Ancient and Modern meet in this picture of Colne's '1905' station,
with a Ford D600 and Commer HY 352KTF seen side by side.
A picture of the Commer, when less than two years old,
appears on the Padiham library pictures page.

There is something special about finding old Fire Stations still in tact, albeit in use for a different purpose.
The external structure had changed little when this photograph was taken, 14 October 2010.

This is a close up of the plaque on the right hand side of the building.

Karrier 415ATC began life at Colne, but had almost certainly moved on when this picture was taken.
[Copyright picture ~ R. Simpson and reproduced with permission.]

The Commer HY in the previous picture was on the run as a reserve appliance
having been based at Padiham.  Contemporary with that appliance was this
Bedford J5 283LTD which was allocated to Colne, and replaced by the first Ford's to be purchased.
(Copyright details believed to be the late Mike Brockbank.)

Bedford J4 283LTD was part of the driving school fleet and was seen here in Garstang.
[Picture courtesy of MF&RS and reproduced with permission.]

Ford D600s WTD867H seen at the then new Fire Station, c1991.

Ford D1114 STJ902M was seen in the town, c.1991.

Bedford TKG NHG12X was on the station forecourt when photographed.
[Copyright picture ~ D. Barker-Brown and reproduced with permission.]

The second of two Bedford Fire Warriors, B285BFR was seen on the station forecourt.
[Copyright picture ~ D. Barker-Brown and reproduced with permission.]

Daf55 T126BCK was  seen at an incident in Burnley, 6 August 2009.

Just over a year after the above picture was taken,  T126BCK left Colne for the Reserve Fleet, 14 October 2010.

Daf55 T132BCK was seen on relief duties in Whalley, 22 October 2010.

Daf55 Y541XEO was photographed soon after going on the run at Colne, 14 October 2010.

Daf LF PO55WDW was seen as it arrived for relief duties in Skelmersdale, 16 September 2020.

Another shot of PO55WDW on standby at Skipton Fire Station in North Yorkshire, 7 July 2020.
[Copyright picture ~ M. Nuttall and reproduced with permission.]