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E842 JYV is an ex-London Saxon fire appliance that is in
preservation. |
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VUG 307R This small fire appliance is a 1976
Dodge decked out in red and white. The badge on the door says "Commerland
Fire Service", which is operated by Yorkshire Classic Campers. |
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HSU 109A This 1963 Land Rover Redwing is fitted
with a Winkworth emergency warning bell and single blue flashing light.
The writing on the side simply says "Fire Brigade". It spent 27
years with South of Scotland Electricity Board before moving into
preservation. |
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URO 552 This is a ex-Hertfordshire 1955 Bedford
B series water tender. From the front it looks like it could still be
operational. |
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The side view of the same ex-front line appliance. Clearly its role has changed
as the water tank and equipment lockers have been replaced to make a
mobile a coffee shop called Coffee Engine! |
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NOL 196X This ex-Birmingham Airport Fire Service
Boughton with Carmichael bodywork is currently in preservation. |
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SXF 159 This is an Austin A40 which carries AFS
crests and a sign saying "Property of the Scottish Home Office".
It was in active use from 1956 to 1968 as a staff car amongst other
duties. |
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The rear view of the AFS car |
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XYM 677 This is a 1960 Matchless G3LS motorbike
which was with the AFS. It has a 350cc engine and was stored in a Scottish
aircraft hanger with eight other examples when the AFS disbanded in 1968.
11 years later it was sold to a private owner. |
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The rear view of the Matchless, showing the canvas
panniers and solitary rear light (arm signals were used for turning). |
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PGW
590 This Bedford Self propelled pump
now leads an easier life advertising Christmas trees! |
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AG 88 This vintage Dennis is an example of an RAF fire
service vehicle. |
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AY
552 is a GMC Fire six-wheeled fire
appliance that is now preserved at Doncaster Aircraft Museum. |
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SAL
999F
is an ERF fire appliance and 12
ET 99 is a former AFS Bedford self propelled pump, both
owned and preserved by the Heritage Fire Service. |
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TRM
780X is a Dodge/Carmichael appliance
from 1981. |
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C361
LOX is a Bedford TK1260 with Mountain
bodywork dating from 1985. The appliance is owned by the Heritage Fire
Service but carries no livery. |
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B376
VWL is a Renault/Dodge appliance with
Saxon bodywork also owned by the Heritage Fire Service. |
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NYV
12 is a Bedford RLHZ self propelled
Pump, or Green Goddess, in it's original Auxiliary Fire Service livery. |
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NYV
034 is another Bedford self propelled
Pump and RYX
298 is a Bedford hose laying unit,
both previously of the AFS. |
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MCV
569P is a Land Rover that was
operational with the Isles of Scilly Fire and Rescue Service. |
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JLT
446K This Dennis Fire engine was
formerly used by the London Fire Brigade and is now preserved. |
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The rear of the appliance shows the antiquated wheeled
escape and ladder system. |
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FW
9545 This old Leyland fire engine is beautifully
restored and in private ownership. It is ex-Lincolnshire and is fitted
with a wooden wheeled escape. |
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B759 GCN This vehicle used to be 'foxtrot zero eight'
with Tyne & Wear MFB. It is a Dennis SS133 and is used solely for
transporting 'foxtrot zero nine', fire boat Tinea. |
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The rear view. Tinea is a twin-engined Marshall
Branson boat that was new in 1990. This boat and trailer combination saw
many years service from Walker fire station in Newcastle. |
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DDX
295Y is a Bedford fire engine that is housed in the Fire
and Police Museum at Sheffield. It has been reliveried with the museum's
name and logo appearing on all sides. It is unusually fitted with three
blue rotating beacons on top of the cab. |
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JEN
507G is a 1968 Haflinger 'First Aider' fire engine. This
very small fire engine is by Ryders / Schofield & Sons and was
originally painted yellow. The role of the vehicle was to be a first
response to fires in difficult terrain, such as off-road. This was helped
by its selectable four wheel drive but hindered by its 28 bhp engine. |
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The side view of this diminutive engine. Two firemen
would fill the cramped cabin and it is easy for an adult to look over the
top of it. It has a 50 gallon water tank, equipment lockers and a
small set of ladders on the roof. This was the only vehicle ever built and
served in Sedburgh (Cumbria) until 1981. |
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BEE
999L This is a Dennis fire appliance
which used to be used by Grimsby Fire Brigade.
