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09 - Bibilography on all aspects of the history of Birmingham - nd

10 - Religion - nd

11 - Ecclesiology, Church Buildings, Art, Furniture - nd

12 - Monastic Birmingham - nd

13 - Church of England General Histories - nd

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20 - Social Life - nd

21 - Social Life Special Classes - nd

22 - Customs of Public and Private Life, Pageants, Festivals Ceremonies and Other Customs - nd

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40 - Statistics, Yearbooks of General Statistics - nd

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42 - Crimes, Offences, Misdemeanours, Juvenile Crime, Special Crimes - nd

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1; 527252 - The traveller's guide from London to Holyhead, and from London to Birmingham With a collection of travelling anecdotes. (Shrewsbury) Illus. Map. 1827. MOTTERSHEAD (JASPER). - 1827

2; 279117 - Canals and waterways. A monthly journal for all interested in inland water transport. Volumes 1 - 6 (June 1919 - March 1924) All published. 6 volumes. Illus. 1919-24.

2; 533534 - The projected grand contour canal to connect with estuaries and canals in England. With references to Birmingham and bibliographical notes. Maps. Tables. 35pp. 1942. POWNALL (J.F.). - 1942

2; 662794 - The future of the waterways [including Birmingham Canals]. - 1964

2; 790155 - A general history of inland navigation, foreign and domestic. Phillips' inland navigation: a reprint of 'A general history of inland navigation, foreign and domestic; containing a complete account of the canals already executed in England with considerati - 1970

2; 796205 - The B.C.N. : a cruising guide to the canals of Birmingham and the Black Country / by K.D. Dunham and R.B. Manion. - 1969

3 Railways E.2; 520991 - The Progress of the Great Western Railway from Oxford to the Mersey. Including the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway, the Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway, and the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway. From The Railway Magazine. Vols. 36 – 37. Illus. Maps. 1915. RAKE (HERBERT). - 1915

3; 520992 - Birmingham's never used railway viaduct : Duddeston viaduct. From The Railway and Travel Monthly. Vol. 20. Plan. 1920. Railways. - 1920

3; 556420 - Rating of railways : public meeting [of railway shareholders, held] at Birmingham [March 8th, 1849 : report of proceedings]. - 1849

03; 663398 - Notices and proceedings ...

3; 780487 - [A handbook to various publications, documents and charts with ... Ireland]. - 1893

3; 799179 - Mechanical engineering: railways / [by] J. B. Snell. - 1971

06; 425529 - May 18th - 21st 1927. Official programme, proceedings etc. 1927. Transport (Institute of) Congress, Birmingham, 1927. - 1927

6; 779630 - Wheels of service 1898-1958 : the story of the Potteries Motor Traction Company Limited. - 1958

7; 300176 - Birmingham cab fares. Published by order of the Borough Inspection Committee, compiled and calculated from actual measurement under the direction of the Borough Surveyor. 1863. Public Works Department. - 1863

7; 301866 - New car and hackney coach fares, from the principal stands and railway stations in Birmingham and environs. To which is added a copy of the Bye-Laws. 40pp. 1840. Cabs. - 1840

8; 350626 - "Forward" The organ of the Union of Post Office Workers, Birmingham branches. Volumes 1 – 7 (June 1928 – December 1934); 2nd series Volume 1 (January – May 1935); 3rd series Volume 1 (March 1936) – Illus. 1928 – NOTE - June 1935 to February 1936 not published. Post Office Workers (Union of), Birmingham District Council.

9; 63082 - Birmingham Post Office guide. August 1881 – December 1915. 16 volumes. 1881 – 1915 NOTE - 1. Publication ceased 2. For continuation see Birmingham and District Post Office guide, above. Post Office.

09; 96940 - Dennis (W. Luke) Dennis's Tram, Bus and Railway Map of Birmingham and District. 1885. Omnibuses. - 1885

9; 395712 - Birmingham. List of streets, showing in each case the number of the postal district. (G.P.O. Information Bureau) 22pp. 1932. Streets. - 1932

9; 460305 - Birmingham. List of streets, showing in each case the number of the postal district. Plan. 23pp. 1936 NOTE - Bound with 395712 above. Streets. - 1936

9; 460459 - Birmingham and District Post Office guide. Volumes 1 – 2 (January 1937 – July 1939) 2 volumes. 1937-39. Post Office.

