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Engines Collection (page 20)

Background imageEngines Collection: LCC-LFB enclosed pump at Southwark HQ

LCC-LFB enclosed pump at Southwark HQ
The Brigade introduced these enclosed pumps in 1935, designed for the Brigade by its then Chief Officer, C C B Morris. The pump also carried breathing apparatus sets for three of its crew

Background imageEngines Collection: LCC-LFB motorised pump at hose drills, Southwark HQ

LCC-LFB motorised pump at hose drills, Southwark HQ
Working in the drill yard of the London Fire Brigade headquarters, Southwark, firefighters getting hose lines to work from a motorised fire pump

Background imageEngines Collection: LCC-LFB Braidwood style motorised pump at Southwark

LCC-LFB Braidwood style motorised pump at Southwark
An example of the Braidwood style fire engine at the London Fire Brigade headquarters, Southwark SE1

Background imageEngines Collection: LCC-MFB Shand Mason steamer

LCC-MFB Shand Mason steamer
Shand Mason steamer ready for the turnout from Manchester Square Fire Station. This is a more powerful two-cylinder model. Water in the boiler was kept warm by a small gas ring

Background imageEngines Collection: LCC-LFB motorised pump-escape at Greenwich

LCC-LFB motorised pump-escape at Greenwich
LCC-London Fire Brigade motorised pump-escape at Greenwich, SE London. This fire engine also carried an in-built 60 gallon chemical extinguisher which fed through a hosereel

Background imageEngines Collection: LCC-LFB solid tyre Turntable Ladder

LCC-LFB solid tyre Turntable Ladder
LCC-London Fire Brigade solid tyre Turntable Ladder

Background imageEngines Collection: LCC-LFB Mercedes battery-electric turntable ladder

LCC-LFB Mercedes battery-electric turntable ladder
One of four similar turntable ladders (TL) which the London Fire Brigade had in service at this time

Background imageEngines Collection: LCC-LFB station officer standing by Lambeths TL

LCC-LFB station officer standing by Lambeths TL
With his LFB cap badge and undress uniform, this Station Officer is probably the officer in charge of Lambeth Fire Station, standing next to a turntable ladder

Background imageEngines Collection: London Fire Brigade -- recruiting for the AFS

London Fire Brigade -- recruiting for the AFS
The hose laying lorry at Lambeth (Fire Brigade HQ) being pasted with Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) recruitment posters as part of a countrywide recruitment campaign before the outbreak of the Second

Background imageEngines Collection: NFS (London) Heavy Unit (Pump) in a street, WW2

NFS (London) Heavy Unit (Pump) in a street, WW2
A heavy unit, which was the workhorse of the National Fire Service throughout WW2. Built to a Home Office design and specification

Background imageEngines Collection: LCC-LFB Dennis open pump escape at a fire station

LCC-LFB Dennis open pump escape at a fire station
Readying for the outbreak of WW2, a regular London pump-escape pictured with the wartime fire appliances which would greatly outnumber the pre-1938 London appliance fleet

Background imageEngines Collection: Fire appliances in a London fire station appliance room

Fire appliances in a London fire station appliance room
Motorised fire engines in a London fire station appliance room. Note the wooden blocks on the floor, to help stop the ladders deforming, especially in damp conditions

Background imageEngines Collection: Firefighters on parade with an appliance, LFB HQ

Firefighters on parade with an appliance, LFB HQ
Firefighters on parade with an appliance during the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1 by Queen Elizabeth II

Background imageEngines Collection: Appliance Room at Lambeth HQ

Appliance Room at Lambeth HQ

Background imageEngines Collection: London Fire Brigade appliance at headquarters

London Fire Brigade appliance at headquarters

Background imageEngines Collection: Fire engines at scene of fire, Kensington

Fire engines at scene of fire, Kensington, SW London

Background imageEngines Collection: New training appliance. Southwark Training Centre

New training appliance. Southwark Training Centre

Background imageEngines Collection: Firefighters working at scene of fire in Walthamstow

Firefighters working at scene of fire in Walthamstow, with a hydraulic lift in action

Background imageEngines Collection: A hydraulic lift in action at a fire, Walthamstow

A hydraulic lift in action at a fire, Walthamstow
Fire at commercial premises, Walthamstow, with a hydraulic lift in action

Background imageEngines Collection: Water drawn from Thames to fight a fire in Bow

Water drawn from Thames to fight a fire in Bow
Scene of fire at warehouse in Bow, East London, showing water being drawn from the Thames to help fight the blaze

