Following helpful feedback [no pun intended], I have decided
to group all the Salvation Army Catering Units together on one page.
The present four vehicles can all work anywhere in the North West Area
that the Salvation Army currently covers and are not restricted to any
particular Fire & Rescue Service. It will also assist with future
changes.
Catering Unit 'A' J269TTX was seen at
an incident in Manchester City Centre, 18 January 2012.
This vehicle is normally based at Whitefield
Fire Station and carries lettering
for both Greater Manchester & Cheshire
Fire & Rescue Services.
Bedwas bodied Catering Unit 'B' N665WVR was
seen at an exercise in Radcliffe, 23 July 2011.
This vehicle is normally based at Salford
Fire Station.
Catering Unit 'C' MM51OZP was seen at
the Extravaganza in Cheadle Heath, 4 June 2011
This vehicle is normally based at Whitehill
Fire Station, Stockport.
Ford Transit 'L' unit BL04NWG was seen the
day after a 20 pump fire in Leyland, 22 December 2011.
This vehicle is based at Service Headquarters.
Two SACUs 'B' on the left and 'L' on the right
were needed at the 20 pump incident in Leyland, 21 December 2011.
Behind the 'B' unit is the 'C' unit which
had arrived to relieve the other 2 units.
I believe that this was the very first time
all four units had been brought together.
They were seen in the yard at Whitehill Fire
Station, 24 January 2009.
Thanks to the duty crew for the latter picture
which they kindly took from the Hydraulic Platform
[Both pictures copyright ~ Major N. Tansley
and reproduiced with permission.]
From April 2008, the Salvation Army also have an agreement with Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service. However, since this is covered by a different division of the Army, the vehicle will not normally interchange with those above.
The SACU for Merseyside CK06XPO was seen at the Engineering Centre, 10 May 2011.