Upton Street was a Manchester City Fire Brigade Station on the borders of Longsight and Ardwick, just off the A6 Stockport Road. When GMC took over it became station E53 and was soon replaced by the present Gorton Fire Station, a couple of miles away just off the A57 Hyde Road.
Steam Fire Engine at the old Upton Street Fire
Station early in the 20th century.
[From the GMFS Museum collection and reproduced
with permission.]
Dennis F24 SVU200 was believed to have been
transferred to Upton Street by the time this picture was taken.
[Copyright picture ~ R. Simpson and reproduced
with permission.]
The two pictures above were taken before ONF664H
was delivered.
[Copyright pictures ~ Stuart Wilkinson Collection
and reproduced with permission.]
When this picture was taken, ONF664H was running for GMC ~ July 1975.
Two contrasting pictures of ERF Simonitor YVU133M
ex-City of Manchester.
[NP collection ~ courtesy A Collier]
A welcome rear shot of YVU133M seen on Hyde
Road at Ardwick.
[Copyright picture ~ N. Glover and reproduced
with permission.]
ERF Simonitor YVU133M was seen being put to
good use at a fire in a row of derelict houses.
[Copyright picture ~ the late G. V. Rothwell
and reproduced with permission.]
The first 'siginificant' batch of Dennis RS
appliances was headed by ENB641T.
[Copyright picture ~ the late Alan Gartside
and reproduced with permission.]
Dennis RS TNF160X was seen in the early days
complete with Angloco badge on the grille.
It was subsequently reallocated for some time
to Altrincham before eventually going to Pakistan.
[NP collection ~ courtesy A Collier]
Replacement for the above pumps was another
pair
of Dennis RSs as illustrated by A30JDB.
[Copyright picture ~ the late Alan Gartside
and reproduced with permission.]
Dennis RS appliance A31JDB was seen at a major fire on Great Ancoats Street, 20 April 1984.
Dodge A695MNC was one of the early Emergency/Salvage
Tenders.
[Copyright picture ~ Aidan Anderson and reproduced
with permission.]
Another shot of A695MNC along ith several other
appliances at an incident on Dantzic Street in the City Centre c.1985.
Behind is ford URJ787S not previously included
on the website. Both appliances based at Gorton.
As in many cases, Dodges followed the Dennis
appliances here typified by F67ENB & F68ENB
[Copyright picture ~ the late Alan Gartside
and reproduced with permission.]
Emergency Salvage Tender L979ENC was seen in
the station yard.
[NP collection ~ courtesy A Collier]
Volvo FL6 P988JRJ was seen at a rubbish fire in Openshaw, 24 August 2000.
Second pump P989JRJ was well travelled at it
acted as support pump for the emergency salvage tender.
On this occasion it was supporting the Rochdale
EST at a 6 pump incident in Lancashire County Area, 13 April 2003.
Volvo FLH MH04FJD was seen at an incident in Beswick, 25 May 2012.
Volvo PN08UXA was seen at a make pumps 5 at Heaton Park Methodist Church, 22 December 2018.