The old fire station on Chapel Lane in 1956.
[Copyright ~ Wigan Archives Services, Wigan Heritage Service, W.L.C.T and reproduced with permission.]

Aster Merryweather Pump EK126 which was sold for scrap in 1929.
[Copyright ~ Wigan Archives Services, Wigan Heritage Service, W.L.C.T and reproduced with permission.]

An earlier picture of EK126 named LAYLAND after a member of the Watch Committee.
[Copyright Merseyside Fire Museum and reproduced with permission.]

Leyland Metz TL EK6489 dating back to 1924.
[Picture courtesy MF&RS and reproduced with permission.]

Leyland TL EK6489 and Leyland pump EK7206 when the appliances were named, 18 September 1929.
[Copyright ~ Wigan Archives Services, Wigan Heritage Service, W.L.C.T and reproduced with permission.]

Women members of the National Fire Service in training, October 1941.
[Copyright ~ Wigan Archives Services, Wigan Heritage Service, W.L.C.T and reproduced with permission.]

Commer Water Tender JP8650 heads this line up in the old fire station.
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This line up was taken when the present fire station opened c.1961.
(Courtesy ~ Ryan Walsh)

Dennis F12 BEK199 was seen in front of the then 'new' fire station.
[Copyright picture ~ Pete Ashley and reproduced with permission.]

Dennis TL CJP800 was photographed in the station yard.
[NP collection ~ courtesy A Collier]

NYV148 had sunk in soft ground overnight and was being recovered when photographed, 20 June 1965.
[Picture from the MFRS collection and reproduced with permission.]

Former AFS Green Goddess NYR366 was seen on the station forecourt and believed used as a Foam Tender.
[Copyright picture ~ Pete Ashley and reproduced with permission.]

Bedford TK JEK999 was a combined Emergency/Foam Tender seen when almost new at Haigh Hall.
[Pictures courtesy MF&RS and reproduced with permission.]

Bedford TK ET/FT JEK999 seen later on the station forecourt.
[Copyright picture ~ Pete Ashley and reproduced with permission.]

Bedford BEK999C was seen at the gates of Haigh Hall just before entering service.
There is no record of this appliance ever carrying the registration AJP999C.
[Pictures from the P. Dawber collection and reproduced with permission.]

Wigan County Borough Appliance 5 - BEK999C was seen at a property fire in Billinge in 1973.
The appliance at the rear was from Rainford.

Wigan 5 BEK999C seen in preservation at the North West Transport Museum, 6 March 2011.
Note the reduction to one blue beacon.

Very similar in appearance to the appliance above, was Bedford TK Water Ladder EEK250F.
[Picture courtesy MF&RS and reproduced with permission.]

Dennis F45 JEK999H was probably  in the yard at Atherton Fire Station when this picture was taken in GMC days.
[NP collection ~ courtesy A. Collier]