Fire Engines Photos

Hi Paul,
two quick questions: what year were these photos taken and what is the registration of this appliance?

Added by Marcel Gommers on 27 March 2010.

The reg no is FFH 960K,the pictures were probably taken around 1971-72.
It is a Ford Pyrene pump escape.
It was preserved but i am not sure if it is still around today.

Added by Bristol Bob on 27 March 2010.

Paul P.; great to have the rear view as well of this unique-looking Pump Escape.

Such a short wheel-base; and a "chopped-off" look: yet, a terrific overhang with the Wheeled Escape...Gloucester must have the old, narrow streets. "Watch your rear on the corners ? "

Would love to hear of its operating history; it is a neat rig.

Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B

Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 27 March 2010.

This appliance (FFH 960K) dates from 1971 and is a Ford D600/Pyrene Pump Escape. It was new to the City of Gloucester Fire Service and stationed at Gloucester (later Gloucestershire Fire Service) all its operational service.The appliance carried 250 galls of water, 50ft Merryweather escape and 35ft Bayley ladders. This somewhat unusual looking appliance went out of service in 1982 and sold to Ford dealers, Taylors of Gloucester; it then went into preservation (1984/85) and was owned by Simon Rowley in Hampshire.

Marcel:Can you add this information to all 3 pictures in reference to this appliance please.Thanks,Pete.

Added by Pete Matten on 27 March 2010.

Gloucestershire County Fire Brigade had several D series, but none of at least the original eleven deliveries I was involved with in 1967 carried a wheeled escape ladder.

In fact, very few of those supplied to around twenty five or so different fire brigades over the years were designed to carry escapes, and only a handful had Pyrene bodies. (Most were either HCB-Angus or Carmichael.) I believe this compact but very practical pump escape may well have been a "one-off".

I have heard it was Christened "Trumpington", but no idea why!

Added by Rob Johnson on 21 June 2018.

Rob for your better fire education you need to put Trumpton fire brigade into You Tube, not Trumpington! It will be a better education than just up the road from the latter.

Added by Petros on 21 June 2018.

Petros:

Thanks, I followed your advice but it still did not answer the question. Why was it called Trumpton?

Added by Rob Johnson on 22 June 2018.

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