Fire Engines Photos

Remember this well, I was on my initial training course in 1973. Please make contact if you where a recruit we may have been on the same course.

Added by Stan Young on 19 November 2016.

Stan - were these unique to Manchester?

Added by Rob Johnson on 23 November 2016.

According to my sources (R Bonner Fire Engines of NW) there were 14 pumps all in Manchester. Most has Carmichael bodies but not all. There was a Cocker and a number were HCB. There were a couple of specials on the Claymore chassis (one ST one FoT).

There were other Albion Chieftain Carmichaels of course but the have the other Carmichael style body - see picture 30963 for an NZ example; picture 21598 has a long commentary about Albions with this body style.

Added by Peter Williams on 25 November 2016.

Glasgow had some too, there is one in the Glasgow Transport Museum.

Added by Andy on 28 November 2016.

The appliance in Glasgow transport museum is a Leyland Firemaster PE and not an Albion !

Added by Rick Loudon on 29 November 2016.

Andy - I thought that one was a Leyland Firemaster?

Added by Rob Johnson on 29 November 2016.

The Glasgow connection - this may be a confusion. Surely that is the similar looking Leyland Firemaster in the museum see picture 28687 here. I am not aware of them having Albions in 60s. There may be a pre WW2 Albion from Glasgow in the museum collection.

Added by Peter Williams on 29 November 2016.

My mistake... Don't know what I was thinking! Sorry..

Added by Andy on 03 December 2016.

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