Upload a Picture
About this Site | Links | Random Pic | Advanced Search
Home | Latest Additions | Contributors
| Visitors
Fire Engine Photos
Maudslay Regent3/M'weather DP West Ham FB FAN333
from 1953. The odd thing is I have another photo of this appliance with conventional doors not jacknife. I wonder if they were changed later. Is that an Essex Kew or Comet behind?
photo via Roy Goodey
from 1953. The odd thing is I have another photo of this appliance with conventional doors not jacknife. I wonder if they were changed later. Is that an Essex Kew or Comet behind?
photo via Roy Goodey
Petros:
I have seen video of the same dual purpose in action when it had been was changed to London livery after the merger, and it still had the same odd door configuration.
London and Middlesex both had similar Merryweathers with four hinged cab doors, as did many other brigades - who bought a total of over 120.
The pump appliance is indeed a Leyland Comet - not a Dodge Kew, but also something of a rare bird...
Added by on 24 February 2018.
I have seen video of the same dual purpose in action when it had been was changed to London livery after the merger, and it still had the same odd door configuration.
London and Middlesex both had similar Merryweathers with four hinged cab doors, as did many other brigades - who bought a total of over 120.
The pump appliance is indeed a Leyland Comet - not a Dodge Kew, but also something of a rare bird...
Added by on 24 February 2018.
picture 13397 illustrates another West Ham appliance with very difficult access and egress from the driver's cab.
It seems this brigade was quite unusual in requiring their drivers and officers to have advanced contortionist qualifications!
Added by Rob Johnson on 06 September 2021.
It seems this brigade was quite unusual in requiring their drivers and officers to have advanced contortionist qualifications!
Added by Rob Johnson on 06 September 2021.
Maudslay
Added by CraigW on 24 February 2018.