Fire Engines Photos

Thanks for posting this one Ian, a true classic 1965 AEC Mercury/Merryweather.It served Newcastle and Gatehead Fire Brigade, then Tyne and Wear MFB until 1984 then went as a reserve TL until 1987 before going OOS.
This appliance I understand is still today in preservation.

Added by Pete Matten on 18 January 2011.

Ian
Thats the one that was for sale on e-bay approximately 2 years ago but in the all red livery of Tyne and Wear Fire Brigade.

Added by Paul Staniland on 18 January 2011.

Ian, whilst you are posting pictures of classic appliances in Newcastle and Gateshead livery, there is a 'Proper' ET who thinks he could also have some of the lime light in his old colours!

Barry.

Added by Dr. B.A. Hutchinson on 19 January 2011.

And how I would love to see this proper ET resplendent in it's Newcastle and Gateshead Fire Brigade livery.I love this ET, its one of the best in existance, but I'm longing to see it in its old livery.

Added by Chris Hall Teesside UK on 19 January 2011.

OK, I'l post the ET.

Added by Ian Moore on 20 January 2011.

Ian, that is a fantastic photo of well smart TL, shame it wasn't mine CFT 80ID....

Added by Phil Davison on 13 February 2011.

Hello Ian. Just to let you know JVK526D is now being restored at Woodbridge in Suffolk. I'm an ex Tyne & Wear fireman now living in Suffolk. Best regards Peter Scott.

Added by Peter Scott on 13 March 2011.

Hi Pete do you any photos of the TL. It would be nice to see, I own CFT 80 ID. Which was based at Tynemouth station.

Added by Phil on 14 March 2011.

HI Phil. I'm hopeing to go to see JVK in the next few weeks so i'l take some photos. I know your TL CFT as I was stationed at Tynemouth for a while & also saw it at Preston Park, it's a credit to you. The ERF in the photo of JVK was stationed at The Fossway, wher I was first stationed as a raw recruit, . It was a 85ft HP reg SVK986G with a roll royce petrol engine ( 3 MPG ). I hope to see you at Preston Park this year. Besr regards Pete.

Added by Peter Scott on 15 March 2011.

Great to see this TL that I worked on at Merryweather's in the 60s, at that time all the paintwork was done by hand, the colour combination looked really good.

Added by Vaughan Turney on 21 May 2011.

To Vaughan Turney,

Would you know if any of the AEC/Merryweather lists still exist? You know like chassis/body numbers, dates into service and Brigades issued to etc? It would be really interesting and useful to publish these in the style of the fleetbooks which are available for bus operators.

Added by Chris Hall on 22 December 2011.

Newcastle livery was uniquely elegant and looked great on all their appliances, even their humble Austin K2 ATV...

Such a pity they had to switch to all red, although that was still better than the unpainted dustbin grey, which was on so many other machines!

Added by Rob Johnson on 25 May 2018.

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