9; 474703 - Birmingham. List of streets, showing in each case the number of the postal district. Birmingham and Smethwick (Staffs.) Plan. 40pp. 1937 NOTE - Bound with 395712 above. Streets. - 1937

9; 501639 - Birmingham. List of streets, showing in each case the number of the postal district. Birmingham and Smethwick (Staffs.) (G.P.O. Information Bureau) Plan. 75pp. 1939. Post Office. - 1939

9; 662365 - [Birmingham post office officials : promotions, appointments, retirements, etc. 1914-21 / compiled by H.J. Everson]. - 1925

12; 172745 - A correct report of the trial of Boulton v. Crowther, an action against the trustees of the Wednesbury and Handsworth turnpike roads for damages in the alteration of the road at Soho Hill, Handsworth. 24pp. 1824. BOULTON (MATTHEW ROBINSON) Works relating to. - 1824

12; 313221 - Corporation of Birmingham. Turnpike Gates Committee. Sites of toll houses, toll gates, and weighing machines in the Borough of Birmingham. Vested in the Council by the Borough Improvement Act, 1851. Manuscript. 8 plans. 1851. Roads. - 1851

12; 328279 - City of Birmingham Highway Register. From The Roadmaker. Volume 4. Numbers 3 - 4. August - September 1925. (Manchester) Illus. Maps. 1925. BEVAN (ARTHUR HARRY) City Surveyor's Department, Birmingham. - 1925

13; 487991 - City of Birmingham. Public Works Department. Souvenir of the official opening of the Erdington by-pass road by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, 21 October 1938. Illus. 15pp. 1938. Roads. - 1938

13; 495152 - The City of Birmingham arterial roads improvement. A paper prepared for the 45th annual general meeting and conference of the Institution of Municipal and County Engineers at Westminster, June 1918. From The Journal of the Institution of Municipal and County Engineers. Vol. 45. Illus. Map. Tables. 1918. *STILGOE (HENRY EDWARD) City Surveyor. - 1918

13; 660704 - City of Birmingham : inner ring road scheme. - 1957

13; 752937 - City of Birmingham inner ring road scheme : [a descriptive booklet]. - 1965

15; 639330 - The road safety map of Birmingham [showing car parking places]. - 1954

15; 662986 - Statutory rules and orders : statutory instruments, 1962. No. 2835, Road traffic : the parking places and controlled parking zone (Birmingham). (No. 1), Order 1962. - 1962

15; 742560 - Homes, towns and traffic / [by] John Tetlow & Anthony Goss. - 1965

16; 662102 - Road accidents ... / published in conjunction with Birmingham Accident Prevention Council.

21; 96140 - Historical account of the navigable rivers, canals, and railways of Great Britain (including Birmingham canals) as a reference to Nichols, Priestley & Walker's new map of inland navigation, derived from original and parliamentary documents. Maps. 1831. PRIESTLEY (JOSEPH) of the Aire and Calder Navigation Office. - 1831

21; 537523 - Report, Jan. 1925, upon the provision of an improved waterway navigation between the city of Birmingham and the River Mersey. - 1925

21; 662008 - Report of the proceedings of the conference on Inland Navigation, Birmingham. Edited by M.W. Brown. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) Maps. 1895. Mining Engineers (The Federated Institution of). - 1895

21; 662275 - Map of inland navigations canals and rail roads, mineral productions throughout Great Britain / by J. Walker. - 1830

21; 750811 - The canals of the West Midlands / by Charles Hadfield. - 1966

21; 750812 - The canals of the East Midlands : (including part of London) / by Charles Hadfield. - 1966

21; 782315 - The canals of the West Midlands : with plates and maps / by Charles Hadfield. - 1969

21; 790945 - Canal enthusiasts' handbook, 1970-71 [with references to Birmingham and the West Midlands] / general editor C. Hadfield. - 1970

21; 852923 - Canals book.

