COUNTY BOROUGH OF BOLTON

Bolton Fire Station on Coronation Street in the 1890s.
[From the D. Cook collection and reproduced with permission.].

This line up of firemen at the Marsden Road Fire Station dates back to 1912
[From the D. Cook collection and reproduced with permission.].

Leyland Pump Escape BN1382 outside the Marsden Road Fire Station.
[From the D. Cook collection and reproduced with permission.].

Another Leyland Pump Escape, BN4918 may have been part of a local parade.
[Picture courtesy MF&RS and reproduced with permission.]

Leyland Metz TL WH503 dated from 1928 and was ultimately sold to Nelson F.B.
[From the D. Cook collection and reproduced with permission.].

Leyland Braidwood Pump Escape WH5720 behind Leyland TD7 TL GLW421 on Marsden Road, Bolton.
[Copyright picture ~ The family of the late A. Sutcliffe and reproduced with permission.]

Another shot of Leyland Braidwood Pump Escape WH5720
[Picture courtesy MF&RS and reproduced with permission.]

Leyland Limousine Pump WH8000 dating from 1936.
[Picture courtesy MF&RS and reproduced with permission.]

Sadly WH8000 was written off in this accident in 1963.
[Picture courtesy MF&RS and reproduced with permission.]

Former HU Bedford K FYH85 after conversion by Bellhouse-Hartwell to an Emergency Tender.
[Copyright picture ~ Bolton Fire Station and reporduced with permission.]

Leyland TD7 Turntable Ladder GLW421 seen outside the old fire station.
[Copyright picture ~ Bolton Fire Station and reproduced with permission.]

Austin K4 HU GLE830 which had been part of the N.F.S. fleet.
[Picture courtesy MF&RS and reproduced with permission.]

Fond memories!  A large Fire Station with an appliance in every bay.
[From the D. Cook collection and reproduced with permission.].

An excellent rear end shot of Commer Water Tender EBN270.
[Picture courtesy ~ A. Anderson Collection and reproduced with permission.]

Commer Pump Salvage Tender EBN706 was photographed at Crompton Way Fire Station.
Built locally by Bellhouse-Hartwell in 1951, it was possibly the oldest appliance to pass to GMC in 1974.
[Copyright picture ~ Pete Ashley and reproduced with permission.]

AEC Regent EBN800 seen when brand new asnd before registration.
[Picture courtesy ~ A. Anderson Collection and reproduced with permission.]

AEC Regent Pump Escape EBN800.
[Copyright picture ~ Pete Ashley and reproduced with permission.]

AEC Mercury NWH600 operating as Pump Ladder.
[Copyright picture ~ Pete Ashley and reproduced with permission.]

AEC Mercury XWH700 was seen at the sub-station, now better known as Bolton North.
[Copyright picture ~ Pete Ashley and reproduced with permission.]

Similar AEC Mercury YWH450 was operatiing as a major pump.
[Copyright picture ~ Pete Ashley and reproduced with permission.]

Former Bolton C.B. Turntable Ladder FBN330D.
[NP collection ~ courtesy A Collier]

Bedford TK Emergency Tender FBN650D
[Copyright picture ~ Pete Ashley and reproduced with permission.]

Land Rover L4P PBN222H was allocated to sub-station due to the close proximity to the moors.
[Copyright picture ~ Pete Ashley and reproduced with permission.]

ERF HPV SWH222J seen in Bolton Fire Brigade days.
[Copyright picture ~ D. Cook and reproduced with permission.]

ERF HPV SWH 222J at an incident in Breightmet in 1972.

HPV SWH222J was seen in the station yard when it was part of the GMC fleet.
[Copyright picture ~ C. Brownlow and reproduced with permission.]

AEC Mercury VWH500K with similar appliance PBN499H behind at an incident in Breightmet in July 1972.
(NOTE the orange as well as blue lights on the grille!)
[Further information:  Although this appliance was almost new when this picture was taken, it's time in service
was very short, as it was written off in a serious RTA soon afterwards, as shown below.]

AEC VWH500K was written off in this accident on Folds Road, Bolton, 22 October 1972.
[Picture courtesy MF&RS and reproduced with permission.]

This picture was of VWH500K was taken back at the fire station.
[Copyright picture ~ D. Cook and reproduced with permission.]

Lettered for GMC, Dennis F108 was seen at a road accident in Horwich, 28 July 1979.
[Copyright picture ~ J. Shakespeare and reproduced with permission.]

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