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This appliance is from 1980(reg-JVT471V)and was a Ford D1114-Benson Foam/Salvage Tender.
The appliance was originally based at the old Hednesford Road fire station in Cannock until 1994,then converted to what was called a Damage Limitation Unit and was then based at High Street,Burton-Upon-Trent.Not sure when this went out of service and into preservation.

Added by Pete Matten on 19 September 2009.

Staffs did have a Ford ET similar in design, based at Stafford but it was written off in an RTA.

Added by Phil Reed on 21 September 2009.

JVT 471V Ford D1114/Benson The appliance was converted into a Damage Limitation Unit in 1994 and was allocated to Kidsgrove fire station where it remained in that role until it was retired from service.

Added by Soren Heeks on 22 September 2009.

i purchased this vehicle yesterday from a chap in Manchester!
(16-4-2010)

Added by Jeff Herbertson on 17 April 2010.

This should be restored to its original day glo livery. Looking pritty shabby now.

Added by Adam on 14 May 2010.

Stafford indeed did have an almost identical appliance to this. It ran as an Emergency Tender until one day, while racing along Wolverhampton Road as it responded to an M6 RTA, it met with a double set of railings, a railway track enbankment, and finally, some allotments!

The vehicle differed in that it had black wheels, three roller shutters instead of the two hinged lockers, and it had red and white chequers around the roof, for when acting as a Control Unit. It too had a day-glo paintjob. Not convinced, but I believe it carried the reg PRE 442W.

Added by Yelp Bullhorn on 05 October 2012.

Reg of the RTC write off ET was JEH541V.

Added by Adam on 05 October 2012.

Was PRE 442W not the Bedford/Benson ET from Hanley?

Added by Steve on 05 October 2012.

PRE442W was the ET at Burton PRE443W was the ET at Hanley.

Added by Adam on 07 October 2012.

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