22, 300179 - For making and maintaining a navigable canal from or nearly from a place called The Canal Acts Saltisford in Warwick, unto or near to the Parish of Birmingham, and to terminate at or near to the Digbeth Branch of the Birmingham and Birmingham and Fazeley Canal Navigations. (33 Geo. III., c. 38) 1793. Acts of Parliament (Canals). - 1793

22, 472186 - For making and maintaining a navigable canal out of and from the Warwick and Birmingham Canal, now cutting, in the Parish of Budbrooke, into the Oxford Canal (34 Geo. III., c.38) 1794. Acts of Parliament (Canals). - 1794

22, 472187 - For making and maintaining a navigable canal from Coventry to communicate upon Fradley Heath with a canal now making between the Trent and Mersey. (8 Geo. III., c.36) 1789. Acts of Parliament (Canals). - 1789

22; 59633 - Abstract of Acts of Parliament relating to the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. 1809. - 1809

23; 3119 - Birmingham Canal Co. v. Pinkerton. Pinkerton (J) Abstract of the cause between the Birmingham and Birmingham and Fazeley Canal Navigations Company and J. Pinkerton. 1801. Trials. - 1801

23; 72298 - List of the proprietors of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal Navigation on the 1st of June, 1798. 20pp. 1798. - 1798

23; 74822 - Better canals better trade. Remarks on the carriage of heavy goods etc. (Wolverhampton) 1885. STOKES (Rev. H.P.). - 1885

23; 78736 - Navigation : a mock-heroic, on the present contest. Proposed construction of a canal from Birmingham to Wednesbury. 1783. Poems relating to Birmingham. - 1783

23; 86841 - A list of the company of proprietors of the Dudley Canal Navigation, 1812. Including many Birmingham names. (Dudley) 16pp. 1812. - 1812

23; 88189 - The proposed national canal. Papers. Map. 32pp. 1887. *LLOYD (SAMUEL). - 1887

23; 94697 - National canal between the four rivers. (Anon) Map. 55pp. 1887. *LLOYD (SAMUEL). - 1887

23; 96421 - A national canal between the four rivers. A national necessity. Map. 64pp. 1888. *LLOYD (SAMUEL). - 1888

23; 193501 - Reflections on the general utility of Inland Navigation with observations on the intended canal from Birmingham to Worcester, and strictures upon the opposition given to it by the Proprietors of the Staffordshire Canal. Signed : "Publicola" Maps. 17pp. 1798. - 1798

23; 193510 - Reflections on the general utility of inland navigation. With observations on the intended canal from Birmingham to Worcester; and strictures upon the opposition given to it, by the proprietors of the Staffordshire Canal. Signed : "Publicola" Maps. 17pp. 1798. - 1798

23; 209885 - Capper (Robert) Proposed Birmingham Ship Canal. Sea Ports, Canal Ports and River Ports. Address at the Queen's Hotel, Birmingham, 1886. Committee for the Improvement of Canal Communication between Birmingham and the Bristol Channel. 36pp. 1887. - 1887

23; 210511 - A national canal between the four rivers. A national necessity. 2nd edition. "Canal improvements between the four rivers etc." Illus. Map. 68pp. 1889. *LLOYD (SAMUEL). - 1889

23; 259397 - A list of the proprietors of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal Navigation, (Another edition) 1st June 1803. 20pp. 1803. - 1803

23; 275146 - Description of a plan for a Central Union Canal which will lessen the distance and expense of canal navigation between London and Birmingham and unite the Birmingham - Warwick and Birmingham - Coventry and Oxford canals in one direct line of inland navigation between those places. Map. 7pp. 1832. CUBITT (Sir WILLIAM). - 1832

23; 329619 - Abstract of the cause between the Birmingham and Birmingham and Fazeley Canal Navigations Company and J. Pinkerton. A different edition from No. 3119. 1801. PINKERTON (JOHN). - 1801

23; 366656 - A list of the company of proprietors of the Dudley Canal Navigation, September 1st, 1808. Including many Birmingham names. (Dudley) 15pp. 1808. - 1808

23; 366657 - A list of the proprietors of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal Navigation on the 26th November, 1808. 1808. - 1808

23; 367415 - A list of the proprietors of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal Navigation, on the 1st June 1802. 20pp. 1802. - 1802

23; 385124 - A plan for the amalgamation of canals between London and Liverpool. 2nd edition with additions. 27pp. 1846 NOTE - Reproduction made at the Birmingham Reference Library by photostat process, 1931. TOWNSHEND (THOMAS) C.E.. - 1931

23; 385125 - A letter to Sir F.B. Head on the injury caused to the coal trade of Warwickshire and Staffordshire in the markets on the line of the Grand Junction Canal by the unequal charges for tonnage upon coals on that canal. (Oxford) 19pp. 1845 NOTE :- Reproduction made at the Birmingham Reference Libray by photostat process 1931. DURELL (D.V.). - 1931

