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.
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.]