Fire Engines Photos

What a weird looking appliance. Thanks for sharing it with us Ian.

Added by Andrew Middleton on 11 November 2010.

Woah! thanks Ian, who ever came up with that idea must have had a drink before hand.
Unusual given the overall height of the appliance, as Brewerys often have pipe runs and other overhead obstructions. Am guessing no low bridges in the area either. Brilliant. Thanks

Added by John D on 11 November 2010.

Oh dear. Do you know how useful the platform was. It looks to short and to high up for the firefighters to get in the basket easily.

Added by David Jones on 11 November 2010.

Its so unusual that its perhaps a shame that the owner has converted it back to a PE. I understand it wont have been practical, but obsure and rarities are what preservation is about isn't it?!?

(shoot me now I know!)

Added by Davey G on 12 November 2010.

David

This was probably used more for general maintenance around the brewery with the access platform yet still retaining its role as the 'works appliance' - access platforms have the ability to be lowered to a more convenient height nearer the ground to allow people to get into the cage - its the same with ALP's you wouldn't expect to squeeze into the cage in its stowed position - you simply operate from the turret controls bring it down to the ground and access the cage then !

Added by Rick Loudon on 12 November 2010.

Picking up on Rick's valid point, perhaps also used for confined space entries during routine maintenance or production stop repair in (or on) otherwise difficult to access (or egress) vertical (or horizontal) vessels ? If I recall correctly, The Con Space Regs require those carrying out such maintenance or repairs have to have in place robust procedures, the necessary equipment and the expertise to effect an immediate rescue of anyone "in difficulty" ? A high level access port on a vertical vessel ? ... along with the brewery's own properly trained standby personnel it could well have been called upon to do the needful ?

Added by Keith Richardson on 12 November 2010.

I'm not sure what year the picture was taken, but looking at the age of the vehicles, would the confined spaces regs been in force then / or been worried about in them days? In general maintenance activities around a plant such as a brewery a mobile platform could have been very useful. The overall travelling height must of been rather limiting though!

Added by Michael G on 13 November 2010.

I agree with Michael, this picture appears to have been taken in the late seventies (judging by the Bedford Dray in the background) and the confined space regs were not in force then - it is my feeling that this vehicle served a dual role - primarilary works fire appliance but also the maintainance department vehicle - as it was already fitted with a pto (power take off) and had a substantial chassis it would have been relativly simple to fit a second hand access platform to it.

Added by Rick Loudon on 13 November 2010.

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Added by Cheap Jordan 8 on 24 June 2015.

I think this was taken on an FBS Visit 1979 or 80 (I was there!! I did here a suggestion it was ex-Grimsby. Anyone confirm or deny?

Added by Andrew Hughes on 24 June 2015.

See picture 16845 for the Grimsby connection of KJV 664.

Added by Petros on 07 August 2017.

KJV664 for searching

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