Category: Classic Fire

BAV 94
Bedford pump escape
New in 1940 and seen at the Llandudno Transport Festival 2018.

F623 JUE
Midland Fire Rescue Service
Range Rover TACR2
Called Master Gabriel. Previously in service with the RAF. Seen at the Llandudno Transport Festival 2018.

WP 7645
Bromsgrove Urban District Council
Dennis Ace 40cwt Pump
Dating from 1935 and seen at the Llandudno Transport Festival 2018.

EDO 566V
Leyland Sherpa
Previously saw service with Corus Steel.

UOH 811S
Land Rover 109 Series 3
Hand-built fire vehicle from 1978. It is a self-propelled foam deluge unit. It has a 2.6 litre six cylinder petrol engine. It was specially built for Eggborough Power Station in North Yorkshire. The vehicle would have connected to a water supply using lengths of hose to produce a fire-fighting foam. The cannon could deliver the foam over a great area. The vehicle ended its frontline service in 2018 when the power plant was decommissioned. It was kept in service during initial demolition works as a dust supression unit. It was then donated to the National Emergency Services Museum in late 2018.

SYH 150
Bedford RLHZ
A beautifully preserved Green Goddess. It has covered under 5,000 miles in its life.

OYT 517R
London Fire Brigade
Ford R1014 / Angloco / Willowbrook
Control Unit dating from 1977. It was used by LFB until 1987 when it was sold off. It has been fully refurbished by the National Emergency Services Museum and revealed in summer 2018.

L61 GYK
London Fire Brigade
Austin Maestro 500
Formerly in service with LFB as a support vehicle and now in private preservation

RXP 891
AFS
Bedford RLHZ
Green Goddess seen at The Hollies in Cheshire

SYH 393
Army Fire Service
Bedford RLHZ
Yellow Goddess. Used by army fire crews in Northern Ireland and painted differently to other military vehicles (green) to distinguish its humanitarian role

AY 2060
Alderney Fire Brigade
Renault
Previously a front-line fire vehicle on the small Channel Island of Alderney and now in preservation in North East England

N472 BST
Highlands and Islands Fire Brigade
LDV

B876 TTA
States of Jersey Fire Service
Dennis RS135
Water Tender. Was registered in Jersey as J36439 and also saw service in Devon

FVR 55Y
Greater Manchester Fire Service
Land Rover 110
This 1983 2.5 litre diesel appliance was stationed at Heywood. It was designed for assisting with road traffic collisions.

RFH 999
Gloucester City Fire Brigade
Sunbeam Talbot
New in 1956, this Sunbeam was used by the Deputy Chief Fire Officer of Bournemouth until 1969. The vehicle shown has different registration plates front and rear.

XKV 33
Morris Fire Brigade
Austin Gipsy
Used at the Morris engines factory in Coventry from new in 1957. It served 31 years in this role. In 2017 it is in preservation and has amazingly only covered 1800 miles from new!

LFM 200
City of Chester Fire Brigade
Dennis F7
Dating from 1949, this pump escape has been fully restored when sen in 2018. It is part of Cheshire FRS’s historic fleet. The Rolls Royce 8-cylinder engine, combined with a 4-speed gearbox, propells the emergency appliance from 0-60 mph in a heady 45 seconds. Fuel consumption is usually 3 or 4 mpg.

VPK 134G
Morris Motors Ltd Fire Brigade
Morris Minor

NCB 100
Blackburn Fire Brigade
Dennis F28
New to the roads in January 1961, this fire engine originally served in Blackburn and is now in preservation. When new it cost £4,500 and was the first fire vehicle in the county to be fitted with a blue flashing light – a new Home Office recommendation at the time. The name plate for Alderman Robert F Mottershead is in honour of the vice chairman of the watch and the fire birgade committee of the town council.

APT 968W, MPT 740P
Durham County Fire Brigade
Dennis D
This pair of preserved Water Ladders date from 1975 and 1980. They are seen in a line up of Durham Denises stretching from the 1970s to the 2000s.

J765 KNL
County Durham and Darlington FRS
Dennis Rapier / Carmichael
New in 1992 to Darlington and one of eight identical vehicles

L517 XBB
County Durham and Darlington FRS
Dennis SS235 / Dennis
1994 preserved foam tender

C835 LTN
Dennis DS 151
In minimalist livery during restoration and preservation

URB 87
Derbyshire Fire Service
Dennis F8
Water Tender

EFF 317D
Merioneth Fire Service
Bedford J5
First registered in July 1966, this appliance wound its way around the narrow lanes of Merionethshire in North Wales. Due to the double cab, the gearbox is not near to the driver. This means a very long kink in the gear lever is needed to reach four foot behind the driver’s position. When new recruits were being taught to drive the sometimes tempremantal vehicle, a crafty rear seta passenger could gently put their foot on the gear lever and prevent the driver selecting a gear!

LKG 390
Hoover Ltd Fire Brigade
Land Rover Series I
New in 1955, this small fire appliance was used at the Merthyr Tydfil plant in Wales

CFT 801D
Tynemouth Fire Brigade
AEC Marquis Merryweather
1966 turntable ladder

ACG 797C
Hampshire Fire Brigade
Bedford TK
Seen here is bright red livery whereas originally it was painted a much darker shade of red. Was based in Gosport.

RGC 779
Auxiliary Fire Service
Bedford RLHZ
This Yellow Goddess was used in Northern Ireland, most recently in the early 2000s during firefighter strikes. The army were concerned that the vehicles would be attacked and so they were fitted with guards over the windows and locker handles were removed. The most obvious change was that there were painted yellow to distinguish them from other green military vehicles.