London Fire Brigade ET5 (OXT779), 1954 Merryweather Regent III (Maudslay D62106R) Emergency Tender, new to L.C.C. and based at Station D61 Lambeth (HQ), and subsequently B20 Clerkenwell and C21 Shoreditch. (Bill Cottrell)

Eric Billingham's Emergency Tender preparing for a run in the Queen's Golden Jubilee parade, June 2004, with Paddington's CBY1 in the background. (Mike Cotton)

This shot was taken in Finchley in the 1970s. (John Harrington)

The Emergency Tender at the Newark rally in 2003. (Ray Evans)

London Fire Brigade emergency tender 5ET (OXT779), 1954 Maudslay Regent III/Merryweather seen at the Carrington Steam & Vintage Rally on May 26th 2007. (Paul Pearman)

On its first outing at Wrotham Steam Rally on 10/6/06 is John Hayward's 1968 Gulf Oil AEC Mercury/Merryweather Pump/Foam Tender SDE49G, ex Milford Haven refinery. (Barry Brooker) 1 of 2

On its first outing at Wrotham Steam Rally on 10/6/06 is John Hayward's 1968 Gulf Oil AEC Mercury/Merryweather Pump/Foam Tender SDE49G, ex Milford Haven refinery. (Barry Brooker) 2 of 2

This 1971 A.E.C. Mercury ballast tractor was originally a Carmichael-bodied Foam Tender with Teesside Fire Brigade. Seen at the 19th Tyne Tees Run on June 3rd 2001 at Bents Park, South Shields. Read more about this machine in the Comments section. (Paul Fuller)

A.E.C. Mercury Crewcab 209HAT is a 1964 AEC 2GM4RA Mercury Mk II that was originally an HCB Angus SS65 PHP (Pump Hydraulic Platform) with Hull. Found in Bedfordshire in 1990 and purchased as a derelict chassis/cab. Rebuilt over two years as a beavertail to transport the 1947 Fordson Major E27N tractor as shown. (Peter Quinn)

1968 AEC Mercury swb beavertail platform lorry MMR217G, originally a Merryweather Turntable Ladder appliance new to Wiltshire Fire Brigade. Seen at the Hanbury Steam Fair, September 14-16th 2007. (Peter Skerry)

Kevin Strawbridge's 1968 AEC Mecury MMR217G, new to Wiltshire Fire Brigade as a turntable ladder (first registered on 19/8/68), seen on the CTP Gloucester Wander on April 20th 2008. (Gyles Carpenter)

1954 "tin front" Merryweather Marquis (Maudslay Merlin 50502) VPH40, new to Surrey Fire Brigade. (Mike Cotton)

London Fire Brigade 197DP (197ALX), 1961 Merryweather Marquis (A.E.C. Mercury GM4R) Dual Purpose fire appliance. (Mike Cotton)

Merryweather Marquis 199ALX. (Mike Cotton)

London Fire Brigade 201ALX, 1961 Merryweather Marquis (A.E.C. Mercury GM4R) of 'A' Division (A23 Euston). Two Regent III PEs are just visible behind the Marquis. (Mike Cotton)

London Fire Brigade 202ALX, 1961 Merryweather Marquis (A.E.C. Mercury GM4R) on the run at G25 West Hampstead. (Ian Moore via Mike Cotton)

London Fire Brigade 204CXP, 1961 Carmichael (A.E.C. Mercury GM4RH6119) Dual Purpose fire appliance on the run at C21 Shoreditch. (Ian Moore via Mike Cotton)

London Fire Brigade P136 (FMV841B), 1962 Pump Escape (A.E.C. Mercury GM4RH8640) new to Middlesex C.C. (Mike Cotton)

The ex Hull Series Six Merryweather Marquis seen at Newark in 2003. (Ray Evans)

Hull fire engine GRH691D at this year's Sandtoft Gathering, July 2004. (John Law)

Preserved Kingston upon Hull GRH691D, 1966 Merryweather Marquis (A.E.C. Mercury GMR4H11611) seen at Doncaster in 1991. (John Law)

