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No: 20619 Contributor: Petros Year: 1975 Manufacturer: Commer Country: United Kingdom

Commer Lomas Control Unit 236 COG

taken Lancaster Circus Queensway Birmingham 1974/5. It has just past to West Midlands FS. Herbert Lomas were a well known ambulance producer and this is based on a typical design of theirs.

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Picture added on 20 November 2009 at 09:19

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There used to be a big Commer van that looked a bit like this in a scrapyard at Bowesfield in Stockton on Tees during the early 80's. You couldn't get near it for a picture owing to the two ferocious werewolves that guarded the yard. All gone now though.

Added by Chris Hall on 23 September 2011.

That one will I suggest have been the former Rowntrees one. You should have taken a can of PAL with you.

Ron

Added by Ron Henderson on 24 September 2011.

Could well be by an ambulance design as Birmingham was a combined Fire /Ambulance Service prior to 1974.

Added by Dave Price on 24 September 2011.

This was definitely a Birmingham fire control unit Made for City of Birmingham Fire/Ambulance Service

Added by Stuart Lomas on 17 June 2016.

Does anyone have an idea of when it was built?

Added by Rob Johnson on 01 July 2018.

This should be 238COG not 236