Engines Collection (page 26)

Royal Arsenal Fire Brigades pump engine (PE)

LCC-LFB diesel dual-purpose appliance
The dual-purpose Merryweather pump from Southwark fire station (D62) standing in its appliance room. The station watchroom can be seen in the background

LCC-LFB 100ft mechanical turntable ladder (TL)
An example of the all steel turntable ladder which was first introduced into the London Fire Brigade in the 1930s. It required a pump to be in attendance to supply water to its monitor

LCC-LFB new diesel dual-purpose appliance
An LCC-LFB new diesel dual-purpose appliance. All postwar appliances of the type shown provide enclosed accommodation for the crew

Lord Mayors Show, LFB Emergency Tender
The Lord Mayors parade, City of London. Included in the London Fire Brigade procession of appliances was one of the emergency tenders followed by the breakdown lorry

LCC-LFB enclosed dual purpose appliance
LCC-London Fire Brigade enclosed dual purpose appliance

NFS heavy unit with hosereels and water tank, WW2
Home Office (NFS) heavy unit fitted with hose reels and water tank on display at London Regional headquarters, Lambeth SE1

LCC-LFB horse drawn steamer at drill, Southwark HQ

NFS Dagenham fire stations Pump Escape(36K-3Z1), WW2
The former local authority fire appliance from Dagenham fire station, seen here at Regional Headquarters, Lambeth SE1. It remains in its pre WW2 livery

NFS (Salvage Corps) working at a fire, with salvage sheets protecting goods and equipment from water damage

NFS firefighters and salvage corps working at a fire
Firefighters from Clerkenwell and the NFS Salvage Corps at work at a warehouse fire. The fire engines from right to left are; a towing unit

Home Office-NFS Fire Force control unit, WW2
An example of the Home Office fire control units that were issued to the various Fire Force Area headquarters. They were built to a standard design and were the command point at larger fires

NFS-London Region open water exercise, WW2
Four heavy units and trailer pumps at work by an emergency dam undertaking a pumping exercise

NFS (London Region) former Borough fire engine, WW2
A County-Borough fire engine (with the Borough crest still on its side) that was incorporated into the newly formed NFS. This is believed to be an Emergency Tender although its base station is unknown

NFS (London Region) repaired LFB fire engine, WW2
The former red fire engines of the London Fire Brigade were painted grey in WW2 and during the time of the NFS. Here a previously damaged dual purpose pump has been repaired and repainted

NFS (London Region) damaged LFB fire appliance, WW2
The former red fire engines of the London Fire Brigade were painted grey in WW2 and during the time of the NFS. Here a damaged dual purpose pump has been delivered to the Regional headquarters

NFS (London Region) A Bermondsey towing vehicle, WW2
A towing vehicle and trailer pump from 38 A 2V, a Bermondsey sub-station located at Paragon School, Searles Road, London SE1. The picture was taken at the Regional Headquarters, Lambeth

Head of a turntable ladder (TL) showing the TL monitor and the control handle operated by the firefighter at the top of the ladder

Lord Mayor of London visiting NFS City fire station, WW2
The Lord Mayor of London, Sir Samuel Joseph, visiting London firefighters at the Redcross Street fire station (Fire Force 35-station C 1Z, 35-38 Redcross Street.)

NFS fire force No. 34 District fire control unit, Northwood
District fire control unit, located at Pinner Road, Northwood, Middlesex. Showing the communications aerial erected and loudspeakers on the drivers cab

NFS (London Region No 5) pump escape and crew, WW2
The pump escape from the Regional Headquarters fire station Lambeth in the headquarters drill yard. The escape has been removed and the rear mounted pump is being operated

NFS (London Region) pump repairs, Lambeth workshops
A damaged LCC London Fire Brigade fire engine, after repair, at the Headquarters station, Lambeth. The appliance is without its ladders and equipment and painted in a wartime battleship grey colour

LFB fire Control Unit at Brigade HQ, Lambeth, WW2
One of the LCC-LFB fire control units allocated to Brigade and District headquarters which attended major fires during the Second World War