23; 751740 - The Dudley Canal Tunnel : [a short history]. - 1966

29; 239728 - Plan of canal navigations near Birmingham, with proposed improvements. 1839. Maps. - 1839

29; 278531 - Plan shewing those portions of the mineral districts of South Staffordshire, East Worcestershire and North Warwickshire, intersected by the Birmingham Canal Navigations, by J. Hancox. Scale 1 inch to a mile. 1864. Maps. - 1864

29; 405574 - Map of the Birmingham canal system. Scale one inch to a mile. (G.R. Jebb, engineer). 1903. JEBB (GEORGE ROBERT). - 1903

29; 474082 - Plan showing those portions of the mineral districts of South Staffordshire, East Worcestershire and North Warwickshire intersected by the Birmingham Canal Navigations by J. Hancox, 1850. With manuscript alterations dated 1856. Maps. - 1856

31; 1 - Pocket book / [edited by E.S. Tonks]. No. 3, Industrial locomotives of Southern England. - 1947-1954

31; 2 - Pocket book / [edited by E.S. Tonks]. No. 2, Industrial locomotives of the East Midlands.

31; 3 - Pocket book / [edited by E.S. Tonks]. No. 5, Industrial locomotives of North Wales and the English Border Counties.

31; 4 - Pocket book / [edited by E.S. Tonks]. No. 4, Industrial locomotives of Eastern England.

31; 5 - Pocket book / [edited by E.S. Tonks]. No. 6, Industrial locomotives of South Wales and Monmouthshire.

31; 6 - Pocket book / [edited by E.S. Tonks]. No. 8, Industrial locomotives of Yorkshire (East and West Ridings).

31; 7 - Pocket book / [edited by E.S. Tonks]. No. 7, Industrial locomotives of Lanchashire.

31; 8 - Industrial locomotives of southern England. / Edited by Eric S. Tonks for the Birmingham Locomotive Club, Industrial Locomotive Information Section. - 1958

31; 9 - Pocket book. D, Industrial locomotives of Eastern England.

31; 10 - Pocket book. C, Industrial locomotives of South-Eastern England.

31; 11 - Pocket book. M, Industrial locomotives of Northern England.

31; 12 - Industrial locomotives of Durham / compiled by Colin E. Mountford and L. G. Charlton. - 1977

31; 13 - Pocket book. E, Industrial locomotives of the East Midlands.

31; 14 - Pocket book. NF, Industrial locomotives of Northern France.

31; 15 - Minor railways and tramways in eastern Spain; an enthusiast's guide / by J. Morley and K.P. Plant. - 1963

31; 16 - Pocket book. WD, British War Department locomotives.

31; 17 - Pocket book : [revised edns. / edited by E.S. Tonks]. D, Industrial locomotives of Eastern England.

31; 18 - Pocket book : [revised edns. / edited by E.S. Tonks]. C, Industrial locomotives of South-Eastern England.

31; 6244 - Steam in trust : the journal of the Standard Gauge Steam Trust. - 1976

31; 302134 - Newspaper cuttings relating to Birmingham. Railways and miscellaneous. 1885 - 1913. MACMILLAN (JOHN) Newspaper cuttings etc., collected by. - 1913

31; 532205 - Investigator (pseud.) Remarks on the proposed railway between Birmingham & London, proving by facts and arguments that work would cost seven millions and a half; that it would be a burden upon the trade of the country, and would never pay. 1830 NOTE - For 'Observations on "Investigator's" pamphlet' see Catalogue Number 546745. Bound with 596376. Remarks on the construction put on certain clauses of the London and Birmingham Railroad Act, by a surveyor of roads. L47.31. Railways.

31; 594848 - Pocket book / [edited by E.S. Tonks]. No. 1, Industrial locomotives of the West Midlands : with typescript additions.

31; 661165 - Pocket book : [revised edns. / edited by E.S. Tonks]. A, Industrial locomotives of the West Midlands. - 1914-

31; 663076 - The industrial railway record ...

31; 664500 - The Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Railway / [by] Eric S. Tonks. - 1972

31; 743865 - Transition towards a balanced pattern of metropolitan transport.

