ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <title>Dennis F12 Pump Escape</title> <meta name="description" content="Strathclyde Fire & Rescue Preservation Group appliance, Dennis F12 Pump Escape"> <meta name="keywords" content="strathclyde,fire,preservation,group,rescue,ayeready,heritage,vintage,wheeled,glasgow,scoosher,goddess,firefighting,pumpescape,appliances,cheapside,street,disaster,glasgow airport,dennisf8,light6"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <link href="../styles/styles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> </head> <body> <div id="layout"> <!-- Top Banner Start --> <div id="header"> <div class="FloatL"> <a href="../index.htm" title="Home"><img src="../images/site/sfrlogo.gif" width="370" height="128" alt="Strathclyde Fire &amp Rescue Logo" border="0"></a> </div> <div class="FloatR"> <img src="../images/site/PresGroupLogo.jpg" width="293" height="128" alt="Strathclyde Fire &amp Rescue Preservation Group Logo"> </div> <div class="both"></div> </div> <!-- Top Banner End --> <!-- Navigation Start --> <div id="navbar"> <ul id="main-nav"> <li><a href="../index.htm" title="Home Page">Home Page</a></li> <li><a href="../aboutus.htm" title="About Us">About Us</a></li> <li><a href="../appliances.htm" title="Group Appliances"> Appliances</a></li> <!-- <li><a href="../chairmans_report.htm" title="Group Chairmans Annual Report">Chairmans Annual Report</a></li>--> <li><a href="../cheapside_street_50_years.htm" title="Commemorating The Cheapside Street Disaster - 28th March 1960">Cheapside Street 50 Years On</a></li> <li><a href="../contact.htm" title="Contact Us">Contact</a></li> <li><a href="../events4.htm" title="Events We Are Attending">Events</a></li> <li><a href="../featured.htm" title="Featuring Specially Selected Events and Appliances">Featured Events and Appliances</a></li> <li><a href="../guestbook1/sfrpg_guestbook.html" title="Why Not Sign Our Guest Book">Guest Book</a></li> <li><a href="../imagegalleries.htm" title="View Image Galleries">Image Galleries</a></li> <li><a href="../links.htm" title="Some Relevant Links You May Find Interesting">Related Links </a></li> <li><a href="../manuals.htm" title="Hand Operated Fire Appliances">Manuals</a></li> <li><a href="../media-section.htm" title="Our Work With The Media">Media Section</a></li> <li><a href="../projects.htm" title="Active Restoration and Preservation Projects">Projects</a></li> <li><a href="../st_mungo.htm" title="The St. Mungo Fire Boat">The St. Mungo Fireboat</a></li> <li><a href="../steamers.htm" title="Steam Powered Appliances">Steamers</a></li> <li><a href="../trailer_units.htm" title="Miscellaneous Trailer Units">Trailer Units</a></li> </ul> </div> <!-- Navigation End --> <!-- Page Content Start --> <div id="content"> <!-- Actual Content Start --> <!-- Appliance top navigation start --> <div id="ApplianceNavContainer"> <ul id="ApplianceNavList"> <li><a href="KSF_404.htm" title="KSF 404, Dennis F8"><< Previous</a></li> <li><a href="L984_VHS.htm" title="L984 VHS, Volkswagon">Next >></a></li> </ul> </div> <!-- Appliance top navigation end --> <h2 class="centered">KHS 590<br>Dennis F12 Pump Escape</h2> <table align="center"> <tr> <td><img src="../images/appliances/KHS_590_2rd.jpg" width="280" height="236" alt="Dennis F12"></td> <td><img src="../images/appliances/KHS_590_1rd.jpg" width="310" height="236" alt="Dennis F12"></td> </tr> </table> <p> This appliance was ordered by Western Area Fire Brigade in 1956 and stationed at Rothesay on the Isle of Bute. It was withdrawn from service in the 70 s and replaced by Water Tender Escape YHS 151H. From 1976 it was used by Barrhead Retained until 14th August 1980 when the Barrhead Retained Unit was disbanded due to budgetry cuts. </p> <p> The F12 had a Rolls Royce straight eight cylinder B80 Mark X 5.7 litre 195 bhp engine which could attain a speed of 60 mph in 40 seconds. It had vacuum servo assisted hydraulic brakes on all wheels, and a wheelbase of 150 inches, 12 inches shorter that the F7 which it superceded. Between 1950 and 1959 336 F12's were built by Dennis at their Guildford factory. </p> <p>   The Preservation Group was asked by Strathclyde Fire Brigade to take on the vehicle for restoration and in August 2004 it arrived at Greenock Fire Station.   It remained there in storage until suitable premises were eventually found in which to continue with the restoration of this classic fire appliance.   </p> <!-- Actual Content End --> </div> <!-- Page Content End --> <!-- Footer Start --> <div id="footer"> &copy; Strathclyde Fire &amp; Rescue Preservation Group </div> <!-- Footer End --> </div> </body> </html>