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So – what’s happening on 11-11-11?

So – what’s happening on 11-11-11? We are taking our 1953 Birmingham City Transport double deck bus around the Outer Circle on 11-11-11 starting at Sarehole Mill at 11 minutes past 11. We will be looking for 20 or 30 … Continue reading

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The Outer Circle is in the news

The Outer Circle has been in the news during the last couple of weeks thanks to the Hidden Europe book by Nicky Gardner which features the bus route as a tourist attraction! The Telegraph ran this item below: Then the … Continue reading

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Our Bus

The Birmingham City transport double deck bus that we have hired for our excursion on 11-11-11 is a Guy Arab VI fleet number 2976, which was bought into service at Acocks Green garage in February 1953. It is based at … Continue reading

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11-11-11

The year is 2011 and towards the end of the year the date of 11-11-11 will be upon us. For those who were bought up, lived or have worked in Birmingham the Number 11 will have a significance. It is the number … Continue reading

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