31; 748480 - The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway : an illustrated guide containing a history of the Railway, a description of the route into Welshpool with notes on locomotives, rolling stock and other information. - 1964

31; 781803 - By rail to Wombourn : the history of the G.W.R. line from Oxley Junction to Kingswinford Junction / compiled by J. Ned Williams, with the help of Derek Farmer ... [et al.]. - 1969

31; 800957 - Severn Valley steam : [the history of the Severn Valley railway]. - 1971

31; 802203 - Go Great Western: a history of GWR publicity. - 1970

32; 436238 - Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway. Book of reference to plans, sections etc. relating to the parish of Birmingham. 1844. Railways. - 1844

33 SC3; 465680 - London and Birmingham Railway. Book of reference, containing a list of the names of the owners and occupiers of lands through which the railway is to be made. 1832 NOTE - Wants plan. Railways.

33; 6478 - The London and Birmingham Railway. With the home and country scenes on each side of the line. Illus. Map. 1839. *LECOUNT (PETER), ROSCOE (THOMAS H). - 1839

33; 62448 - Essays critical and miscellaneous, with extracts from a tourist's diary. Including a chapter on the opening of the Grand Junction Railway between Birmingham and Manchester 1837. 1839. - 1839

33; 259775 - Practical inquiry into the laws of excavation and embankment upon railways. With special reference to the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway. Illus. 1840. RESIDENT ASSISTANT ENGINEER (A) pseud.. - 1840

33; 278655 - Railroad impositions detected; or facts and arguments to prove that the Manchester and Liverpool Railway has not paid one per cent. nett profit, and that the Birmingham, Bristol and other railways are only bubble speculations. 1834. CORT (RICHARD). - 1834

33; 360709 - Progress sheets of Birmingham division, Jan. 1836-Jan. 1838.

33; 503411 - Illustrated history of the London and North Western Railway, from London to Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester etc. Illus. Tables. 1847. ROSCOE (THOMAS). - 1847

33; 510693 - Old Euston. An account of the beginning of the London and Birmingham Railway and the building of Euston Station by G.R. Smith. (Country Life) Illus. Map. Plan. Facsimiles. 67pp. 1938. SMITH (G. ROYDE). - 1938

33; 663252 - The South Staffordshire railway in the Black Country. - 1957

33; 770080 - Williams's Midland Railway: its rise and progress: a narrative of modern enterprise / by Frederick S. Williams. - 1968

33; 795618 - North Staffordshire album. - 1970

33; 813698 - The L.M.S. scene: an album of photographs / by Maurice W. Earley. - 1972

35; 231358 - Birmingham (Snow Hill) new station. From Great Western Railway Magazine. Illus. 1911. MEARS (R.P.). - 1911

35; 642814 - The story of New Street [Station] / issued by British Railways (London Midland Region) to commemorate the centenary of the opening of Birmingham New Street Station, 1st June, 1854. - 1954

36; 259724 - Experiments on Malleable Iron for Railway bars, and a report founded on the same, to the Directors of the London and Birmingham Railway Company. Illus. 98pp. 1835. BARLOW (PETER). - 1835

36; 259725 - Second report to the Directors etc. of the London and Birmingham Railway Company. Illus. 1835. Bound with 259724. BARLOW (PETER). - 1835

36; 662491 - The Great Western Railway "Kings" : brochure celebrating 35 years of "top link" main line service. - 1962

36; 663795 - Preserved locomotives in the British Isles, 1970 / edited by M. Swift. - 1970

36; 784552 - Railway history in pictures: The Midlands / [by] H. C. Casserley [and] C. C. Dorman. - 1969

37, 358393 - Money saving railway rates book (The Birmingham) containing the rates to and from Birmingham to all stations in Great Britain and Ireland and cartage charges and rebates, 1928; 1936. (Railway and Shipping Publishing Co. Ltd.) 1928--. A.B.C. money savings railway rate book of mileages and standard charges

37, 361231 - ABC (Birmingham) and Midland Counties Railway Time Tables. January 1929 etc. NOTE :- only one issue in each year preserved. - January 1929 -

37, 514858 - Ready reckoner for obtaining revised railway rates at a glance. (Railway and Shipping Publishing Co. Ltd.) 1937--. A.B.C. money savings railway rate book of mileages and standard charges (The. - 1937

37; 44083 - Railway guide from London to Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool. - 1839

37; 62022 - Midland Counties' railway companion. With topographical descriptions. Also complete guides to the London and Birmingham, and Birmingham and Derby Junction Railways. (Nottingham) Frontis. Illus. Map. 1840. - 1840

