Recent content by Lower Quadrant

There is a free version of Faststone here.I use it and it is very useful http://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=775

There is another photograph of your dad coming up,from a former saltley fireman who now resides in Canada.

Hello saltleyloco, I was at Saltley MPD from 1963 until taking early retirement in 2006.I fired to Bert a few times on the Saltley Carriage sidings shunting loco,which was a Fowler Tank engine numbered 42400,which was always clean,inside as well as outside.Most of our...

The man on the video looks v.much like a chap who is deceased.No name,nor pack drill.

At one time received pronunciation would be called BBC English.The dreaded Estuary English is now the norm south of Rugby,I would say.London has its own separate accents.East End speak: Miw Waw for Millwall.I mean...what?:wink:

Thank you,Andrew A.One up my sleeve for future use.

Andrew A,Old Timer has sorted the problem out for me.

Problem sorted.Two tugs at Corby Steelworks 60004 and 60044,both still going I believe.Photographs taken at least four years ago,when I was an EWS driver based at Saltley We worked the train from Landor Street Junction to Corby via Stenson or Nuneaton and Leicester. ..Now retired and looking...

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)

A simple request gentlemen.I am a retired driver(ex EWS) and tried to upload clickable images into a thread.They uploaded,but clicking on them opened up my complete photobucket collection.Boring mostly but still a private collection.Now how can I upload the photographs with anonymity so to...

sorry had to delete links

Being a pseudo Brummie from Saltley,we got about a bit,and I found that the soft Hampshire burr at Eastleigh was easy on the ear.The loudest were the Thornaby lads at Rotherham messroom.I could listen to the South Wales accent for hours.Reading and its Berkshire accent is rather pleasant too.I...

We have quite a lot to thank Thatcher for.This amongst other things. http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=11950

Acceptable due, to use of innovative method of completing journey.:)Aficianados may disagree,Westcoaster......

Galton Bridge Low Level-Biham New Street- Grand Junction-Lifford Jcn-Kings Norton- Cheltenham-Kemble-Swindon-Oxford-Leamington-Birmingham Snow Hill-Galton Bridge High Level. A tad circuitous,maybe there are lesser mileage options.