91 CLITHEROE

The old Clitheroe Fire Station, now a vet's surgery,
was also located on Princess Avenue, but on the opposite side.
Seen here in 1972 were Bedford J4's 3543TD and 3547 TD

Note: 3547TD was originally based at Hindley, Stretford and Lancaster.  It moved here to replace accident damaged 3546TD seen below.

More than one Bedford J4 or J5 overturned as illustrated here by 3546TD shortly after is was righted.
[Picture courtesy of MF&RS and reproduced with permission.]

Clitheroe had two consecutively regsitered Ford D1410 appliances.
When photgraphed RTJ420L was in the training school whilst RTJ421L was seen in front of the old fire station.
[Copyright picture ~ D. Barker-Brown and reproduced with permission.]

Also seen in front of the old fire station was Ford D1114 XHG624R.
[Copyright picture ~ K. F. Reid MBE and reproduced with permission.]

Bedford TKG NHG15X was seen a little way up the road at the new fire station.
[Copyright picture ~ D. Barker-Brown and reproduced with permission.]

Seen on the forecourt of the new station is Leyland Freighter E127HCW
[Copyright picture ~ D. Barker-Brown and reproduced with permission.]

The same appliance seen in Lancashire Fire and Rescue days at an 8 pump incident in Haslingden, 4 May 2002.

Daf 55 W138BRN was seen at a barn fire near Whalley, 22 October 2010.
This appliance went on to see further service in Malta.

Daf55 PJ52FML was seen at a barn fire near Whalley, 22 October 2010.

Daf PN09PYT was seen at STC, 14 January 2024.


 
 

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