Fire Engines Photos

Hello Mr Moore, have you a front view of this pump and the work shop van, and do you have a pic of M/bro turntable ladder thanks.Ian MAC

Added by Ian Mcpherson on 04 March 2009.

The Comet was the first pump I ever drove at Teesside

Added by Barrie Green on 04 March 2009.

Nice picture again Chris thanks. Barrie, my dad said The Teeside machines had the old American sirens on some of their stuff, is that the funny thing sitting on top of the cab?

Added by John Stott on 05 March 2009.

Yes John thats a Francis Rolling siren, then had to be 'wailed' manually by operating the switch on and off.

Added by Barrie Green on 05 March 2009.

John,
Not so much of "the funny thing" - those sirens were great !

Added by Ian Moore on 05 March 2009.

Lol Ian, a bit too far for me! Now a nice Winkworth gong and Francis searchlight to polish....

Added by John Stott on 06 March 2009.

To John Stott. I didn't take this picture mate. Ian Moore did. I was a babe in arms when this was taken lol!

Added by Chris Hall Teesside UK. on 06 March 2009.

Sorry Mr Hall, and Ian, I spend so much time on a tractor that the grey stuff is rotting! At least when I was retained I got to meet other people.....

Added by John Stott on 07 March 2009.

I only wish I could go back in time and again be the age that I was when I photographed it !!

Added by Ian Moore on 07 March 2009.

knowing what you know now Ian !!!!!! me too

Added by Barrie Green on 07 March 2009.

Yes, I nearly added that part as well, Barrie !

Added by Ian Moore on 07 March 2009.

Ian,
W here do you find these gems!, absolutely fantastic. Again i had the pleasure of driving the only one the brigade had, a WRT with bodywork by Vincents of Reading, plenty of power good driving position and what about the tight turning circle.
Barrie-the Francis siren was great, everyone knew what was
coming, very individual in our area.
I have seen the b/w photo i only wish i could frame it!!
Keep these type of shots coming please Ian.Regards.


Added by Alan Jones on 07 March 2009.

I can add my peneth to that as well Gentlemen! If I'd started twenty years earlier, and on the same scale as my interest in Cleveland Transit Buses, my collection of North East Fire Brigade stuff would then have been very substantial indeed!
Re the sirens, I liked Teesside's rolling sirens but those in use today, with those wonderful 'Get out of the way' Air Horns, are much much better lol!

Added by Chris Hall Teesside UK. on 07 March 2009.

Weird and wonderful oddities do crop up from time to time in my collection. I began b&w photography in 1963, going to slides in 1968. In all honesty, I don't seem to do much photography now, but things are really much more standardised than they were back then, anyway.

Added by Ian Moore on 08 March 2009.

Excellent photo as usual Ian. Now for the $64,000 question. I've seen your photos on Delta 64 of Chester, did you ever get the chance to get into Flintshire?

Added by Andrew Middleton on 04 May 2010.

front view here




Added by Petros on 13 May 2023.

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