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Can either Ian or Ron Henderson please enlighten me as to what happened to 727 XBB. I believe that HVK478D was purchased as a replacement for Headlam Street.

Added by Andrew Middleton on 19 January 2011.

727XBB was originally registered XBB727. It was sold via Coopers Auction Birtley in 1976 along with HVK478D oddly enough. HVK was an add on order to replace Headlam Streets Marquis which was written off on Bonfire night 1965 and a twisted chassis precluded it being rebuilt.

Ron

Added by Ronald Henderson on 19 January 2011.

Yes, the Headlam Street machine that was written-off on Bonfire night 1965 was in fact Marquis 721 ETN.

Added by Ian Moore on 20 January 2011.

Thank you Ron for that. N&GFB fleet list ammended.

Added by Andrew Middleton on 20 January 2011.

These were still the days when Newcastle and Gateshead Joint Fire Brigade had their unique and quite delightful dark maroon and bright red livery with silver coachlining!

Quite an eye-opener when I first saw them - still I think perhaps the most elegant look on any fire engines anywhere, ever...

I know it originated with the Newcastle City Police Fire Brigade before WWII. Do any of our historians know how they came up with it?

Ron? Ian?

Added by Rob Johnson on 28 July 2017.

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