In the early days of its existence, Kirkdale Station was more familiarly known as Bankhall.
The old fire station shortly before demolition, 3 January 2011.
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 Pax IV Control Unit 3200KB was seen
at the station, 19 August 1972.
[Copyright picture ~ Satis and reproduced
with permission.]
Dennis F117 HPV was seen in the station yard,
19 August 1972.
[Copyright picture ~ Satis 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.]
Austin Tractor Unit JKD121D was seen in the
station, 19 August 1972.
[Copyright picture ~ Satis and reproduced
with permission.]
Low-loader JKD121D was seen in the heart of
the docks.
[Copyright picture ~ Merseyside Fire Museum
and reproduced with permission.]
ERF PHP TKA322G was based here when photographed
2 September 1971.
[Copyright picture ~ Satis and reproduced
with permission.]
This 1981 pciture of Bankhall shows three different
types of Water Ladder.
ERF LEM841R, Dennis RS TFY819V & Dennis
R RLV31T
Dennis R RLV31T was seen on the station forecourt.
[Copyright picture ~ Alastair Collins collection
via Peter Williams.]
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 ~ K. F. Reid MBE 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)
Prime Mover J256KWM was seen with the General
Purpose Unit Pod opposite the station, 15 April 2007.
[Copyright picture ~ Keith Howarth and reproduced
with permission.]
Prime Mover K945OHF was also seen on the station forecourt, 26 February 2007.
Prime Mover K946OHF was seen at Royal Seaforth
Dock, 1 March 2009.
[Copyright picture ~ K. Howarth and reproduced
with permission.]
The Hazmat Unit was seen being utilised at
a Chemical Incident in Huyton, 4 October 2007.
[Copyright picture ~ P. McLean and reproduced
with permission.]
Prime Mover L38SFY with the Marine & Tunnel
Firefighting Unit was seen 19 September 2009.
[Copyright picture ~ M. Eley and reproduced
with permission.]
Volvo Prime Mover M232YBG was seen leaving
an exercise in Knowlsey with the Hazmat Pod, 2 February 2012.
Emergency One bodied Dennis Sabre T663CCK was seen on the station forecourt, 26 February 2007.
Kirkdale's Scania DG02WFZ was seen in Campbeltown Road, Tranmere, after a major fire there, 13 April 2010.
The allocation of IRU032 DG53FZH is now confirmed.
It was seen at the Training School, Croxteth,
31st March 2004.
It is believed that IRU032 seen abovemovedn
the reserve fleet,
having been replaced by IRU002 DG53FVZ which
was seen in the station yard, 6 January 2006.
Scania DK05HBD was seen in Walton at a major fire, 20 June 2013.
MAN Hazmat Unit DK08GJX was seen in Knowsley, 2 February 2012.
Volvo CPL DK60DVJ was seen in the station yard,
7 April 2019.
[Copyright picture ~ A. Daley and reproduced
with permission.]
Scania DK60DVN was seen at a 20 pump fire in
Earlestown. 20 May 2020.
[Copyright picture ~ A. Daley and reproduced
with permission.]