Motorised Collection

Finchleys Zwicky Fire Engine
Finchleys engine - a " Zwicky" built in Tottenhams council works around 1907 by Jean Zwicky who also designed it

LCC-LFB Cannon Street fire station, City of London
Cannon Street fire station was opened in 1906. Seen here are its three appliances on the station forecourt. Fire brigade horses had now been replaced by motorised fire appliances

LCC-LFB Dennis motorised Hatfield fire engine
LCC-London Fire Brigade, Dennis motorised Hatfield fire engine with crew

LCC-LFB Dennis motorised fire pump and crew
The introduction of the Dennis fire appliances would see the creation of dual-purpose fire engines capable of carrying either the 50 foot wheeled escape or, as here, adapted as a pump

A motor sledge which may be used at the South Pole
A suggestion for the type of motor sledge to be taken by Captain Scott, who in 1909 had announced his intention to set out on a new expedition to the South Pole

LCC-LFB Merryweather self-propelled Hatfield pump
Merryweather Hatfield pump, with crew. This was one of the first motorised fire engines used by the London Fire Brigade, capable of 30 mph

Hendon Fire Brigade (later part of Middlesex FB)
In 1855 a fire brigade was established in Hendon, renamed the Hendon Volunteer Fire Brigade in 1866, and a manual fire engine was kept in a building near the church

LCC-LFB engines and crews, Shoreditch fire station
Located at 140 Tabernacle Street, City of London EC2, Shoreditch fire station was built in 1896 for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade

LCC- MFB motorised senior officers car
At the turn of the century motorised transport was making its presence felt in Londons fire brigade, Seen here is Superintendent Cs Egerton

London Fire Brigade in Victoria Park, East London
London Fire Brigade personnel with horse-drawn and motorised vehicles in Victoria Park, East London. Date: 1902

LCC-LFB Motorised pump escape at Southwark HQ
The pump escape of No 1 station, the Brigade Headquarters fire station located at Southwark Bridge Road SE1. The adoption of motorised fire engines by the LFB would lead to a reduction in the number

Motorised appliance with crew

Removal Men and their vans
A pair of early motorised removal lorries and their teams of removal men - the company is P. W. Caswill of Acton Lane, Chiswick, London - they also offered warehousing

WW2 - Polish Mechanised Cavalry Brigade - soldier of the anti-tank Corps, 1940. Organised in France during World War II as part of the Polish Army in France

Motorboat Racing on the Thames
A motorboat race on the River Thames at Chiswick, organised by the Sussex Motor Yacht Club. Date: 1931

Speed and the World Speeds with You
Photo montage in The Bystander reflecting the 1930s obsession with speed and transport, as exemplified by pictures of racing cars, aeroplanes and steam trains. Date: 1932

First motorised taxi cab in Liverpool 1906
First motorised taxi cab in Liverpool, with drivers and mechanic. Date: 1906

Early Motoring - The First Motor Bicycle in the world, constructed by Daimler and Maybach in 1885. 1885

The One Hour Motor Tricycle Record

Sheen House Motor Races
Early Motor Racing - Sheen House Motor Races (left to right) D G Wridgway, Charles Jarrott, Selwyn Francis Edge. 1898

Charles Jarrott with early racing motor bicycle
Early Motor Racing - Charles Jarrott with an early racing motor bicycle

LCC-LFB engines and crews, Shoreditch fire station
Located at 140 Tabernacle Street, City of London EC2, Shoreditch fire station was built in 1896 for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade

Captain Scott, whose new expedition to the South Pole had just been announced in 1909, declares the motor sledge to be an invaluable adjunct to ponies and dogs on Polar expeditions

X-ray ambulance van 1904
French motorised Radiographic Van - interior view and diagram of equipment. Date: 1904

Futuristic powered roller skating
A vision of futuristic powered roller skating in the year 2000. Each skate has a motor attached. Unfortunately, it doesnt stop people falling over -- time to invent the airbag. Date: 1899

Bensen B. 7MC G-ARTN
Bensen B.7MC G-ARTN, the motorised version of the Bensen B-7 gyro-glider. Date: 1960s

Motorised Charabanc Tour party about to depart (27 passengers plus the driver!) Date: circa 1920s

Woman riding a motorised scooter, WW1
Woman (Hilda May) riding a motorised scooter, because taxis and petrol are in short supply during the First World War. 1917

LCC-LFB A motorised Dennis pump escape
The adoption of motorised fire engines by the LFB led to a reduction in the number of stations required. A report produced in the 1920s recommended the closure of some 15 fire stations

Horse drawn steamer at Sutton fire station, Surrey
A horse drawn oil fuelled Merryweather steam pump at Sutton fire station, Surrey

Hagley Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Hagley Road, near Bearwood, Birmingham, West Midlands, with two buses and a cart. Date: circa 1908

A London Fire brigade wheeled ladder escape vehicle
Outside the London County Council boundary, Penge, to the south of London, was one of many fire brigades which had just one fire station covering its geographical area

LCC-LFB Hatfield motorised pump escape
Fire engines were fitted with bells in 1903 to warn other traffic to make way. Prior to that the shanty call of seamen Hi-ya-hi (shouted when rope hauling)

LCC-LFB Whitefriars fire station with Fire King pump
Whitefriars fire station with a Fire King pump and crew. First introduced into the UK by Merryweather of Greenwich in 1899, by 1907 21 Fire Kings were in operational use around the country

John Studts Grand Gondola Switchback ride
John Studt of Cardiff - his Grand Gondola Motor Switchback ride Date: circa 1906

Motorised troop transport, Maktau Camp, Kenya, WW1
Motorised troop and supplies transport gathers to leave Maktau Camp, Kenya, East Africa, during WW1. 1916

Motorised medical supplies lorry, East Africa, WW1
Motorised transport used rather than oxen or mules, in East Africa during WW1. 1916

Tractor - a view of men in a field beside a motorised Clayton tractor with a lot of smoke. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Motorised Armies
In the next war, infantry battles will be a thing of the past : the fighting will be between motorised armies, using armoured vehicles to deadly effect Date: 1906

Ransomes, Sims and Jeffries advert by Heath Robinson
One of the latest types of motor lawn mowers for enabling the housewife to carry on while mowing the lawn. Advertisement by William Heath Robinson for Ransomes motorised lawn mowers. Date: 1928

Woman and students on motorised bicycle Date: 1904

Three fire engines and crews, Hanover, Germany
Three fire engines and their crews (Automobil-L� zug, Berufs-Feuerwehr-Hannover), Hanover, Germany

Scammell pump in Orange Street, London W1, WW2
Scammell 65-gallon pump in operation, supplying water to four hosepipes, at a fire in Orange Street, London W1, 21 September 1942. Date: 1942

Leyland pumping unit on Bedford chassis
Leyland extra heavy pumping unit on a Bedford chassis -- view of the controls

LFB firefighter with new motor pump
LFB firefighter at HQ with newly delivered motor pump fitted with a six-cylinder engine, pumping capacity about 930 gallons per minute, 11 April 1938. Date: 1938

Merryweather motor fire engine for Glasgow, rear view showing Hatfield pump

LFB crew on motorised vehicle
LCC London Fire Brigade crew on a motorised vehicle, February 1934. Date: 1934

Motorised fire vehicle and crew, Twickenham
Motorised fire vehicle and crew of Twickenham Fire Brigade. Date: 1920s

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