Blitz in London -- damaged LFB vehicle, Shoreditch, WW2
Blitz in London -- a London fire brigade general purpose vehicle, from sub-fire station 37X, at 16-18 Paul Street, Shoreditch, with damaged bodywork and engine after being struck by debris

LFB enclosed Leyland pump, Brigade HQ, WW2
A side view of the Leyland pump with its extension ladder and hook ladders on the appliance. These dual-purpose appliances allowed the escape ladder and extension ladders to be interchanged

LCC-LFB emergency tender at Lambeth fire station
Crew of an emergency tender demonstrating the range of equipment it carries including breathing apparatus, hot cutting equipment and a smoke extraction unit

Heston and Isleworth Urban District Council Fire Brigade
A horse drawn escape cart and a fire officer belonging to Heston and Isleworth Urban District Council Fire Brigade

London Fire Brigade station with horse-drawn fire engines
An unidentified London fire station with escape cart and pump on the forecourt, together with crews

LCC-LFB Lee Green hose laying lorry at Lambeth HQ
Lee Green fire stations hose laying lorry at Lambeth HQ. The side roller shutter doors are open, showing the stored hoses which can be easily layered out from the rear access door while the lorry is

LCC-LFB hose laying lorry
A hose laying lorry from Lee Green fire station, SE London, with its side roller shutters closed

LFB mechanical fire appliance at Southwark HQ
Two London firemen at drill with a motorised fire appliance (with its ladder removed), watching at drills being performed out of shot

Motorised pump and crew in Tottenham. The vehicle was 100 hp, and cost £ 3000

Imperial Airways Poster, Switzerland
Imperial Airways Poster, showing a Scylla passenger plane flying to Switzerland, with a mermaid and merman looking up in wonder. 1935

Imperial Airways Poster, Reliability, Comfort. Showing details of the equipment of the most luxurious air liners in the world (Heracles Class), with pictograms of features on a yellow background. 1934

GNR Locomotive
GNR locomotive 990 Date: 1890s

Fire on a moored vessel
A firefighting appliance pumps water to fight a fire on a docked ship

Hornsey Fire Brigade, London. Firefighters working on a steam pump appliance

U. S. mail steam ship Baltic: Collins line. builders, hull by
U.S. mail steam ship Baltic: Collins line. builders, hull by Brown & Bell N.Y. engines by Allaire Works N.Y. Date c1850. U.S. mail steam ship Baltic: Collins line. builders, hull by Brown & Bell N.Y

U. S. mail steam ship Pacific: Collins line, builders, hull b
U.S. mail steam ship Pacific: Collins line, builders, hull by Brown & Bell N.Y. engines by Allaire Works N.Y. Date c1850. U.S

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Date c1877

Fire near Nine Elms, Battersea
Crowds of spectators watch a conflagration near Nine Elms, Battersea, from across the River Thames at Vauxhall Bridge, while a fire engine rushes by to try to help stop the blaze. Date: 1847

Steam Engine
The steam engine no. 9, Landskrona, and the engine driver, fireman, and workers at the railway station. 1902. Date: 1902

Commer Fire Engine
Commer Fire Chassis B with 30 gallons First Aid Engine and 45 feet Pretoria Escape. Date: 1914

German Friedrichshafen G. III bomber plane, WW1
A German Friedrichshafen G.III medium bomber plane with two Mercedes engines, in service towards the end of the First World War. Seen here on an airfield, with crew. Date: 1917-1918

Vickers Vimy aeroplane with Rolls Royce engines
The Vickers Vimy aeroplane with two Rolls Royce engines. It served as a British heavy bomber during the First World War, and was the first plane to fly the Atlantic Ocean non-stop in 1919

The Fast Denver Ltd. Locomotive climbing Soldier Summit
The Fast Denver Ltd. climbing Soldier Summit, Wasatch Mountains, Utah, USA Date: circa 1910s

Italian military dirigible or airship
An Italian military dirigible or airship, the M1, with two Fiat S76A engines, first used during the Italian-Turkish war (1911-1912). Date: circa 1910-1913

Italian SIA 7B1 biplane bombers with Fiat engines, WW1
A long row of Italian SIA 7B1 biplane reconnaissance bombers with Fiat A12 engines, standing on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 1917

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