R865 EFL
Ex Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service
Dennis Sabre
Seen at the Museum of RAF Firefighting

EPM 85K
East Sussex Fire Brigade
Dennis D Series
Based at Broad Oak Seen at the Museum of RAF Firefighting.

GYM 275N
London Fire Brigade
Dennis P515C C22
Seen at the Museum of RAF Firefighting.

HXA 912
Austin K6 CO2 Tender
This truck has four banks of six 60lb CO2 cylinders. Each bank of cylinders has its own operating lever situated on the outside of the cylinder housing and an effective discharge time of 2 minutes. It was built on an Austin K6 3ton chassis and was the first Crash Tender to employ CO2 gas only as an extinguishing medium. It came into service in 1945. The total discharge of the tender is approximately 11,500 cubic feet of CO2 gas. Seen at the Museum of RAF Firefighting.

Thorneycroft Nubian TFA 6×6
The MK7 was introduced in 1965 to supplement the MK6 fleet, and basically consisted of a DP2 chassis fitted with a Rolls Royce B81 Petrol engine and MK6 foam equipment. With it’s improved reliability, a suction eye and water pumping capability, the MK 7 was a more versatile primary one foam tender. It was also easier to transport by air and saw service world wide. This vehicle has a 700 gallon water tank, a foam liquid tank capacity of 110 gallons and a foam output of 5000 gallons per minute through monitor and two side-lines or through double-jet monitor. Seen at the Museum of RAF Firefighting.

Mk 5 Thorneycroft/Rolls Royce foam tender
The Mk5 Crash Tender was one of the first of the post war vehicles entered service in 1952. It carried 400 gallons of water and 60 gallons of foam. Primarily a RAF appliance this vehicle could also be used for domestic (structural) firefighting. It had a foam output of 2300 gallons per minute through two hand side-lines. Seen at the Museum of RAF Firefighting.

Mk 5 Thorneycroft/Rolls Royce foam tender
The Mk5 Crash Tender was one of the first of the post war vehicles entered service in 1952. It carried 400 gallons of water and 60 gallons of foam. Primarily a RAF appliance this vehicle could also be used for domestic (structural) firefighting. It had a foam output of 2300 gallons per minute through two hand side-lines. Seen at the Museum of RAF Firefighting.

RNK 690W
Kodak (Kirkby) Fire Brigade
Ford A-Series
Seen at the Museum of RAF Firefighting.

These historic photos dating from around 1971 show the fire brigade responding to a fire call as a crowd gathers on the pavement. They are at a ‘persons reported’ call where there is information that someone may be trapped in a house fire. Two ambulances have also arrived on scene to deal with any casualties. Furthermore two police cars have also arrived to assist. The scene is at Avenue Road in Gateshead.

BBB 22J is the ERF fire engine (in brighter red)

ATN 336B is the AEC fire engine, recognised by the non black roof and conical blinker lights. This was always a Fossway engine but must have been in the reserve fleet at the time. It is maroon and parked immediately outside the house.

EBB 783  is an Emergency Tender ‘Charlie 4’  from Pilgrim Street, Newcastle. It is the maroon vehicle parked on the opposite side of the street.

The two ambulances are based at Gateshead.

WPT 214J is a British Leyland Mini Van from 1971. A second Mini Van is seen in the foreground. From 1969 the Austin and Morris badges were dropped and they were just known as the Mini Van. It is either a 848cc or 998cc version which were cosmetically the same. The vehicles are operated by Durham Constabulary during the short period of time when they covered Gateshead. In 1969 Gateshead county borough police merged into Durham county but just five years later in 1974 Gateshead was taken over by the newly formed Northumbria Police as part of the local authority boundary changes and the formation of the county of Tyne and Wear.

REG 999
Peterborough Volunteer Fire Brigade
Land Rover 101 Forward Control / Dennis M Series
No longer operational on the front line, the vehuicle isused for publicity. It was new in 1963 to Baker Perkins works fire brigade.

8769 W
Sanderson Brothers and Newbould Limited
Commer PB
Built in 1960 and has covered only 631 miles as of 2019. The vehicle left the factory in 1960 as a standard diesel engine van. It was one of a batch of three that were converted by special order to works fire engines for Sanderson and Newbould of Sheffield. The chassis was extended to house the Coventry Climax pump and part of the rear roof was moved forward to make a crew cab behind the driver. It was sold to Adam Industries of Pudsey, West Yorkshire, before passing into private ownership in 1995. It was bought in 2011 by the current owner who has restored it. Notice how it has amber lights to the front for emergency use, pre-dating the use of blue lights.

E572 HRV
Land Rover Defender 110

L61 GYK
London Fire Brigade
Austin Maestro Van

RXP 688
East Riding Auxiliary Fire Service
Bedford RLHZ

GLE 820
National Fire Service
Austin K2

KWE 919J, UOH 811S, MDH 998E
A line up of three different Land Rovers which have all been restored by the National Emergency Services Museum

Sumburgh Airport
Thorneycroft Nubian Major / Gloster Saro
Seen at the Highland Aviation Museum

DYK 32C
London Fire Brigade
Commer Cob

KJW 294D
Land Rover
1966 Land Rover 109″ Series 2a HCB Angus Firefly fire tender

WNF 329
Mercedes Benz Unimog
Was new in 1958. Previously saw service with City of Manchester Airport Fire Brigade. Seen at the Llandudno Transport Festival 2018.

LBL 596
Royal Ordnance
Dennis F2
Dating from 1955 and seen at the Llandudno Transport Festival 2018.

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