37; 99007 - ROLYAT'S (C.H.) Commercial and professional railway distance guide. Revised edition - 1888

37; 139568 - Coghlan (F) Iron road book and railway companion from London to Birmingham, Manchester, and Liverpool. Maps. 1838. Railways. - 1838

37; 139569 - W. (J.W.) The London and Birmingham railway guide and Birmingham and London railway companion. 2nd edition. Maps. 1838. WYLD (JAMES W.) publisher. - 1838

37; 170127 - Guide to the North Midland, Midland Counties, and London and Birmingham Railways. Improved edition. Illus. Map. (Leicester) 1842. Railways. - 1842

37; 185892 - Railway goods traffic and carrying charges between Birmingham and the principal towns. 1905. GRAY (J. WATKINS). - 1905

37; 239515 - Birmingham Daily Gazette railway guide. No. 1. 1897. Railways. - 1897

37; 239652 - Birmingham and Wolverhampton Railway Guide. September 1850. BOYLE (THOMAS) Work edited by. - 1850

37; 283637 - Birmingham railway rate book. Tables for calculating revised rates officially compiled on January 15th 1920, basis. (Railway and Shipping Journal Publishing Co.) 12pp. 1912?. Railways.

37; 284819 - Mogg's Map of the London and Birmingham Railway, from the Ordnance survey, and engraved for Mogg's Handbook for Railway Travellers. 1838. MOGG (EDWARD). - 1838

37; 286158 - Birmingham Railway rate book. With abridged classification of goods. (Railway and Shipping Journal Publishing Co.) 1920. Railways. - 1920

37; 297181 - Drake's road book of the Nottingham and Derby and Derby Junction Railways with time tables. Map. Illus. 1839. Drake's Publications. - 1839

37; 343085 - The Birmingham ABC money saving railway rate book of mileages and standard charges, as from January 1st 1928. (Railway and Shipping Publishing Co. Ltd.) 1928. Railways. - 1928

37; 364541 - Denham's Railway. Timetable and business directory, Birmingham, commencing July 8th 1929. Railways. - 1929

37; 369869 - White and Pike's Railway guide and general advertiser. January 1929 - September 1939. 22 volumes. 1929-39 NOTE - Ceased publication. White and Pike, Limited.

37; 370757 - Great Western Railway time tables : Birmingham and Worcester districts ...

37; 420022 - The Railway companion from London to Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester with guides to Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham etc. Map. 1837. FREELING (ARTHUR). - 1837

37; 420024 - Railroadiana. A new history of England descriptive of the vicinity of the railroads. 1st series. London and Birmingham Railway. Illus. Map. 1838. Railways. - 1838

37; 435648 - Great Western Railway official time table. Birmingham and Worcester districts July 9th to September 30th 1934. Map. 1934. Railways. - 1934

37; 435649 - Denham's Railway. Timetable and business directory, Birmingham, February 1934 NOTE - Bound with 364541 above. Railways.

37; 520994 - Birmingham Monthly Railway Diary Guide. October – December 1906; January April – July, September – November 1907; February 1908; April – June 1909. 4 volumes. 1906-9 NOTE - All before October 1906 and all after June 1909 wanting. Railways.

37; 558956 - Osborne's guide to the Grand Junction, or, Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, etc. - 1844

37; 597783 - Handbook for travellers along the London and Birmingham and Grand Junction railways : with some account of the Crewe, Chester and Birkenhead, and the Preston and Lancaster Railways. - 1840

37; 660881 - Freeling's railway companion from London to Birmingham. - 1841

37; 661991 - Diesel train services and cheap fares facilities : [between Birmingham, Wolverhampton, etc.].

