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Tag Archives: Tony Martin
Interested in the old local buses?
Just a quick headsup for the local history and transport enthusiasts out there who may be interested in the story of the iconic Harper Brothers bus company, whose green buses were a common sight around these parts up until the mid 1970s.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 2017, Aldridge, BIP, Book, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Bryan Yates, bus, Chasewater, Facebook, Harpers, history, Local History, Philip Burton, Tony Martin, Walsall Wood, Works
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Save the Harpers Two!
We’ve talked about Harpers busses here on the blog a lot over the years – many of us have fond memories of catching these distinctive green double deckers and coaches to popular local destinations, like Birmingham, Lichfield and Cannock.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Aldridge, Aston Manor, BIP, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, bus, Bus Museum, Events, Facebook, Harpers, Ireland, Local History, Preservation, Shenstone Drive, Streetly, Tony Martin, Transport Museum, two, Walsall Wood, Works
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On the circular
Earlier in the week bus expert and local history stalwart Tony Martin sent me a couple of pictures of busses running the 51 route, mentioned in the remarkable David Oakley article about Darlaston. 
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Tagged 51, 838, Bentley, bus, CVG 6, Daimler, Darlaston, Events, Jumping Jack, Leyland, Local History, New Photos, public transport, route, Staffordshire, Sunset, Tony Martin, Victoria Road, Walsall
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The dirty old town I love
I’ve never made any secret of the fact that I love the Black Country with all my heart – this dirty, post-industrial powerhouse of a place has been prominent throughout my life, although, technically, I live outside it. 
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Posted in Bad Science, Churches, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local History, Local media, Local politics, News, Panoramio photo discussions, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged birthday, Bullstake, Darlaston, Derelict, FH Lloyd, GKN, Local History, Local politics, New Photos, Panoramio, planning, Politics, Redevelopment, Rubery Owen, Silly, Staffordshire, Tony Martin, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, Wilkings and Mitchell
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We’m gooin ta Brum, yow coming?
I’ve had a great image sent by reader and pal of the blog Tony Martin, who knows a thing or two about busses. Tony, you’ll remember, sent the wonderful picture of the Harpers busses at Aldridge, which provoked much recollection from readers.
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Tagged 1970's, Aldridge, Birmingham, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, bus, double decker, Double Diamond, Events, Fullelove shelter, Harper Brothers, Harpers, Hussey Arms, Leyland, Local History, Midland Red, NDF349F, Paks of Hilton, Streetly, The Parade, Tony Martin
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Two halves to Aldridge, please…
Following on from the interest in Tony Martin’s picture of the early seventies Harpers bus at Aldridge, Peter ‘Pedro’ Cutler found the following timetable from 1965 in the newspaper archive.
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Tagged 156, 56, Aldridge, Arriva, BIP, Birmingham, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, bus, Cannock, event, Facebook, Harper Bros, Harpers, Lichfield Mercury, Local History, Midland Red, planning, Streetly, timetable, Tony Martin, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood, Works
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On the top deck!
The above wonderful and evocative image was supplied by reader and friend of the blog Tony Martin, who spotted this classic Harpers bus in 1974. The destination board reads “Streetly Works’ and I guess it was performing one of the many services that used to run to local factories. Streetly works was, of course, the BIP, now long since gone.
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Tagged 17th March, 2013, Aldridge, Aston Manor, BIP, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, bus, Bus Museum, Chasewater, event, Events, Facebook, Harpers, Local History, Meet the Museum, open day, planning, Shenstone Drive, Streetly, Tony Martin, Transport Museum, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood, Works
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