19/9/1968. Gourock crew with DGE657 before it leaves Royal Street on a Thursday drill night for Greenock. The crew returned from Greenock with NHS196.

On machine l to r:- Firemen Jimmy Mitchell, Davie Rollo, Ian Warnock, Charlie McGilvray, Michael McHenry, Hughie Donnelly, Ricky Begg.

Standing l to r:- Fireman Jim Collins, Sub Officer Jimmy Melville, Joe Revell, Archie Reid, Leading Fireman Fred Beattie, Billy Morrison, George Turner, Davie Dick.