Fire Engines Photos

Cockers were based at Southport and built the bodies of quite a few appliances for Manchester Fire Brigade including some of the Leland Firemasters

Added by Barrie Green on 25 March 2010.

What a bold, and rare, colour scheme - keep the photos coming in, Petros; there always seems to be something interesting.....

Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B

Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 26 March 2010.

We had three of these Leyland Bevers at St.Hlens each bodied by differant coach builders. First was Water Tender HDJ244J built by Carmichles of Worstershire. then Water Ladder SDJ78L built by Cockers of Southport and finaly Water tender Ladder UDJ752L biult by Woodwards of Formby.We also had a Orbitor HP on a Leyland Beaver chassis. The colour was the result of the then Chief Fire Officer George Wilson asking the local college to look at the best colour for night time visibility and they came up with White. A Red stripe was also added. Other reserve appliances were also white only ODJ 311 and the HP were left Red. I drove all three of these appliances on many a shout and boy could they shift, Five speed manual box.

Added by Dave Price on 26 March 2010.

I last saw the Orbitor looking somewhat derelict and covered in dust near Duke Street bridge in Birkenhead some years ago.

Added by Andy Middleton on 26 March 2010.

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