Fire Engines Photos

lovely looking appliance and the full red livery looks brilliant

Added by Luc Galloway on 08 July 2010.

what a mess it looks bring back the silver lockers and put the spot lights back next to the blue led's. Are the next batch going to be like this?

Added by Tom on 08 July 2010.

I dont prefer the volvo's as a dennis 07 reg are better designed appliances for wmfs and its quick to turn up to a job, It dose look a mess on the lockers wiv all its red colour, prefer the silver lockers and wiv fire safety posters then the emergency numbers which dont look appealing.

Added by Fozaib Khan on 08 July 2010.

Looks wonderful all red. Takes me back to the glory days of Caernarfonshire Fire & Ambulance Service all red appliances.

Added by Andrew Middleton on 08 July 2010.

Tom, couldn't agree more, terrible looking thing! There's no hi viz striping above the lockers, and surely those lockers will start flaking after a bit of use. It looks bland and boring!

Added by Matt Ireland on 08 July 2010.

this calls for a quiz question. What was the last fully red appliance to enter local authority service in the UK? My offer is the T&W Dennis F131s - see#18411. Any offer?

Added by Peter Williams on 08 July 2010.

I wouldn't say I dislike the design, it's different, although there was a time of course when it was commonplace for machines to be all red, having said that I do think it would look better with the battenburg design along the cab and lockers.

Added by Dave Lewis on 09 July 2010.

That is by far the worst looking fire appliance of 2010 so far!

Added by Peter Bromley on 09 July 2010.

Worst? Sigh. Good looking appliance to me. Just need to break up all that red on the locker body. Silver lockers and a reflective strip would be nice. I don't care for the Battenburg markings though.

Added by David L on 09 July 2010.

They should at least put some high viz stuff on the rear half as it looks a bit dar.

Added by Peter Ind on 09 July 2010.

Wonderful appliance. The days of all red appear to be over but the advent of striping appliances and painting the bumpers the rot set in and it started to ruin the looks of them. As for battenburg, stuff it. If folks have problems seeing blue flashing lights then they shouldn't be on the road.

Added by Andrew Middleton on 09 July 2010.

Sorry to disagree Andrew but as an appliance driver I know the importance of having as much hi viz as possible. Whilst driving to a shout with flashing headlights on wailers and blue lights including strobes, on a relatively straight road, I had someone pull out on me! Another occasion parked at a job on the motorway at night a car simply drove into the back of a machine, result, the driver died. So yes, there is a need for as much visual warning as you can get, if thats battenburg or stripes, so be it.

Added by Matt Ireland on 10 July 2010.

Nice looking machine,but i think it would look better with silver lockers,can anybody tell me the allocations of the other eleven.

Added by Steve King on 10 July 2010.

Sad as maybr Matt but it proves my point. Once folk get in their cars the end of the bonnet does not exist. Music blaring, on their mobiles, drink and drugs and add a few unwitting foreign motorists and you've got carnage. Halogen strobe lights at night surely cannot be missed.

Added by Andrew Middleton on 10 July 2010.

The new volvo's are stationed at the following west midlands fire stations,

Fallings Park
Sheldon
Ladywood
Smethwick
Coventry ( Foleshill )
Binley
Erdington
brierley Hill
Solihull
West Bromwich

Added by Fozaib Khan on 15 July 2010.

Many thanks to Fozaib Khan for the allocations.

Added by Steve King on 16 July 2010.

Oops sorry I forgot A7 Handsworth have a Volvo too.

Added by Fozaib Khan on 17 July 2010.

Aparantly the all red Volvo's are to be classed as support pumps for the PWRT at A6 where it goes out of station area.

Added by Andrew Middleton on 18 July 2010.

Where is the other machine with all red lockers based?

Added by Michael Penny on 24 July 2010.

In some places, such as in Japan, all fire trucks have red lockers as well as solid red paintwork, and motorists don't seem to have any problem seeing them...

Added by Rob Johnson on 07 May 2018.

Can't believe so many people think this looks a mess and, even go as far as saying they prefer battenburgs and other eye-sore fluorescent nonsense. Fire engines should be red. I think these look great.

Added by Yelp Bullhorn on 08 May 2018.

Peter, I know 8 years is a long time to get a reply, but that is because me, personally, have only just seen this picture and read the posts. Perhaps no previous contributor could bring themselves to join in with your interesting little poser, but I will: Devon's Dennis RSs of the early '80s had an all-red body with red hinged lockers. And they were beautiful.

Added by Yelp Bullhorn on 08 May 2018.

These are now converted in to technical rescue units and are based at Bickenhill & Wednesbury.

Added by Fozaib Khan on 09 May 2018.

The Japanese fire trucks have two sirens, one mechanical and one electronic, besides a public address system to yell at the vehicle drivers. With all that drivers can't help but be aware of them coming down the road.

Added by Les Davis on 09 May 2018.

Les:

Yes, it is effective! Don't forget they often still have fire bells, too...

Added by Rob Johnson on 10 May 2018.

Please add your comments about this picture using the form below.

Comments

Your Name

Your email address - this will be shown on the page and will allow the system to notify you of further comments added to this picture.