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DHY496 returns to Bristol for a weekend.
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No: 45140   Contributor: Richard Aston   Year: 2024   Manufacturer: Leyland   Country: United Kingdom
DHY496 returns to Bristol for a weekend.

1937 Leyland FT3 which served Bristol from 1937 to about 1963 returns for a weekend at the Bristol M Shed museum. She travelled from Newbury in Berkshire under her own power.


Picture added on 30 August 2024 at 22:28
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Good to see you and speak to you there. Wonderful old machine.

Added by Bristol Bob on 31 August 2024.
Interesting transition. Not quite a Braidwood, but very close! Modernization was limited to a transverse rear seat for crew members but still with open sides. And - unlike many enclosed appliances in the late thirties - it was still an open body, with no half doors for safety and a narrow rear body, offering less equipment accommodation than a contemporary full width enclosed body.

Added by Rob Johnson on 31 August 2024.
Great to see you also, Bristol Bob.

Yes, Rob, the lack of imagination of Chief Fire Officers is quite amazing. So much space is wasted on this appliance.

Added by Richard Aston on 05 October 2024.
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