Fire Engines Photos

This Leyland's from 1939,its a Leyland FK9 and was delivered new to the Thornaby on Tees Metropolitan Fire Brigade in March of 1939.

Added by Pete Matten on 08 September 2009.

Was this ever assigned to Redcar? The first fire engine I ever sat in (in 1952) looked a great deal like this one: closed cab, no doors, huge almost vertical black steering wheel, big bell hung on the A pillar, center mounted pump and red leather seats. I was only seven, so I don't remember much more, but this picture "rang a bell" for me in more ways than one!

Added by Rob Johnson on 24 December 2012.

You're not far off Rob as Redcar took delivery of an identical machine. It is still alive in a museum in Holland. I saw it at Guisborough in 1968.

Added by Ronald Henderson on 24 December 2012.

This engine is now at the North East Sea Land and Air Museum

Added by Andrew Ross on 18 March 2016.

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