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Hi chris
Really like your pic's
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Could you please email me back?
Many thanks
Daz

Added by Darren Perry on 29 May 2013.

Chaps its not a Regent it's a Mercury chassis, AV470 engine.

Added by Mike Cotton on 03 June 2013.

Thanks, it's listed in"The Fire Brigade Handbook Special Appliances-Volume 1" as a Mercury, but in "The Fire Brigade Handbook" 1995 edition as a Regent, and the 1996 Edition as a Regent V!

Added by Chris Stone on 03 June 2013.

I am the custodian of it for LFB, it's a Mercury...!

Added by Mike Cotton on 03 June 2013.

Cheers Mike, see don't believe everything writen in books!

Added by Chris Stone on 04 June 2013.

Before Bromley had CBY 1, which, in fact, is ex- Croydon County Borough Fire Brigade, it had an AEC Regent/ Merryweather TL, YKP 177. This may be where the confusion comes from. YKP 177 was built for Kent Fire Brigade, and transferred, along with Bromley fire station, to London Fire Brigade, in 1971. I believe it is now preserved, in Kent Fire Brigade livery.

Added by Bill Edwards on 09 June 2013.

Bromley was Transferred to GLC control in 1965 along with the rest of what was the Kent Fire Brigade's A Div. As for YKP177 I have a pic of this at Bromley in KFB livery and at B22 Lambeth in GLC LFB livery. The YKP177 was proberley transferred to London as it was a Non-Standared machine along with all the KFB Leyland Comet's, as Kent had a fairly standed fleet of Commers. The TL at Bromley before YKP177 was a Bedford SH/Morris-Magirus reg No.546DKN

Added by Chris Stone on 09 June 2013.

CBY1 was at K21 Wimbledon in 1977 when I was there during the strike, but had disappeared by late 81 when I had transferred onto the blue watch there


Added by Terry Cox on 13 December 2013.

I think (CBY 1) was removed from service in 1981/2. It was stored at B22 and later at Lambeth Workshop. I am not sure what became of it after that? Although I was aware that various people showed interest in it's number plate. Can anyone advise?

Added by Paul Crudge on 14 April 2014.

I am the custodian of this vehicle and it's number plate, on behalf of LFB.

Mike

Added by Mike Cotton on 15 April 2014.

Mike do you know what happened to TAN 149

Added by Steve Cobb on 14 August 2014.

CBY 1 remained on the run at Bromley until 1986, when it was replaced by a Dodge/Carmichael/ Magirus TL. It is still owned by London Fire Brigade, as a preserved appliance.

Added by Bill Edwards on 27 September 2014.

Sorry to correct Bill, but it was June 1984 when this old girl went defective for the last time. It was following a stint at D27 Heston.

Added by Mike Cotton on 01 October 2014.

I hate to correct you, Mike, but I saw CBY 1, on the run at Bromley, in September 1984. It was the station's open day, and there was a board, propped up against it, explaining how Bromley Council had bought the first TL, for the borough, and this (supposedly) meant that Bromley would always have a TL. I also recall seeing the same appliance, at Bromley, after that. To the best of my recollection, the Dodge TL, which replaced it, did not arrive until 1986.
Also, if you are reading this, could you please tell me what was the wheelbase of a standard AEC Mercury TL, such as CBY 1, and what was the wheelbase of the London version?

Added by Bill Edwards on 01 October 2014.

No idea Bill, but I have the vehicle log book from the time and the F47 saying June 1984. Let me dig it out and I will photocopy it. As soon as it was taken out of service it was mothballed at H23 Sidcup and taken care of by an MRV from Brigade Workshops.

Added by Mike Cotton on 02 October 2014.

I remember a training evening at Bromley where I served in the AFS 1960 to 1968 I was was raised to the maximum height and had a good view over Bromley

Added by Rodney Bain on 31 January 2015.

It was on the run at soho when I joined in 1981

Added by Stevehall on 13 September 2019.

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