Wollaton Park: Merryweather Marquis GRH691D. (Peter Quinn)

Canvey Island: LWB99D is a former City of Sheffield TL, new in 1965 and withdrawn in 1982. (John Law/Christopher Hall)

Hong Kong Fire Service Mercury Pump Escape, Jordan Road Hong Kong, 1981. (Peter Newman)

Former Sheffield Water Tender Ladder AWA109G (chassis TGM4R4480) converted into a recovery tender and seen in a yard south of Barnsley some time ago. It was probably broken up. (John Harrington)

Mercury CRY999K. (Ray Evans)

Nottingham Fire Brigade YTO999K, 1971 AEC Mercury TGM4R9370/HCB Angus Pump Escape, seen when new. (Ian Mycko)

Merryweather CU5705. (David O'Farrell)

Preserved South Shields Fire Brigade CU5705, 1951 Merryweather Regent Mk III (Maudslay D62032R/Park Royal B34839) seen at the Busways bus rally at St.James Park, Newcastle on 28th May 1995. (Paul Fuller)

Cardiff City FKG50, 1950 Merryweather Regent Mk III (Maudslay D62012R) Pump Escape seen at Lathalmond in August 2001. (Damon Cross)

Preserved Cardiff City Fire Service FKG50, 1950 Merryweather Regent Mk III (Maudslay D62012R) Pump Escape seen at Lathalmond 25-8-2002. (Richard Edge)

Regent III/Merryweather Dual Purpose appliance. (BL)

Regent III MXB128. (Andrew Wright)

London Fire Brigade 93DP (MXB131), 1952 Merryweather Regent Mk III (Maudslay D62046R/Park Royal B35475) Dual Purpose fire appliance new to LCC. Seen on the run at A6 Westminster. (Ian Moore via Mike Cotton)

[1917] London Fire Brigade 141DP (OLB735), 1954 Merryweather Regent Mk III (Maudslay D62097R/Park Royal B37033) Dual Purpose fire appliance on the run at B23 Southwark in the late 1960s. (Ken Reid via Mike Cotton)

[3345] London Fire Brigade 162DP (PUC162), 1955 Merryweather Regent Mk III (Maudslay D62110R/Park Royal B37337) Dual Purpose fire appliance. (Mike Cotton)

Preserved Isle of Man EDM893J (ex NMN50), 1951 Merryweather Regent Mk III (Maudslay D62018R/Park Royal B34572) Pump Escape new to Douglas. Seen on the London to Brighton run. (Bill Cottrell)

Former Isle of Man 1950 Maudslay Regent III Merryweather Dual Purpose fire appliance EDM893J (NMN50) at the Amberley Vintage Vehicle Show on October 14th 2007. (Barry Brooker) 1 of 3

Former Isle of Man 1950 Maudslay Regent III Merryweather Dual Purpose fire appliance EDM893J (NMN50) at the Amberley Vintage Vehicle Show on October 14th 2007. (Barry Brooker) 2 of 3

Former Isle of Man 1950 Maudslay Regent III Merryweather Dual Purpose fire appliance EDM893J (NMN50) at the Amberley Vintage Vehicle Show on October 14th 2007. (Barry Brooker) 3 of 3

Interior view of Isle of Man Regent III dual purpose appliance EDM893J/NMN50 taken at the Amberley Vintage Vehicle Day on October 14th 2007. (Chris Stanley)

Merseyside Fire Brigade HHF84, 1959 Merryweather (A.E.C. Mercury GM4R) Turntable Ladder Pump new to Wallasey County Borough F.B. (Chris Tunstall)

Former Wallasey TLP HHF84 at the 2001 Great Dorset Steam Fair. Note the unusual folding cab doors. (Mike Aldron via Ray Evans)

1959 AEC Mercury KDJ404, one-time St Helens Turntable Ladder, seen at the 2006 Great Dorset Steam Fair. (Gyles Carpenter)

