C1 BANKHALL

In the early days of its existence, Kirkdale Station was more familiarly known as Bankhall.

Dennis F103 Emergency Tender 512CKA shortly after it passed to Merseyside.
Another picture of this appliance appears on the Hatton Garden page.
[Copyright photograph ~ D. Carville and reproduced with permission.]

Commer Marine Unit PCM663 was originally a Foam Tender with Birkenhead C.B.
[Copyright picture ~ A. Kent and reproduced with permission.]

Dennis F117 HPV 9750KF was seen on the run as a reserve at Canning Place.
[From the A. Daley collection and reproduced with permission.]

Dennis F106 DKD928C began life as a pump before being converted to High Expansion Foam Unit in 1970.
[Copyright picture ~ A. Kent and reproduced with permission.]

Low-loader JKD121D was seen in the heart of the docks.
[Copyright picture ~ Merseyside Fire Museum and reproduced with permission.]

This 1981 pciture of Bankhall shows three different types of Water Ladder.
ERF LEM841R, Dennis RS TFY819V & Dennis R RLV31T

Emergency Tender Control Unit TTJ318V operated from 1980 - 1992.

Dennis RS TFY819V in the station.
[Copyright picture ~ N. Glover and reproduced with permission.]

Ford D XKB926W was the Hose Layer Water Unit.
[Copyright picture ~ A. Kent and reproduced with permission.]

Sister vehicle XKB927W was used as the Marine Pump Unit.
[Copyright picture ~ A. Kent and reproduced with permission.]

Dennis DWM609Y from C1 subsequently became a F'HIRE vehicle.
It was seen in Chadderton, 18 July 2006.

Dennis F125 HPV A48HKC is seen hard at work, with the booms off 9750KF above.
[Copyright photograph ~ D. Carville and reproduced with permission.]

After a spell at Canning Place, Dennis Camiva Turntable Ladder B593NPL moved to Bankhall where it was seen 27 September 1993.
Another pictures of this appliance appears on the Canning Place page.
[Copyright picture ~ K. Howarth and reproduced with permission.]

This early picture of Dennis RS B919KWM clearly indicates where it was allocated.
[From the A. Daley collection and reproduced with permission.]

Dennis RS133 B919KWM in its later livery.
[Copyright picture ~ K. Howarth and reproduced with permission.]

Ford Cargo Foam Tender B924KWM was seen in the fire station.
[From the A. Daley collection and reproduced with permission.]

One of the early prime movers is Merseyside was H654JKF, seen here with the Hose Layer Unit.
(NP collection ~ courtesy Adey Allison)



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