were the days!

At least half as long again these days on the 49 (albeit via Danford/Blossomfield which the 165 avoided)

monkeyjoe · July 20, 2024, 03:01:05 PM

Quite interesting managed I'll post a few odd bits when get time etc. surprised what can find of eBay , I was actually for wall cavas pics for the house.

monkeyjoe · July 20, 2024, 03:11:03 PM

Old castle brom routes to kingshurst / coleshill

Mike K · July 20, 2024, 04:45:51 PM

Quote from: monkeyjoe on July 20, 2024, 03:11:03 PMOld castle brom routes to kingshurst / coleshill

Birmingham to Coleshill every 15 mins on a Saturday night. Wow.

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