AEC Mercury KDJ404 recovery ex St Helens turntable ladder seen at Working Bygones, Sedlescombe, August 2007. (Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley)

Ex-East Riding Fire Brigade Merryweather turntable ladder PSU404 on 1960 AEC Mercury chassis 2GM4RA4154, originally registered 7981BT, seen at the Chiltern Hills Vintage Vehicle Rally near Aylesbury on May 18th 2008. (Phil Rawlings)

Preserved South Eastern Area Fire Brigade RFS132, 1958 Merryweather (A.E.C. Mercury GM4R) Turntable Ladder. (Archie McKinnon)

Preserved Plymouth County Borough Fire Brigade VJY44, 1960 Merryweather (AEC Mercury GM4R5355) Turntable Ladder seen at Cuckoo Spring Fayre, Laughton, near Lewes on 30th May 2004. (Peter Jarman)

1961 Mercury/Merryweather VJY44, Brighton 2004. (Dave Chalker)

Mercury Merryweather turntable ladder VJY 44 started life with Plymouth Fire Service, passing to Devon on reorganisation in 1974. Seen at Cuckoo Spring Fayre, Laughton, near Lewes on 30th May 2004. (Peter Jarman)

London Fire Brigade TL8P (VYE234), 1959 Magirus (A.E.C. Mercury GM4R) Turntable Ladder Pump was London's first enclosed TL and their first A.E.C. TL, spending most of its frontline life at D61/B22 Lambeth, then as a spare. The ladder set came from 1932 Morris Magirus GT6694. (Ken Reid via Mike Cotton)

Mercury TL VYE234 seen when new. (Mike Cotton)

London Fire Brigade TL10 (10TMX), 1958 Merryweather (A.E.C. Mercury GM4R) Turntable Ladder new to Middlesex C.C. and taken into the LFB fleet in 1965. Stationed at J25 Tottenham. (Ian Moore via Mike Cotton)

London Fire Brigade TL16 (22ML), 1960 Merryweather (A.E.C. Mercury GM4R5912) Turntable Ladder new to Middlesex C.C. and taken into the LFB fleet in 1965. Spent all its life at Hayes Fire Station. (Mike Cotton)

London Fire Brigade TL18P (236CXP), 1961 Magirus (A.E.C. Mercury GM4RH6127) Turntable Ladder Pump, London's only A.E.C. TL with Magirus ladders. Spent the first part of its life at Lambeth. Seen at Lambeth Workshops not long after being taken out of service. (Ken Reid via Mike Cotton)

Left to right: 237FLM new to A5 Soho in 1964, sold to McGee's Demolition in 1984, now owned by Mike Cotton. Regent III KSG977 and VYE234, London's first enclosed cab TL, with a re-chassised ladder from a 1930s wagon. 'New' in 1959 to D61 Lambeth (Eric Billingham via Mike Cotton)

1964 A.E.C. Mercury Turntable Ladder Pump 239FLM at Lambeth Workshops but based at C25 Cannon Street. (Ian Moore via Mike Cotton)

London Fire Brigade TL22P (239FLM), 1963 Merryweather (A.E.C. Mercury GM4RH6902) Turntable Ladder Pump at Lambeth Workshops but based at C25 Cannon Street. (Ian Moore via Mike Cotton)

London Fire Brigade TL12 (2599MV), 1960 Merryweather (A.E.C. Mercury GM4R4057) Turntable Ladder new to Middlesex C.C. and taken into the LFB fleet in 1965. Stationed most of the time at G24 Hendon. (Ian Moore via Mike Cotton)

Doncaster County Borough Fire Brigade 33MDT, 1963 Merryweather (A.E.C. Mercury GM4RH6872) Turntable Ladder Pump at Doncaster Racecourse. (John Law)

Doncaster Fire Brigade AEC Mercury Merryweather TL at Doncaster Fire Station in 1974. (John Law)

