Fire Engines Photos

Has this been permanently moved to Edinburgh? Reading Graeme Kirkwoods site it looks that way.

Added by on 22 October 2015.

No its only temporarily until there normal machine comes back from having repairs done

Added by Andrew Carson on 23 October 2015.

I think I read that McDonald's Road HP cage has been fixed and is now back? Maybe someone on here can clarify?

Added by Grant.Melville on 23 October 2015.

No, it was just standing in for McDonald Road`s own HP which was away for repair to some damage to the cage. They now have their correct HP back on the run and the white HP has returned to the north.

Added by D.cruickshank on 27 October 2015.

Hope its back up here, without Aberdeen and the whole of the North East left with one aerial. Years ago it had 2 TL & 1 HP

Added by Westie7 on 05 November 2015.

Still at McDonald road as at today's date. Graeme Kirkwood has down as the Ariel at tollcross , tollcross have the Volvo demonstrater not crew toll as some say

Added by Colin on 26 October 2016.

Westie 7 - Yeh I wonder what would have happened if there was a fire in the centre of Aberdeen while the ALP was out all night at the Glen O Dee hospital fire?

Added by Andy on 27 October 2016.

New Volvo TL is going to Tollcross, as it cuts down on training implications, as had the new TL gone to Crewe Toll they would have had to train them on the new one and then train Tollcross on the handdown from Crewe Toll.

Added by D.cruickshank on 27 October 2016.

Colin is right. The HP was intended for McDonald Road, then getting disposed of when they get one of the new Volvo HP's.

Added by Grant Melville on 28 October 2016.

Oops meant ALP. LoL

Added by Grant Melville on 28 October 2016.

Would that mean that McDonald rd own hp will go to disposal as well if so it might as well go now as the new alp is due before the end of this year then a further 6 up to 2019

Added by Colin on 28 October 2016.

Surely there is more behind decisions to allocate appliances to stations than simply the crew training implications? Is operational risk assessment not the primary consideration i.e. if a new TL has a significantly improved capability and is better suited to the hazards and risk in a particular station area, then surely that station is where it should run from? If there is nothing to choose between old and new, then the training implications can perhaps sway the decision. What capabilities does the new TL have that make it more suitable to run out of Tollcross rather than Crewe Toll?

Added by Keith Richardson on 30 October 2016.

I see this HP is back at Central in Aberdeen....

Added by Andy on 31 October 2016.

The new TL has the dipping end section at the head of the laddder with the cage.

Added by D.cruickshank on 01 November 2016.

Has anyone got a photo of the new TL or new ALP's to share?

Added by Andy on 04 November 2016.

At time of writing Dunfermlines ARP SN09FEO Seen sitting in Sighthill fire station

Added by Andrew Carson on 08 November 2016.

Sighthill back to the 2 pumps when I passed this morning a Toyota 4x4 usually was sat in the tl bay.

Added by Colin on 12 November 2016.

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