A10/W58 SALFORD

One of the early appliances purchased by GMC and allocated here was Ford NVM182P
[Copyright picture ~ Ian Moore and reproduced with permission.]

From memory, the Breathing Apparatus School was at Salford Central Fire Station
which would be the reason for VVM440X being photographed on the forecourt there.
[Copyright picture ~ the late Alan Gartside and reproduced with permission.]

Both Dennis RSs GNE59V & GNE60V were seen in the station yard.
[Copyright picture ~ the late Alan Gartside and reproduced with permission.]

Dodge TL LNF95Y
[From the Paul Warnock Collection and reproduced with permission.]

Dodge TL BNB708Y was seen in the station yard.
[NP collection ~ courtesy A Collier]

Dodge G13C, A648OJA carrying Mountain Range bodywork, was seen in the station yard.
[Copyright picture ~ the late Alan Gartside and reproduced with permission.]

A649OJA was from the second batch of Dodge appliances bought by GMC.
[Copyright picture ~ the late Alan Gartside and reproduced with permission.]

The second pair of Dodges at Salford carried bodywork by Fulton & Wylie as seen on D759NNB
[Copyright picture ~ the late Alan Gartside and reproduced with permission.]

Like its sister machine above, D760NNB was seen in the station yard.
[Copyright picture ~ the late Alan Gartside and reproduced with permission.]

Continuing the variety of appliances at Salford were Leyland Freighters H376FBA & H377FBA.
[Copyright picture ~ the late Alan Gartside and reproduced with permission.]

Volvo J561PND was photographed here whilst in build.
Eagle eyes will notice that the chassis is the FL7 not the FL10 below.
It was SIMON's policy to build aerials on a slave chassis.
[NP collection ~ courtesy A. Collier.]

Volvo FL10 J561PND was the first ALP in the brigade.
[NP collection ~ courtesy A Collier]

Volvo FL10 N377YNC was seen in the station yard.
[Copyright picture ~ the late Alan Gartside and reproduced with permission.]
 

Seen quite a way from Salford, S294RVM was on relief duties in Bolton, 4 October 2006.

Closer to home, S295RVM was seen at a major fire in Trafford Park, 5 April 2008.

Reserve Volvo MF51EXH was operating out of Salford when seen at a fire in Manchester City Centre, 13 January 2015.

Volvo PN57AOW was seen responding to an incident, 19 April 2019.

Volvo PF08SNX was seen at a major fire in Farnworth,  14 September 2013.

Volvo PF08SNY  was seen having just turned ouit to an incident, 8 July 2018.

Volvo PN08UWW was seen at an incident in Leigh, 28 December 2020.

Volvo FL PO68WWS had been on the run for just a couple of days when seen in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, 28 Janaury 2019.


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