Possibly a unique set up, as enquiries have
failed to reveal any other location where 3 fire station buildings still
exist together.
The above picture was taken 18 May 2008.
Dating back to 1939, this very attractive Leyland
Pump, ETD871, carries Burlingham bodywork more usual on buses and
coaches.
[Copyright picture ~ Ribble Enthusiasts Club
and reproduced with permission.]
D64/C64 NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS
Before re-organisation in 1974, Station E2 was part of Lancashire County Fire Brigade, station D64. From 1959 - 1968 two Commer HYs were on the run - registered 347 KTF & 350 KTF
D64 and D641 photographed around 1963
Both appliances regularly 'swapped' duties from water tender escape to water tender. Both are illustrated below as water tender escape.
350 KTF carrying the escape at a Chip Pan Fire in Haydock, 17 May 1967
347 KTF as water tender also in 1967
(The driver is the late John Jones.)
347KTF on the run as Water Tender Escape, 16
February 1968
Note the 'winter' cover over the hosereel
on top of the appliance
In a reversal of the picture at the top of
this page,
both appliances were seen on the station forecourt,
16 February 1968
Car fire, A580 East Lancashire Road, Haydock,
9 August 1967.
The late Sub Officer Ken Martin is seen at
the rear of this Humber Hawk
in the days when car fires were something
of a rarity.
This particular incident was caused by the
vehicle breaking the skin on
Cellulose Actetate, which had leaked from
a vehicle earlier.
As the car braked to enter a layby, fumes
hit the exhaust and ignited.
There were no injuries, but the car and contents
were totally destroyed.
Green Goddess NYV 553 ran for the AFS at D64.
Note the legend on the side "Lancashire County
Auxiliary Fire Service".
Following the demise of the Commers in 1969,
D64 received two Bedford KH appliances.
RTF813G (seen above) and RTF814G. Both
achieved fame for different reasons.
RTF814G started life by going to Germany,
whilst RTF813G ended its days
just about 1/4 mile from where the above picture
was taken, when it crashed into the gable end
of a terraced property. So severe was
the impact that the house had to be demolished.
By that time (1979) both appliances were running
as spares in Merseyside.
Still with continental headlights Bedford RTF814G
was seen at the 1969 Fire Exhibition in Harrogate.
[Copyright picture ~ Ian Moore and reproduced
with permission.]
Seen within yards of the picture of RTF813G, but on the other side of the road RTF814G was in use with Merseyside in 1975.
Dennis R NHF285S was the replacement for the
Bedfords and was seen in the yard at St. Helens.
[Copyright picture ~ A. Kent and reproduced
with permission.]
Dennis RS133 B920KWM was seen at a Leyland
Museum Show event in 2001.
[Copyright picture ~ K. Howarth and reproduced
with permission.]
Dennis SS K854NEM was seen at an incident in Kirkdale shortly after it came off front line service, 5 March 2005.