YJA 956L 1973 ERF 84PF:Kerbell Bodies WrT Lisburn Lane, Stockport, Greater Manchester 31st July 1976 New to the former County Borough of Stockport F.B. This appliance was one of two for the brigade built by the local bodybuilder (John Shakespeare)

XBA 327K 1972 Dennis F48:Dennis ET Wigan, Greater Manchester. 8th May 1977. This appliance was new to the former County Borough of Wigan F.B. (John Shakespeare)

VBA 187 1962 AEC Mercury:Merryweather TL100' Salford, Greater Manchester 28th July 1979 This appliance was new to the former City of Salford F.D. This brigade was one of a small number in this country to use the word department' in its title (John Shakesepeare)

V475 EBA Volvo FL6 Waterladder seen here at Farnworth (Photo Courtesy of John Shakespeare)

TDK 999K 1972 ERF 84PF:HCB-Angus ET/CU. Rochdale, Greater Manchester 31st July 1976 New to the former County Borough of Rochdale F.B. This was one of two almost identical appliances, the other one was built for Sunderland F.B. The connection was that the chief fire officer moved from one brigade to the other (John Shakespeare)

P996 JRJ Volvo FL6 Waterladder seen here at Hindley (Photo Courtesy Of John Shakespeare)

P331 FYR ERF EC8 FoT seen here at Sale (Photo Courtesy Of John Shakespeare)

P21 GNA Volvo Incident Command Unit seen here at Agecroft (Photo Courtesy of John Shakespeare)

1972 LTC 393K Ford D1014:HCB-Angus WrE Salford, Greater Manchester. 28th July 1979 New to Lancashire County F.B. Ford D series carrying wheeled escapes were not too common (John Shakespeare)

K65 XBA Volvo FL10 Hydraulic Platform seen here at Thompson Street (Photo Courtesy Of John Shakespeare)

H382 FBA Leyland Daf 60 Waterladder seen here at Wigan (Photo Courtesy Of John Shakespeare)

MV54 AYT Hyde's Volvo FL6 OSU (Photo Courtesy Of Desmond Brett)

MF51 EXL Hyde's Volvo FL6 WrL (Photo Courtesy Of Desmond Brett)

E777 WBU Dodge G16 Hydraulic Platform seen here at Thompson Street (Photo Courtesy of John Shakespeare)

D762 NNB Renault Dodge Waterladder seen here at Thompson Street (Photo Courtesy Of John Shakespeare)