B1 WARRINGTON

In the reshuffle of 1974, Cheshire County lost a number of its former fire stations to both Metropolitan Counties - Greater Manchester and Merseyside.  Warrington, however, was a gain from the former County Borough, which though previously in Lancashire, moved into Cheshire at that time.

Apart from Lancashire, Warrington was the only other brigade to purchase a Busmar bodied appliance.
Bedford TK Foam Tender 8101ED was seen in the station in Cheshire County days.
[Copyright photograph ~ D. Carville and reproduced with permission.]

Although purchased by Warrington County Borough, ERF NED832M was with Cheshire when this picture was taken.
Compare this with the picture below after it had been rebodied.
[Copyright picture ~ N. Glover and reproduced with permission.]

ERF NED832M was seen with Cheshire County, hard at work one evening after a major blaze in the town in 1978.
The Damage Control Units just visible were both from the Liverpool Salvage Corps.

Another shot of NED832M taken 26 March 1983.
[Copyright picture ~ K. Howarth and reproduced with permission.]

ERF 50' snorkel NMA397P, originally based at Crewe, was seen here, 26 March 1983.
[Copyright pictures ~ K. Howarth and reproduced with permission.]

Another ERF TCA861R which spent some time at Warrington.
[Copyright photograph Neil Green ~ courtesy Simon Rowley, FireFotos Archive.]

DMB69S was based at Warrington when photographed at a rally in 1978.

Dennis Delta 2 Foam Tender EFM561S was seen at Warrington, 13 July 1986.
[Copyright picture ~ K. Howarth and reproduced with permission.]

Dennis RS133 SDM557V was seen on the station forecourt, 26 March 1983.
[Copyright picture ~ K. Howarth and reproduced with permission.]

Similar appliance HFM712X was seen at the station, 13 July 1986.
[Copyright picture ~ K. Howarth and reproduced with permission.]

Former Warrington TL, B272BMB, was seen at the Greater Manchester Fire Extravaganza, Milnrow, 3 September 2005.
[Thankfully this appliance wasn't scrapped in early 2007 as anticipated,
but has gone to Dublin Fire Brigade Training Centre, where it is now registered 84 D 7459]

Bedford CF A320RFM moved to Warrington as Special Incident Unit in 1993.
[Copyright picture ~ W. Jopson and reproduced with permission.]
Additional pictures of this vehicle can be found on the CREWE Library Page.

Dennis SS133 was undergoing exhaust filtration tests by Manchester University when seen at Rock Ferry Bus Depot 15 September 2002.
[Copyright pictures ~ Christopher Tunstall and reproduced with permission.]

Although it eventually had a variety of uses, H442AMA started life here as a Rescue Tender.
It was seen adjacent to workshops, 28 February 2008.

Mercedes 1124 L970TFM was seen in a very damp station yard.
[Copyright picture ~ W. Jopson and reproduced with permission.]

 Dennis Sabre N713GFM was seen on the station forecourt, 28 August 2004.

Ford Ranger DK56JYP was seen in its original livery with boat at Cheshire Police H.Q. 21 September 2008.
This appliance is still in use, but in a modified livery.

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