Preserved Swansea County Borough Fire Brigade BSV920 (originally 511HCY), 1963 Merryweather (A.E.C. Mercury GM4RH8520) Turntable Ladder Pump outside Swansea Central Fire Station. It lost its original registration number as it was never put on the DVLC records, but it has since regained it. (Ray Evans)

Swansea Festival of Transport: A.E.C. Mercury Merryweather turntable ladder 511HCY. (Phil Trotter}

London Fire Brigade TL19 (CBY1), 1962 Merryweather (A.E.C. Mercury 5GM4R6210) Turntable Ladder Pump seen at Paddington Fire Station in January 2001. (Mike Cotton)

CBY1 was new to Croydon County Borough Fire Brigade in 1963, replacing AVB1, a Leyland Metz. (Mike Cotton)

CBY1's number plate was transferred from a 1936 Leyland Cub Limousine Pump. The old Leyland Metz TL that CBY1 replaced was registered AVB1, which then became TL1P in the London fleet until withdrawal in late 1969/1970. (Mike Cotton)

Essex County Council AEC Mercury/Merryweather turntable ladder HNO247B on the Brighton run, 6th May 2007. (Peter Quinn)

Former Essex County Council AEC Mercury/Merryweather turntable ladder HNO247B on the Brighton run, May 4th 2008. (Damon Cross)

AEC Mercury/Merryweather turntable ladder BFL785C ex-Cambridgeshire on a Cheshire run.
(Dave Gothard)

London Fire Brigade TL26P (CYE243C), 1964 Merryweather (A.E.C. Mercury GM4RH9032) Turntable Ladder Pump on the run at A28 Kensington. (Ian Moore via Mike Cotton)

London Fire Brigade TL27P (CYE244C), 1964 Merryweather (A.E.C. Mercury GM4RH9033) Turntable Ladder Pump, based at A23 Euston, at work as a water-tower at a fire in Central London, probably mid 70s. (Mike Cotton)

AEC Mercury recovery EYX246C, ex-London Fire Brigade turntable ladder. (Ken Reid) #1

AEC Mercury recovery EYX246C, ex-London Fire Brigade turntable ladder. (Ken Reid) #2

London Fire Brigade 48TLP/TP31P (EYX248C), 1964 Merryweather (A.E.C. Mercury) Turntable Ladder Pump, ordered by Croydon County Borough F.B. but delivered to LFB and based at H31 Croydon. (Ian Moore via Mike Cotton)

Preserved EYX248C at the 1999 Cobham Open Day. (Richard Haughey)

London Fire Brigade TL35P (JUL60D), 1965 Merryweather (A.E.C. Mercury GM4R) Turntable Ladder Pump based at L30 Plaistow, at work at a job in East London. (Mike Cotton)

Preserved Sheffield County Borough Fire Brigade LWB99D, 1965 Merryweather (A.E.C. Mercury GM4RH10491) Turntable Ladder Pump at Canvey Island 13/10/02. (Richard Haughey)

Isle of Man 5724MN, 1961 Merryweather (A.E.C. Mercury GM4RH6343) Turntable Ladder Pump. (Peter Killey)

Isle of Man 5724MN, 1961 Merryweather (A.E.C. Mercury GM4RH6343) Turntable Ladder Pump. (Peter Killey)

Isle of Man 5724MN, 1961 Merryweather (A.E.C. Mercury GM4RH6343) Turntable Ladder Pump. (Peter Killey)

Malta Merryweather TL in Bezzina's depot near the racecourse a few years ago. Can anyone identify it? (john Harrington)

This very complete-looking Merryweather Turntable Ladder on AEC Mercury chassis 2GM4RA2617, seen here on the back of a heavy haulier's trailer in Malta, is believed to be ex Middlesex CC/London FB 4TMX, 9TMX or 10TMX (photo Peter Skerry; chassis info Frank & Theo van der Weerden)

Preserved North Riding of Yorkshire Fire Brigade MAJ921F, 1968 Merryweather (A.E.C. Mercury TGM4R) Turntable Ladder Pump at the 2002 Great Dorset Steam Fair. (Ray Evans)

