Bedford appliances of Dorset Fire Brigade.

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No: 30030 Contributor: Andy Holtham Year: 1993 Manufacturer: Bedford Country: United Kingdom

Bedford appliances of Dorset Fire Brigade.

Taken on Weymouth seafront, 1993 at the 12 pump fire, Alexander Gdn's amusement complex. There were 'Bedford's galore'. These 3 pumps arrived with-in 10 mins of each other.(WJT 241X ) left of pic was at Wareham fire station as the Wrt when I photographed it some 12 months before. The appliance on the far right was a 'Y' reg starting BPR, but cant remember or make out the numbers.
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Fantastic photo Andy of 3 great appliances. Had many happy hours turning out in similar pumps when I joined. Thanks for sharing.

Added by Paul Warnock on 17 November 2011.

Thanks for the photo Andy, this has brought back memories, as the family and I were on the esplanade side of this when it happened, pity we cannot post movies clips on here, as I had filmed them.

Added by Mike & Helen on 18 November 2011.

Hello Andy WJT 243X is now a horsebox truck I photoed it with the back removed number on here picture 17431 and I did photo out of service at local auction in Poole BPR 181Y which may be the other Bedford Tk ? they had 3-4 on BPR reg look at my photo of it on here number picture 22151.

Added by Morgan Chapman on 18 November 2011.

Thank-you for the comments folk's. I have several more pics of this incident, it really was a Bedford 'day out'! I was a postman at the time in Weymouth, and ran down camera in hand from my home 500 yds from the Fire station.

Added by Andy Holtham on 18 November 2011.

See picture 27590 which I also took at this incident of the one off Bedford on a TL chassis C625XPR, the then 2nd away machine at Weymouth. I also have a picture of BPR180Y & BPR181Y running as Water Ladder and Water tender Weymouth in 1985 as call-sign's 107 & 207 in that order.

Added by Andy Holtham on 18 November 2011.

BPR182Y can be eliminated as it was the appliance at Christchurch that was crushed by a falling tree in the storm of 1987.

Added by George A'court on 23 November 2011.

Hello Andy great photos looking forward to seeing more of this fire at weymouth I have 2 friends that attended this fire one from hamworty and the other from weymouth who is still a retained fire fighter there today and owns a ex weymouth fire engine as well a carrier gamecock 1963 UFX 157 .

Added by Morgan Chapman on 23 November 2011.

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