Chris, I must add my tuppenny worth into this subject, from Brum, Midland Red Coaches ran many a day trip even week-end to Blackpool illuminations. More so on the west coast than the east. Ken B ----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham Cole" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 6:58 PM 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 > > > > > _____________________________________________ > _____________________________________________ > > Have you considered adding "postems" to "your" events on > www.freebmd.org.uk , giving your contact details? Other researchers will > then be able to make contact. Click on the info button to add your postem. > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.0/1556 - Release Date: 16/07/2008 > 4:56 PM > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.0/1556 - Release Date: 16/07/2008 4:56 PM