Fire Engines Photos

Adam, I like the ERF, real "in your face" look about it! Never seen one of these before, makes the Scania look like a girl's truck, , , , great mate!!

Added by Pavel Zaremba on 07 August 2007.

Must agree, the ECS makes a mean looking vehicle. I have always been an ERF fan (yeah I know) and this is the first time I have looked at an ECS and said yes

Added by Tom Flanagan on 25 April 2008.

Isn't an ERF essentially a MAN ?

Added by Darren on 01 September 2008.

Yes Darren you are right, more's the pity.

No such thing as an ERF now, just a re-baged MAN, and they are crap!

Added by John Johnstone on 01 September 2008.

Ah I thought so, so sad to see all the famous British builders disappear, have to just stick to reading about restorations.

Added by Darren on 01 September 2008.

If i'm not mistaken Darren, when they first bought ERF out, ERF continued to use the cummins engine, but i think the newer versions are just a re-baged MAN using the MAN chasis/cab and running gear, ie axles/engines etc.

Most UK truck manufacturers went the same way, Foden were bought by Paccar, so used the Daf cab, then they closed Foden, Seddon Atkinson used the Iveco cab and have almost dissapeared.

We can only hope that Dennis keep going, but i read on another post on here that Dennis are brining out the Sabre mk9, with 12 going to the West Midlands, so here's to the great british fight back !

Added by John Johnstone on 01 September 2008.

yeah that was me, fingers crossed, but not holding my breath at this stage !

Added by Darren on 02 September 2008.

Whoopssssssss sory about that Darren!

Be nice to see one of the new Dennis machines, have you seen any or got any info on them?

Added by John Johnstone on 02 September 2008.

Not as yet, all I know is that West Midlands have placed an order, I have seen the new Dagger Rescue Pump for Royal Berkshire, looks good, and is a lot smaller than the Scania and MAN's we are seeing now, might be a good prospect for brigades with access issues.

Added by Darren on 02 September 2008.

john there are a load of ERF's about now as there are some in buckinghamshire

Added by Michael Ludlow on 02 September 2008.

Yes i agree Michael, most are true ERF'S having the glass fibre cab and Cummins 8.3 liter engine unlike these re-baged MAN machines.

Added by John Johnstone on 03 September 2008.

Nice pair of machines must admit the erf looks nice but scania puts it to shame looks better and the pump its one of the best in the whole fire engine range

Added by Jake Caswell on 18 December 2008.

i dont really care whose cab it is but it looks so much more business like than the scania which is a touch feminine in coomparison , we run scanias and to be honest they are alright but not a patch on th esabres which the retained now have , in this photo the ERF wins , looks good, scania now too common and getting stale.

Added by Alan Ramsay on 28 February 2014.

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