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I think this full crew cab split tilt design compares very favorably to the most recent London Atego acquisitions, which are not a very attractive design...The "excuse" for the new London pumps' boxy crew cab was to provide extra space for four crew in the rear compartment - even though London pumps usually have three in the back and sometimes only two.

These modular Magirus bodies do easily accommodate four, and some handle six or seven with ease, depending on the vehicle's wheelbase. Seems that they demonstrate that practical does not have to translate as ugly.

Added by Rob Johnson on 04 January 2021.

Rob have you seen Lancs have now got that crew cab on the Daf LF chassis? good looking appliance ruined!

Added by John Johnstone on 05 January 2021.

John: No, fortunately not! Seems to my skeptical mind that it is probably a question of pounds and pennies rather than anything else...


Ed: DAF LF /Emergency One new cab can be seen here www.fireflash-delta64.co.uk/whatsnew.html


Added by Rob Johnson on 06 January 2021.

Last year Berlin's 42 full time rescue pumps made 69,000 runs, an average of 4.5 each on every 24 hour shift, and were responding to alarms around 15% of their time.

The 57 volunteer fire companies made 13, 400 runs - equal to around one sixth of all for both full time and volunteer stations combined.

Interestingly, volunteer attendance times (turnout plus travel) were only one minute longer, suggesting the placement of the different stations is rather well thought out.

Of the 34 full time stations, 20 also accommodate volunteers and their equipment, while the remainder are in separate quarters.

Added by Rob Johnson on 17 February 2021.

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