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Uploaded by on Dec 20, 2009

Selection of Photographs from London in the 1980's and early 1990's, including RTA's, Control, appliances, and fires.

If you recognise any of them, let me know !

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  • @crexcrex71 ......OXT779 is preserved and running - check-out PaddingtonFire on YouTube.

  • @BentleyRotary There is an excellent copy of the photo you speak of in Neil Wallington's book In Case of Fire.

    The appliance shown in the photo is a Dennis F101 SLW179 which was based at Clerkenwell at the time. I was stationed at Clerkenwell in the sixties and often drove it. At around 6.22 in the video is ET OXT779. A Merryweather ET it was also based at Clerkenwell in the sixties and I often drove it to shouts all over London

  • 8.09 Twin radiator Dennis PE SLW 179. The sister to this machine SLW 178 was a Pump at Whitechapel in 1958! There is a photo in the Old Manual of Firemanship 2 Pumps and Appliances of it at the Smithfield Meat market fire in January 1958. It shows 3 firemen using a Radial Branch to knock down loose masonary. My Dad was the guy in the middle of the trio all from Whitechapel. I later served at A21 Paddington as a Sub O.

  • There were some hideous machines in there. ERFs were the worst appliance the LFB ever put into service - fibreglass cabs, awful gearing and a steering wheel to one side of the driving position. Not far behind them were Dodges which rolled like hell because their centre of gravity was too high; they wouldn't stop reliably, either. the Shelvoke machines were the best of the early bunch but not a patch on the later Volvo appliances. Oh, the memories...

  • fantastic video. they had intresting appliances back then lol

  • @ 3:20 whoops!

  • 0:13 WAS A FIRE @ A PAPER FACTORY

    A13 BARKING..i remember it i was riding past on mybike !! how sad lol

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