Saltleyman
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I remember a guard called Bhogul,but a bus driver ? I thought it may have been Jack Isherwood? The only other bus drivers I can remember were Butt and John Mohammed ?
I remember a guard called Bhogul,but a bus driver ? I thought it may have been Jack Isherwood? The only other bus drivers I can remember were Butt and John Mohammed ?
Here is the late Harry Willets.
What a gentleman he was. RIP
Bhogal was put on light duties,bus driving.I was trying to remember Jack Isherwood`s surname.He packed in or retired in the late sixties,didn`t he?.I straight away thought of Jack.It depends on how far back curly 42 goes...Mr Bhogal was a Sikh and wore his turban to work.
On one of the days during our route learning to Cambridge one of the loco Inspectors at Saltley (JT) came along to see how we were progressing. It was a very long day (12 hrs most days) and to be honest we were all getting a bit fed up with it.On the return journey we put JT in the "seat", and as usual on our arrival at Peterborough, we were put onto the Down Goods Line to await passing trains. After a few minutes a train for Birmingham arrived into platform 5 and to a man, whilst JT was on the 'phone to the "bobby", we all crept to the back of the unit and exited via the back cab. As the train for Birmingham left the station we were all in the windows waving to JT ! who was now on his own.To his credit ,although not an original Saltley man, he worked the unit back to Tyseley CS.The next morning he was waiting for us to book on at Saltley and although he had a lot to say to us it never went any further,top man!.
Here are a couple of characters, the inimitable duo of Ray Reynolds (left) and Norman Webb (right) both keen golfers , seen here in the class room during a break from training a group of passed men / drivers on the class 56 locomotives,
Note the fault / fuse / cb layout on the blackboard
Thanks, Brian.
It makes me feel older by the day
It's meant to represent a hooded monk in reality, although I can see the semblence.
Prefer one of my ladies instead ?
Andrew A,I have posted a request in the photography thread concerning clickable images like your above.My attempt when clicked on opened up my photobucket collection.How do you post your clickables?.
Lower Quadrant(ex Saltley)
Must say its a big improvement to you masquerading as a monk !Oh I don't know Brian, they were not quite as white as we would imagine in the Middle Ages !
Anyway, by request.
Andrew A,I have posted a request in the photography thread concerning clickable images like your above.My attempt when clicked on opened up my photobucket collection.How do you post your clickables?.
Lower Quadrant(ex Saltley)
Hello,
I post my pictures by attaching them as a file, use the icon to the right of the smiley face on the reply / post panel !
Good Luck.
Old saltley seagull here.The origin of this name comes from a New Street Driver who on being wound up by a Saltley man retorted heatedly"You lot are like seagulls you are.Y`get everywhere,pinch anything and just dump on every bugger".The recipient of this tirade had and idea.This came to fruition when badges,T-shirts,ties,mugs etc became seen everywhere.At that time Saltley men had route knowledge east west south and north from Brum.Southastleigh,London via Rugby,Oxford.West: Bristol,Swindon via Oxford or Gloucester. Cardiff via Chepstow or the Tunnel. North:York via Donny or S&K (Pontefract)
.Crewe via Stoke or Basford Hall.East:Cambridge.
New Street men took fuseboxes to Euston and back,and cross city work.Trips to Machester & Liverpool too.
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Variety is the thing.Plenty at Saltley,as is evident.
This is a good thread, and it's good to hear stories from ex 21A men.
I have family who worked at 21A (first as a fireman, then diesel driver), and some of my best friends were SY men, now with team green.
Sad though, how a substantial shed has now ended up as a couple of portacabins and a single road for the banking job.
Also ironic is how posters have avatars of SY but no photos, and others have no knowledge of where this significant shed and then SP actaully is/was!!!
I visited SY from 1975 onwards and was continually amazed at the variety of traction present!
Keep the photos coming gents!
I'll have to dig some out and scan em!