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1939 Bedford MLZ Towing Vehicle & Trailer Pump.
This Bedford MLZ(reg-JL 7022)commercial vehicle was introduced in 1939 and was one of a pair of Bedfords purchased by the Boston District Council Fire Brigade to tow a Scammel trailer pump,then after the war it became part of the Holland Fire Brigade(Lincolnshire)fleet.After going for a short spell as a hose layer in the 1950's,it finally went out of service in 1956.
I photographed this appliance at the 40th Anniversary of the West Sussex Fire Brigade'Fireshow'held at Parham Park near Storrington in West Sussex in the August of 1988.
For more information on this vehicle,look at a more up to date photograph(picture 11501)on this site which further information has been added.
This Bedford MLZ(reg-JL 7022)commercial vehicle was introduced in 1939 and was one of a pair of Bedfords purchased by the Boston District Council Fire Brigade to tow a Scammel trailer pump,then after the war it became part of the Holland Fire Brigade(Lincolnshire)fleet.After going for a short spell as a hose layer in the 1950's,it finally went out of service in 1956.
I photographed this appliance at the 40th Anniversary of the West Sussex Fire Brigade'Fireshow'held at Parham Park near Storrington in West Sussex in the August of 1988.
For more information on this vehicle,look at a more up to date photograph(picture 11501)on this site which further information has been added.
Pete; thanks for capturing this little beauty; apparently body-work by a firm of Undertakers(N.America = "Funeral Directors") as related at Pic # 11501, along with this Engine's varied history, in and out of service.
Definitely, one of the more attractive trucks, built on a commercial chassis, on this 'Site - up there with the examples from Belgium and The Netherlands, on this 'Site [Marcel(s) - I remembered to include that....]
Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B
Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 14 January 2010.
Definitely, one of the more attractive trucks, built on a commercial chassis, on this 'Site - up there with the examples from Belgium and The Netherlands, on this 'Site [Marcel(s) - I remembered to include that....]
Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B
Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 14 January 2010.
Chris:- The Austin to the rear of the Bedford is an escape carrier with a 50 foot wheeled ladder, a 130 gallon tank, two hose reels and a front mounted 350 GPM Barton-American pump. The one parked in front of it is a "Heavy Unit", with an independently-powered 700 GPM centrifugal pump, a 30 foot two piece extension ladder and a full load of 2.75 inch hose.
Both were issued by the Home Office in WWII and originally painted AFS grey. They accommodated a crew of six, and the Heavy Unit could also carry additional personnel, as long as they did not want to sit down! After the war, many of both types were placed in service by municipcal and county fire brigades, and some saw service into the 1960s.
Regarding the Bedford, did these have a water tank and hosereel system? Also, is this the original trailer pump? To my eyes, it looks a bit like a wartime Coventry climax light pump, but I am not very knowledgeable when it comes to trailer pumps!
Added by Rob Johnson on 07 August 2014.
Both were issued by the Home Office in WWII and originally painted AFS grey. They accommodated a crew of six, and the Heavy Unit could also carry additional personnel, as long as they did not want to sit down! After the war, many of both types were placed in service by municipcal and county fire brigades, and some saw service into the 1960s.
Regarding the Bedford, did these have a water tank and hosereel system? Also, is this the original trailer pump? To my eyes, it looks a bit like a wartime Coventry climax light pump, but I am not very knowledgeable when it comes to trailer pumps!
Added by Rob Johnson on 07 August 2014.
The trailer pump is a Beresford-Stork trailer pump and not a Coventry Climax.Sorry I've not answered your question before now Rob but wasn't notified of a comment being added.Pete.
Added by Pete Matten on 01 June 2015.
Added by Pete Matten on 01 June 2015.
Being the owner at the time this photo was taken Pete I can confirm that the pump was a Coventry Climax. Rob, there was a 200 gal tank behind the crew cab but no hosereel only two 2.75" couplings one on each side of tank, and a portable dam carried on the cab roof, The orignal trailer pump was a large Scammell. I did have photo's of the appliance parked outside of the station in the early years.
Added by Chris Wild on 02 June 2015.
Added by Chris Wild on 02 June 2015.
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Added by Paul Warnock on 30 December 2009.