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Leyland FK6 PE Wokingham  AMO654
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No: 44009   Contributor: Petros   Year: 1982   Manufacturer: Leyland   Country: United Kingdom
Leyland FK6 PE Wokingham AMO654

AMO was purchased in 1937 by the Borough of Wokingham, following NFS service it was absorbed into Berks&Reading F.B. at Stn 10 Wokingham. It went out of service about 1965 when stationed at Stn 21 Wallingford (then in Berkshire) when a conrod went through the side of the engine. It was used as a reserve to cover Stn 1 Caversham Rd Readings 1951 Dennis PE.

Then it was owned by Keith Nickols who lived in Thorpe Green, Surrey.

Someone restored this appliance in the late 70s it was sold in the lat 80s and was in the Mountnessing Essex area about 2000 and was missing the escape and marked up with a local village name.

In 1981 it was in Benny Hill show on TV as Lower Tidmarsh FB.

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By 2021 it was with Mason West in Faversham Kent. see picture 13488

Courtesy Geoff Pritchard collection acquired via the Fire Brigade Society.
Picture added on 22 February 2023 at 20:53
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Thank you for this information it is greatly appreciated. We had the fire engine out for a drive yesterday and was so lovely seeing so many people smiling and waving at us.

Added by Karen West on 15 July 2024.
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