Thanks guys, I did have a driving experience a few years ago at the Avon Valley railway, no reason not to do its again I suppose.
As an exiled Brummie I well remember Len Vale Onslow, his shop was just called Vale Onslow I think.
When I was very young my mom and I spent a lot of time at my Nans house who lived right opposite Tyseley engine sheds.
Bill D.