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!

VPK 134G
Morris Motors Ltd Fire Brigade
Morris Minor

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.

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.

Shand, Mason & Co
This escape ladder was in service at Skelton Castle from 1930 to 1984. After this it was presented to Cleveland Country Fire Brigade for historical purposes and for preservation.

Sun Fire Office
This hand-drawn pump dates from around 1790. It was operated by the insurance company before the establishment of a fire service. Only properties that were insured through the company would be attended and fires extinguished.

R436 YDT
National Emergency Services Museum
Dennis Sabre / Carmichael
Ex-Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service and now preserved and part of the fleet of the National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield

MGY 302D
Murex Ltd
Land Rover Series 2a
Works fire brigade vehicle now in preservation and in excellent condition

BFH 972
Gloucester City Fire Brigade
Leyland TLM / Metz Turntable Ladder
‘Old Gloster’

PRX 60
Cheshire Fire Brigade
Commer Karrier Gamecock
Based at Nantwich, now converted into a mobile wood-fired pizza oven

A793 SUL
Dodge
Turntable Ladder

LBL 596
Royal Ordnance
Dennis F2
Based at Aldermaston. New in 1955. Fitted with a wheeled escape and Rolls Royce engine.

F105 PNC
Range Rover / Charmichael

NPO 833R
Guernsey FRS
Land Rover Defender
The vehicle was used as a light strike vehicle with designation Fire 7. It often supported larger fire appliance at fires and road accidents. When adopted by Alderney Fire Brigade its callsign changed to Red 7. It was fitted with a 7m ladder. A hosereel that was originally fitted to the front didn’t help handling characterists and so was removed. When operational, it spent one week on and one week off frontline duties, alternating with a 6-wheel Range Rover.

NMB 39B
Cheshire Fire Brigade
Land Rover Forward Control

LP 8389
ex-London Fire Brigade
Dennis Type N

The open-top appliance has two seats at the front and wooden planks down the side for firemen to sit on as the keep hold of the ladder. A traditional bell is mounted at the front as well as the hole to enter the cranking handle to start it.

New in 1916, this appliance has quite some history behind it! It started life with London Fire Brigade in 1916 and was retired in 1932. It then became the factory fire engine for Joseph Crosfield and Sons Limited in Warrington. In 1955 they decided to donate it to Imperial College London for educational purposes. Four brave students drove the temperamental appliance some 200 miles from Warrington to London at speeds of up to 35 mph! It remains with Imperial College today.

Some of its TV and film appearances include Blue Peter in 1982 and Downton Abbey in 2014.

CDM 543M
James Baxter of Morecambe
Peugeot Fire Appliance
This old fire appliance has been converted into a Seafood outlet. It is still showing its old registration plate BA-543-CF

DZ 6866
Lisburn Fire Brigade
Dennis Light Four
Built in 1938, the fire engie cost when £1,200 new. It was originally equipped with a 50-foot ladder but this was chnaged to a 30-foot ladder after the first one collapsed during a drill.