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Merryweather usually replaced the triangular factory radiator badge on these and later AEC and Maudslay chassis with their own badge, so it is difficult indeed to decipher sometimes.

Added by Rob Johnson on 14 July 2023.

It also has 66 just behind the front mudguard.

Ed: that is the Middlesex FB station number. Not sure which station though.

Added by Rob Johnson on 14 July 2023.

A bit surprised that Middlesex had so many

Added by Rob Johnson on 15 July 2023.

Although Middlesex had only 43 fire stations, for some reason their station numbers went all the way up to 72. 66 was Twickenham.

Added by Rob Johnson on 15 July 2023.

A Facebook group helped me with this

Middlesex was divided into 3 districts with district headquarters at Edmonton Harrow and Ealing. The service headquarters were based at Wembley.
- A Control: *Edmonton (1); *Southgate (2); Potters Bar (3); *Enfield (4); *Ponders End (5); *Coombes Croft (6); *Tottenham (7); Hornsey (8); *Fortis Green (9); *Finchley; *Wood Green
- B Control: *Harrow (30); Wealdstone (31); Harrow on the Hill (37) (closed 11/03/63); Kingsbury (33); *Mill Hill (34); *Hendon (35); *Willesden (36); Kilburn (37); Stonebridge; Wembley (39); *Greenford (40) (closed 11/03/63); *Uxbridge; *Ruislip (42); Northwood (43); Northolt (from 11/03/63); Park Royal
- C Control: *Ealing (60); Western Avenue (61); *Acton (62); *Chiswick (63); *Brentford (64); *Heston (65); *Twickenham (66); Sunbury (67); *Staines (68); *Feltham (69); *Yiewsley (70); *Hayes (71); *Southall (72)
Ambulances were based at stations marked with a *

Added by Petros on 16 July 2023.

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