Fire Engines Photos

A rare picture Bob thanks. Ringway had some interesting machines in those days.

Added by John Stott on 26 March 2009.

Cheers Bob....This vehicle is parked at St Helens Bus Museum but in a very poor state of repair.All the windows are broken. After finishing service at Manchester Airport it went to Barton Airport

Added by Barrie Green on 26 March 2009.

When did Uk stop using bells on the fire engines? This picture looks like early seventies or something like that. Here in Sweden the bells disapear in the late fourties.
Ola

Added by Ola Granrot on 26 March 2009.

This Rescue Tender went into service in the late 1950s possibly 1958. Bells went out in the 1970s possibly 1980s a few brigades retained bells as a back up as well as rolling sirens and two tone horns.

Added by Barrie Green on 26 March 2009.

Avon fire brigade's last allocation of vehicles with bells was 1976,only then did we get a no-bell
prize,har har.

Added by Bob on 26 March 2009.

I'd hazard a guess that the last bells in the UK were on the London Fire Brigade Dennis F131 Pumps that remained in service as reserve machines up to late 1989/early 1990.

Added by Kyle on 26 March 2009.

Regarding bells, of which I am a fan, the last bells in the UK were on Flying Squad cars ( Scotland Yard ) up until the late 1990s. The last fire service bells I heard in emergency use were on a LFB Dennis in 1986.

Added by John Stott on 27 March 2009.

my TL built in 61 had them in 84 and had 2 tones fitted to suppliment them from new

Added by Jason on 27 March 2009.

Cleveland County were always a proponent of bells as they were considered to be less obtrusive through their country villages. Cleveland's Dennis R Types which all had bells were I think still in service at the start of 1990. Incidentally the last Tyne and Wear appliance with bells (The Newcastle East Fossway E.T.) eas withdrawn in 1984.

Added by Barry on 28 March 2009.

Wasn't there also a time when the Flying Squad also had bells under the back bumper, so that if - due to their unobtrusive being - they ever happened to be followed by a marked vehicle, the bell was used as a "drop back" signal.

Added by Ian Moore on 28 March 2009.

The bodywork / fire equipment on this appliance was by John Kerr. Another appliance similar to this one served at Jersey Airport in the Channel Islands and at least one other was supplied to Liberia.

Added by Tom Cummings on 16 July 2009.

according to the latest edition of Fire Cover magazine (no. 184)the fire engineering was by John Kerr, but the bodywork was subcontracted to Jennings of Sanbach, Cheshire. This must be the first Unimog to serve in the UK.

Added by Petros on 08 August 2009.

Thanks Petros, a nice bit of research.

Added by John Stott on 08 August 2009.

THIS IS A MESSAGE FOR BRISTOL BOB. WE HAVE NOW TAKEN POSSESSION OF THIS VEHICLE AND ARE LOOKING FOR SOME HISTORY BEHIND THE VEHICLE IF YOU COULD HELF WITH THIS IT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED REGARDS DANIEL

Added by DANIEL on 13 September 2016.

I could do with information on this vehicle if anybody as any. we have just bought the vehicle and would like to find put some more history etc for rennovation regards daniel.

Added by DANIEL on 13 September 2016.

a similar machine from Jersey in 1950s is here

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Added by Petros on 31 July 2024.

Added by Petros on 01 October 2024.

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