Merseyside Fire Brigade MLV605F, 1968 Merryweather (A.E.C. Mercury TGM4R) Turntable Ladder. (Chris Tunstall)

Merseyside Fire Brigade MLV605F, 1968 Merryweather (A.E.C. Mercury TGM4R) Turntable Ladder. (Chris Tunstall)

Merseyside MLV605F seen dumped on a farm in 1992. (Chris Tunstall)

With Keith Rose at the wheel, ex-Merseyside TL MLV606F arrives at Madeira Drive on Sunday 6th May 2001. (Neil Fraser)

Preserved Merseyside Fire Brigade MLV606F, 1968 Merryweather (A.E.C. Mercury TGM4R) Turntable Ladder. (Keith Rose)

Another shot of Keith Rose's ex-Merseyside TL MLV606F. (Keith Rose)

Former Dorset Fire Brigade PPR812K, 1972 Merryweather (A.E.C. Mercury TGM4R) Turntable Ladder Pump in concours conditon at the 1995 A.E.C. Society Rally. (Neil Fraser)

PPR812K looking the worse for wear in Gloucestershire on a really miserable day. (John Harrington)

Drew MacLean sent this photo of an Australian AEC Mercury/Merryweather TTL, back on the road after a problem with the diff. It has 41,000 miles on the clock and runs like clockwork.

Mercury transporter TGM4R2391, one time Merryweather Turntable Ladder. Anyone know the original reg and brigade? (Neil Fraser)

Vintage tractor transporter formerly a Merryweather turntable ladder, original identity unknown. (Peter Jarman, Banbury Steam Rally, 27/6/04)

1967 AEC Mercury beavertail Q979HNR ex Merseyside at Gaydon 2004. (Ted Taylor via CCMV)

Denbigh & Montgomeryshire Fire Brigade JUN104, 1953 Merryweather Regent Mk III (Maudslay P61009R) Turntable Ladder Pump with Meadows petrol engine. (Richard Huelin)

London Fire Brigade TL7P, 1957 Merryweather Regent Mk III (Maudslay D63010R) Turntable Ladder Pump new to Kent F.B., on the run in South Lambeth Road, Stockwell, June 1971. (Peter Newman)

Former Kent Fire Brigade A.E.C. Regent/Merryweather TL YKP177 at a rally. (John Harrington)

Former Kingston upon Hull KRH806, 1950 Merryweather Regal (normal control) Turntable Ladder Pump at the CVC Enthusiasts Day and Auction at Donington, 23-3-2002. (Andrew Wright)

Another shot of ex-Hull KRH806. (David O'Farrell)

AEC Regal/Merryweather KRH806, Woburn 1999. (Ted Taylor via CCMV)

London Fire Brigade TL4P (NPA250), 1949 Merryweather Regal Turntable Ladder Pump, new to Surrey C.C. (Mike Cotton)

NPA250 seen in H28 Woodside's Station yard late 1960s. (Ian Moore via Mike Cotton)

1949 Merryweather TLP on Meadows-engined AEC Regal chassis. Go to AEC yahoogroup message 717 for more information. (John Lingley, Fire Service Preservation Group, East Anglia Branch)

Meadows engined Merryweather TLP on Regal chassis. (John Lingley)

Former Royal Berkshire & Reading Fire Brigade MFO813 (originally 3BBL), 1962 Carmichael (A.E.C. Mercury GM4R6331) Water Tender Ladder. With a fairground when photographed at Strumpshaw, Norfolk on 31st May 1999. (Robin Taylor)

Mercury fairground generator MFO 813 (ex 3 BBL) was originally a Water Tender Ladder appliance with Berkshire Fire Brigade. (Peter Jarman, Banbury Steam Rally, 27/6/04)

Preserved Leicester CRY999K, 1972 HCB Angus (A.E.C. Mercury TGM4R9770) Water Tender Ladder at the Newark rally in 2003. (Ray Evans)