Dating from 1972, it has many period features including a warning bell on
its roof and a wheeled escape to the rear. |
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WRM
554S is a 1978 109" Land Rover HCB/Angus light fire
appliance. When new, it was destined for Tanzania, but the order was
cancelled and it actually started off its life with British Steel, then
went on to a paper mill in Cumbria. It was used as a control unit and this
can be seen by the red light fitted (it is also fitted with a blue and an amber light). When it retired after 23 years to be
placed in a museum it had covered only 3,700 miles! |
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CYY
299C This is an Austin Gipsy
AFS (Auxilary Fire Service) vehicle. It did not see
very much action in its life: most of the time it was
stored as a reserve and amazingly covered only 3,000 miles from 1965 to
1997! Note the amber lights above the headlights - a forerunner of blue flashing lights. |
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The rear view of the same Gipsy. This is a 1965 (series 4) example
with the 2.2 lire petrol engine producing a frugal 72 bhp. The canvas back and
all of the tyres are original and unrestored. The Austin Gipsy was built
from 1958 to 1968 and is commonly mistaken for a Land Rover. |
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OTP
14M This aged Dennis appliance is livery-less and
awaiting a buyer for preservation or a new lease of life. This make and
style of engine was a regular sight in the 1970s and 80s. Inset: the rear
view. |
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GYM
275N This is a Dennis F109 pump escape. It was run by
London Fire Brigade from 1975 until 1987 and then sold. It is now restored
and privately owned. |
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The frontal view of the appliance. It
was used in the first series of 'London's Burning' before wheeled escapes
were superseded. |
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ACH
746H A Carmichael FT5 Landrover
light four-wheel drive pump that was used by Rolls-Royce at their Sinfin
test site (in Derby). This 1974 photograph illustrates the type of fire
appliance used by Rolls-Royce in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. It was one of
5 FT5 airfield rapid intervention vehicles used during the period. |
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GXH
864 A blast from the past here with a preserved National
Fire Service vehicle. It has a 'George Rex' insignia on the doors and the
wartime headlight blinkers. |
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The rear view, showing that it is
actually an almost-empty van with wooden roof ladders. |
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This is an Austin NFS (National Fire
Service) appliance and trailer pump. Used during and after the Second
World War, the NFS assisted local fire services. |
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THN
948S An ex-Cleveland County Fire Brigade engine is easy
to spot with its white front. This Dennis is equipped with horns, a bell,
blue lights and rather surprisingly around that back ... |
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... a wheeled escape! This is the very
last engine to have such an arrangement (1977), which had been used for
hundreds of years to help fight fires. |
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EJV
955 This old Dennis turntable ladder used to belong to
Grimsby Fire Brigade. It was new in 1955 and decomissioned in 1982. It is now in preservation (2005). Notice the blue flashing
beacon on top of the cab, next to the bell. Grimsby Borough Fire Brigade
was merged into Humberside Fire Brigade in 1974. |
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Here are three preserved appliances. From left to right
we have UCL
157R (Dodge), YPV
568S (Bedford) and SRT 587R (Bedford). |
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A scene from yesteryear - fireman ride on the side of
this wheeled fire escape on their way to an incident. |
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A unique look at two very
primitive fire appliances, which can be seen at The Castle Museum, York. |
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FT
7215 is a
Dennis appliance, and was in operation through to the mid 1970's. It was then used for training. |
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EBB
302 was used
by the City of Newcastle Fire Brigade. Notice the lack of doors on the older black one - any high-speed cornering would spell danger for the rear
occupants |
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Now we have a vintage model fire Engine, with the aged wheeled-escape ladders. They can be disconnected from the engine and wheeled up to the foot of a building before being extended. |
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2747
This an old (Great Western Railway) Swindon fire engine. |
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An old appliance from Gateshead. Both engines were run by railway fire brigades, and are were
pictured in the National Railway Museum, York. Inset: side plate. |
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This is a Staffordshire appliance museum piece. |
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Here are four old fire engines on display: (left to right) A Dodge appliance, an Austin Gypsy, a Land Rover FWC, and a special
Land Rover fire engine YJF
962S |
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A line up of old fire engines |
