Hi Chris Remember that seaside resorts had become popular even before the advent of motor vehicles, so the choices of destination would initially have been determined by accessibility by rail. This is what enabled certain seaside towns to prosper in the first place. Weston Super Mare was certainly easily accessible in this way. Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham Cole" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 9:58 AM Subject: Re: [B'ham] Days Out from B'ham 1914 > > Thanks to all who replied. > > It looks as though Weston Super Mare is the favoured place, I'll start > some > investigations there. > > Those Charabancs seem a pretty uncomfortable way to travel 100 plus miles. > Would they really have gone that far in such transport? > > My grandmother remembered a very happy day at the seaside, the first time > she had ever been there. I'm wondering if she really did travel by > charabanc. I suppose too that I have to remember her memories may be > coloured as they are tied in with the last time she saw her favourite big > brother > > Thanks again, > Chris > > -----Original Message----- > > > Weston Super Mare has always been a popular resort for Brummies to visit > too! even today (although I can't imagine why!) > > the Charabang would have been a large vehicle open with no roof- probably > a > 6 cylinder engine- like a small bus ... uncomfortable to ride in but they > were common around this time, probably had solid rubber tyres and little > suspension to think of unless they had pneumatic tyres by this time- ... > Don't forget in the days when these vehicles were around, we didn't have > any > motorways so the day trip would have been labourious & they wouldn't have > driven too far.... > > Mike > > > > > >