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AHD971 Maudslay Merlin III M'weather P Dewsbury
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No: 45148   Contributor: Petros   Year: 1975   Manufacturers: Maudslay, Merryweather   Country: United Kingdom
AHD971 Maudslay Merlin III M'weather P Dewsbury

Maudslay were taken over by AEC in 1948 so after then it was an AEC even if an original Maudslay design. early days of badge engineering.

This 1955 appliance was an exhibit at The Yorkshire Fire Museum and the following information comes from their souvenir guide of Summer 1977.

This 1955 Maudsley/Merryweather Marquis served with Dewsbury Fire Brigade until 1972. It was the first of six prototypes and Britain's first high-speed diesel fire engine. The 7.7 litre AEC engine gave it a top speed of around 60mph with fuel consumption between 15 and 18mpg.

The Merryweather pump could move 850 gallons a minute.

Courtesy Geoff Pritchard collection acquired via the Fire Brigade Society.



Picture added on 02 September 2024 at 20:56
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Very few of these were built. I was told it was only around a half dozen before the version with the AEC factory cowl and grille appeared within two years of this early example. These later editions did retain the odd two door cab with its narrow sliding doors, even though the original prototype (also on this site) had a four door cab like the earlier AEC/Maudslay appliances. Despite the fact that these were pretty decent, they were never very popular with county brigades, probably mainly because of cost and the fact that they were only available with diesel engines - which were not very well received by traditional users in county brigades in the late fifties and early sixties.

Added by Rob Johnson on 02 September 2024.
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