The end of an era.  This picture shows Morecambe's old fire station in the last hour
before it closed on 15 April 2003.

Leyland TL DTB152 dating back to 1938 reamined until 1961.
It saw further service on the Pleasure Beach at Blackpool.
[Picture courtesy MF&RS and reproduced with permission.]

Bedford QL GYR786 was originally statined here, prior to moving into preservation.
[Copyright picture ~ N. Glover and reproduced with permission.]

AFS Green Goddess pump NYR 760 at Morecambe.
[From the W. Jopson collection and reproduced with permission.]

Bedford J4 water tender 537UTF was seen on the station forecourt.
[Copyright picture ~ Ian Moore and reproduced with permission.]

Operating as water tender escape was sister appliance 538UTF.
[Copyright picture ~ Ian Moore and reproduced with permission.]

This picture is included as it was rare for appliances from the north of the county to be used as reserve in the south.
It was operating as E751 from Farnworth when seen 29 April 1973.
[Copyright picture ~ K. Howarth and reproduced with permission.]

This picture clearly illustrates how dilapidated 537UTF was looking when collected for preservation.
[Copyright picture ~ N. Glover and reproduced with permission.]

Bedford J4 537UTF was seen at Preston Hall, Cleveland, 26 June 2005.
It had been with its current owners for just 3 days, and was in need of extensive restoration.
I hope to bring updated pictures of this machine in the future as work progresses.

Twelve months on and some progress has been made with restoration.
 However, sadly, the blue light has been mounted in the wrong place, as it carried the beacon on top of the offside bell bracket.
It was seen again at Preston Hall, 24 June 2006.
[Copyright picture ~ Barrie Green and reproduced with permission.]

Bedford J4 537UTF is improving year on year.
It was seen in glorious sunshine at an otherwise exceedingly wet Preston Hall, 24 June 2007.
[Copyright picture ~ K. Reid MBE and reproduced with permission.]

Originally based at Morecambe, from April 1974 7PTB became a GMC appliance.
[NP collection ~ courtesy A Collier]

Bedford TK Emergency Tender DTD808B was allocated here prior to moving down the road to Lancaster where it was photographed.
[Copyright photograph Neil Green ~ courtesy Simon Rowley, FireFotos Archive.]

Although initially allocated to Stretford, this appliance BTB292E remained with
Lancashire County after 1974.  It was seen at Morecambe Fire Station 9 August 1986.
(NP collection ~ courtesy DBB)

Escape Platform UTE950L was photographed in the station at Morecambe.
It subsequently moved to Fleetwood where further pictures can be found.
[NP collection ~ courtesy A Collier]

Ford D1014 STB442L had joined the ranks of reserve appliances when photographed at Blackpool Central Fire Station, 12 May 1985.
[Copyright picture ~ K. Howarth and reproduced with permission.]

Ford D1617 NBV292T is also seen at St. Anne's having entered service there after Morecambe.
(NP collection ~ courtesy DBB)

Bedford KG VFV734V was pictued in the station yard.
(NP collection ~ courtesy DBB)

Bedford VFV734V was seen here hard at work at an incident the rear of Granville Road, Morecambe.
[Copyright picture ~ N. Glover and reproduced with permission.]

Leyland Freighter E116HCW had been reallocated to Lytham when photographed.
(NP collection ~ couretsy DBB)

Sister appliance E120HCW moved to St. Annes on reallocation.
(NP collection ~ courtesy DBB)

 Leyland Freighter E120HCW was seen at the Fire Service College, 8 September 2007.

The second generation of Leyland Freighters here H147WCK & H148WCK were the first ones to have Emergency One Bodywork.
(NP collection ~ courtesy DBB)