37; 772545 - London & Birmingham railway guide. - 1839

37; 772548 - Railway guide and general advertiser, Jan. 1892. - 1892

37; 783777 - Grand junction, and the Liverpool and Manchester railway companion. The grand junction and the Liverpool and Manchester railway companion, containing an account of Birmingham ... line. - 1969

37; 793271 - The iron road book and railway companion from London to Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool ... station / London, Baily, 1838. - 1970

38; 527246 - Railway locomotive management, in a series of letters. Reprinted from the "Railway Record". Including the Birmingham railways. 1847. VERITAS VINCIT, pseud.. - 1847

39; 34292 - London and Birmingham Railway. Plan of the line and adjacent country. 1835. STEPHENSON (ROBERT) engineer. - 1835

39; 178379 - London and Birmingham Railway. Coloured map. (Cheffins) 1838. Maps. - 1838

39; 360703 - London and Birmingham Railway. Plan of the line and adjacent country. With plans showing the Birmingham and London depots. Coloured. 1835. STEPHENSON (ROBERT) engineer. - 1835

39; 360704 - Map of the Grand Junction Railway and adjacent country. Published for the Directors by C.F. Cheffins. Coloured. 1836. LOCKE (JOSEPH) engineer. - 1836

39; 360705 - Cheffins (C.F.) Official map of the railway from London to Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool. Coloured. (Wrightson and Webb) 1839. Maps. - 1839

39; 360706 - Cheffins (C.F.) Map of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway and adjacent country with the proposed extension to Rugby, 1838. Coloured. 1838. Railways. - 1838

39; 360707 - Wyld's map of the London and Birmingham Railway, 1838. Coloured. 1838. WYLD (JAMES W.) publisher. - 1838

39; 381619 - Railway Clearing House. Official railway map of Staffordshire and district. Including Birmingham. 1930. Railways. - 1930

39; 421459 - Cheffins's Map of the Grand Junction Railway and adjacent country. Birmingham to Liverpool. Coloured. 1838. Maps. - 1838

39; 468053 - Airey's (J) Railway map of Staffordshire district. Scale 2 miles to an inch. 1894. Maps. - 1894

42; 625416 - Programme of official opening of the Birmingham to Paris air service by the Right Honourable Lord Pakenham, 8th April, 1949. - 1949

42; 661915 - Birmingham airport : [history and general information]. - 1960

42; 663068 - Birmingham airport : [history and general information]. - 1962

42; 663380 - Birmingham airport : [a guide to the airport and its facilities] ...

48; 663050 - A synoptic history of the Midland Gliding Club. - 1965

61; 135756 - Act : Birmingham and Aston Tramways Order, 1880. Authorising the construction of tramways in the parishes of Birmingham and Aston-juxta-Birmingham. Tramways Orders Confirmation (No. 2) Act (43 & 44 Vict., c.173) 1880. Tramways. - 1880

61; 240082 - Coaching and Tourists' Guide of Warwickshire, including Birmingham Reminiscences, Stage Coaches and Coachmen. 32pp. 1885?. Coaching.

61; 240083 - Coaching and Tourists' Guide of Warwickshire, including Birmingham Reminiscences, Stage Coaches and Coachmen. 32pp. 1885?. Coaching.

61; 662502 - Early omnibus services in Birmingham, 1834-1905. - 1963

61; 662711 - Transport in West Bromwich : a history of road passenger transport in West Bromwich from 1750 to 1963 [including Birmingham] / by Arnold J. Mason. - 1963

61; 751747 - Memories of Birmingham's steam trams. - 1965

61; 757385 - Memories of Birmingham's steam trams. - 1965

62; 408779 - Birmingham Tram, omnibus and street guide, 1929-53. 23 volumes. - 1929-1953

62; 459984 - Birmingham Corporation Tramway and Omnibus Department. Transport services time tables, 1934-37. Typescript and printed. 48pp. 1934-37. Tramways. - 1934-1937

62; 609775 - A.B.C. [of] Birmingham city transport : [history and description] / by W.A. Camwell. - 1950

62; 661711 - A.B.C. [of] Birmingham city buses / by Michael H. Ford. - 1959

62; 662066 - A.B.C. [of] Birmingham city transport. Birmingham city buses / by P.J. Marshall. - 1960

63; 393480 - Midland ‘Red’ ‘Helps to happy holidays’ 1932; 1937. Illus. Maps. 1932-37. Guides.

63; 598736 - The A.B.C. of Midland Red vehicles : [with types, numbers and seating capacity]. - 1947

63; 603087 - The A.B.C. of Midland Red vehicles : [with types, numbers and seating capacity]. - 1949

63; 660804 - The A.B.C. of Midland Red vehicles : [with types, numbers and seating capacity]. - 1957

63; 700880 - The Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company Limited : fleet history PD2 : 1904-1959.

69; 661818 - British and continental holidays : [programmes ... ].

91; 302193 - Annual reports, 1920-1935.

