Springhill Covert

This photo shows a Guy Arab IV bus with Metro-Cammell 55-seater bodywork at the Lower Farm Estate terminus of route 32. This vehicle used to belong to Birmingham City Transport until it was taken over by West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive on the 1st October 1969. Route 32 was operated by trolleybuses from the 31st December 1962 until the last day of trolleybus operation on the 3rd October 1970, the date this photo was taken. The Lower Farm Estate was developed in the early 1960s with a mixture of housing ranging from maisonette blocks and multi-storey flats to semi-detached and detached houses. Sanstone Road can be seen behind the bus. National Express West Midlands now operate this service as route 302 to Walsall Bus Station via Bloxwich.

This photo shows the Lower Farm Estate, North of Bloxwich with its trolleybus wiring and traction poles. It was taken on Saturday 3rd October 1970 which was the last day of trolleybus operation in Walsall and Bloxwich. In the background can be seen a Birmingham City Transport Guy Arab IV bus which was one of several vehicles transferred to Walsall in February 1970 to replace its second-hand trolleybuses. The overhead wiring and traction poles were taken out shortly after this photo was taken.

Lower Farm Estate terminus, Little Bloxwich. This was the last extension made to the Walsall trolleybus network and was still relatively new at the time the picture was taken. The main change today is that the two houses behind the lighting column have both been enlarged by extensions over their garages. For a slide show of British Trolleybuses in the late 60s Link

This pasture is on the southern side of the Holly Lane Bridge, Great Wyrley. The railway line is in a cutting behind the trees on the right.

This is looking south towards Bloxwich. It looks a lot different than the shots taken in 1985.

This road runs from Upper Landywood to Cheslyn Hay.

This church is on the junction of the A462 and the B4156.