Fire Engines Photos

Chris, London ran these when I was retained "down south". I thought they were ugly with an escape on. I'm assuming this is an ex LFB in preservation?

Added by John Stott on 08 October 2009.

Chris,these appliances might seem odd looking appliances to you,but the London Fire Brigade actually had on their fleet around about 1980,48 of these CFE/Shelvoke & Drewry WX Dual Purpose Pumps.This picture shows one from 1979,and in actual fact,several went into preservation having been retired from active service and can still today be seen at rallies and shows in the UK.

Added by Pete Matten on 08 October 2009.

Jacques Peter posted picture 18879 - near-side rear view of similar LFB Pump Escape (in the side-bar)

I agree - quite the contrast of the modern, boxy, truck; yet cut away for the old-fashioned carriage wheels and wooden ladder of the Escape.

Neat rig, though.

Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B

Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 10 October 2009.

This is YHV 186T. YHV 187T - also ex London - appears on this site, but with an entirely different set of ladders...?

Added by Rob Johnson on 27 April 2017.

See #40095 & #40096 of YHV 187T taken last Summer, the second photo shows the current ladders quite clearly.

Added by on 28 April 2017.

Cracking looking machine. Nothing odd about it in my mind. A wheeled escape on an '80s appliance, yes, a bit unusual, but not in London it wasn't. I love to see a wheeled escape ladder. It reminds me of what a fire engine looked like when I was a kid. Great photo.

Added by Yelp Bullhorn on 17 March 2018.

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