142, 259180 - Notices as to provisions of the Public Health and Local Government Acts. With reference to the making of Streets, 1871. 7pp. 1871. Aston Manor Local Board. - 1871

143; 663189 - A correct list of the number of lamps lighted in Birmingham : taken in December, 1787 : with the names of the streets, and the number of lamps in each street. - 1788

144; 662698 - Road Research [Board] technical papers. 69, The Birmingham dipped headlights campaign 1962-63. - 1963

144; 662988 - Road Research [Board] technical papers. 73, Dipped headlights campaigns 1963-64. - 1964

206; 6144 - Yearbook ... - 1976-

206; 662430 - National rally of boats [programme].

206; 662536 - Broadsheet ...

206; 663391 - Boundary post : [the newsletter of the Birmingham Canal Navigation Society].

621; 139763 - Report of the Sub-Committee of the Public Works Committee on tramway traction, April 1897. (Corporation of Birmingham) 50pp. 1897. Tramways. - 1897

621; 198610 - Official tramway and street guide of Birmingham and district, 1907; 1908; (c.1914; 1917); 1919; 1921. 1907-21. Tramways.

621; 208992 - Souvenir of the visit and inspection by the Lord Mayor and City Council of the depots and works of the Birmingham Corporation tramways. 23rd June 1908. Illus. Map. 1908. Tramways. - 1908

621; 281629 - The Tramway problem in Birmingham. Reprinted from the "Birmingham Daily Mail". (Anon) 12pp. 1902. *VINCE (CHARLES ANTHONY). - 1902

621; 347725 - Birmingham Corporation Tramways. Statement of accounts, 1904-5 -- NOTE - 1. Wants 1907-8, 1910-11, 1911-12, 1919-20 2. 1928-37 called Birmingham Corporation Tramway and Omnibus Department 3. From 1938 called Birmingham City Transport. Omnibuses.

621; 663765 - A short review of Birmingham Corporation tramways / by P.L. Hardy and P. Jaques. - 1971

622; 4209 - Stock book-- Birmingham Omnibus Preservation Society. - 1975

622; 264483 - Birmingham and District Motor 'Bus Guide. May 1915, September 1916, May 1917, Summer 1917, Winter 1919-20, Summer 1920, Autumn 1920, Winter 1920-21, Summer 1924, 1929. All published. Maps. 1915-29 NOTE - 1. From Winter, 1919-20 continued as Birmingham and District Original Motor 'Bus Guide 2. From Summer 1924 continued as Birmingham and Midland Counties Original Motor 'Bus Guide including the Corporation and Midland "Red" Motor Omnibus Co.'s Services. Omnibuses.

622; 669008 - The trolleybuses of Birmingham: a comprehensive survey of the history of the Birmingham trolleybus system, including complete historical details and fleet records / together with list of known disposals and other relevant appendices by F. W. York. - 1971

622; 746921 - ABC [of] British bus fleets. No. 14, Birmingham city buses. - 1965

622; 758678 - British bus fleets. No. 14, Birmingham city buses. - 1967

632; 598542 - Gazetteer of the Midland Red country ...

632; 661819 - Coach cruises departing from the Midlands, also Easter, spring and autumn cruises : [programme] ...

62106, 406741 - Programme of Amateur athletic festival and fancy dress carnival at the Tramways Stadium, Wheelers Lane, Kings Heath. 1926- (19th) - 1926

62106; 62106 - Fiftieth anniversary celebrations, 1907-1957 : [golden jubilee souvenir]. - 1957

62106; 213755 - Birmingham Tramways Gazette. Official magazine of the Birmingham Corporation Tramways Social, Athletic and Thrift Society. Vol. 1. (May 1908) --. Ports. Illus. 1908 -- NOTE - 1. Publication ceased with Vol. 2, No. 7 (November 1909) but was resumed with Vol. 3, No. 1 (June 1926) 2. From Vol. 14, No. 6 (January 1938) called Birmingham City Transport Gazette. Transport Department. - 1908-

62106; 511004 - Birmingham Corporation Tramway and Omnibus Department Social, Athletic and Thrift Society. Baby show held at the Stadium, King's Heath, 5th-6th (1931-32); 12th- 13th (1938-39). Programmes. 4 volumes. 1931-39 NOTE - 1. 1st - 4th, 7th - 11th wanting 2. From 1938 called Birmingham City Transport Social, Athletic and Thrift Society. Tramways.

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