Background imageEngines Collection: Firefighers at the scene of a house fire, SE London

Firefighers at the scene of a house fire, SE London
Firefighers at the scene of a house fire at 56 Farmstead Road, SE London

Background imageEngines Collection: Firefighters using turntable ladder

Firefighters using turntable ladder
Firefighters using a turntable ladder to fight a fire in London

Background imageEngines Collection: Dennis emergency tender

Dennis emergency tender

Background imageEngines Collection: Commer hose van

Commer hose van

Background imageEngines Collection: London Fire Brigade turntable ladder vehicle

London Fire Brigade turntable ladder vehicle
A London Fire Brigade turntable ladder vehicle

Background imageEngines Collection: London Fire Brigade wheeled escape ladder and crew

London Fire Brigade wheeled escape ladder and crew
A London Fire Brigade wheeled escape ladder and crew. The caption reads: London Fire Brigade motor escape competition G. District winners, Stoke Newington, 1925

Background imageEngines Collection: Leyland motor pump and crew

Leyland motor pump and crew

Background imageEngines Collection: Firefighters in a motorised pump vehicle

Firefighters in a motorised pump vehicle, London Fire Brigade

Background imageEngines Collection: Firefighters in a pump ladder vehicle

Firefighters in a pump ladder vehicle, London Fire Brigade

Background imageEngines Collection: Motorised 75 foot ladder appliance

Motorised 75 foot ladder appliance

Background imageEngines Collection: A turntable ladder vehicle of the London Fire Brigade

A turntable ladder vehicle of the London Fire Brigade

Background imageEngines Collection: Horsed appliances of the London Fire Brigade

Horsed appliances of the London Fire Brigade

Background imageEngines Collection: London Fire Brigade appliances

London Fire Brigade appliances
London Fire Brigade wheeled escape vehicle (left) with a pump ladder vehicle (right) outside their station

Background imageEngines Collection: London Fire Brigade fire engines and crews

London Fire Brigade fire engines and crews outside their station

Background imageEngines Collection: Firefighters attend a fire at 1 Mollison Avenue

Firefighters attend a fire at 1 Mollison Avenue, North London, showing a hydraulic lift vehicle in action

Background imageEngines Collection: A hydraulic lift vehicle at the scene of a fire

A hydraulic lift vehicle at the scene of a fire at 4 Church Road, London

Background imageEngines Collection: A London Fire Brigade pump escape vehicle

A London Fire Brigade pump escape vehicle

Background imageEngines Collection: A wheeled ladder escape in its appliance shed

A wheeled ladder escape in its appliance shed

Background imageEngines Collection: Brigade Command Unit at the scene of oil refinery fire

Brigade Command Unit at the scene of oil refinery fire
Brigade Command Unit at the scene of an oil refinery fire, Buncefield, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Background imageEngines Collection: Firefighters at Royal Hospital Chelsea

Firefighters at Royal Hospital Chelsea
Firefighters during a pump exercise at Royal Hospital Chelsea, SW London

Background imageEngines Collection: Firefighters in a hydraulic lift

Firefighters in a hydraulic lift tackle a fire at 259 Water Road, London

Background imageEngines Collection: Hydraulic lift in action at a fire, London Fire Brigade

Hydraulic lift in action at a fire, London Fire Brigade
A hydraulic lift in action at a fire, London Fire Brigade

Background imageEngines Collection: Hydraulic lift in action at a fire

Hydraulic lift in action at a fire
A hydraulic lift in action at a fire, London

Background imageEngines Collection: A hydraulic lift in action, London Fire Brigade

A hydraulic lift in action, London Fire Brigade

Background imageEngines Collection: Firefighters respond to a fire, East London

Firefighters respond to a fire, East London
Firefighters respond to a fire at Marshgate Railway Sidings, Stratford, East London

Background imageEngines Collection: Firefighters, paramedics and the police, East London

Firefighters, paramedics and the police, East London
Firefighters, paramedics and the police respond to a fire at Marshgate Railway Sidings, Stratford, East London

Background imageEngines Collection: Turntable ladder and crew, Old Park Lane, W1

Turntable ladder and crew, Old Park Lane, W1
A turntable ladder and crew respond to a fire at 7 Old Park Lane, London W1

Background imageEngines Collection: Lorry under bridge, Loughborough Lane, SW9

Lorry under bridge, Loughborough Lane, SW9
Lorry stuck under a bridge, Loughborough Lane, London SW9



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