Fire Engines Photos

Can someone please explain the extra tall coachwork? What was it for? Looks a bit unusual to me. Thanks

Added by Mario on 15 February 2010.

Mario,the tall bodywork is to allow the crew to move about within the body,and also to provide space for all the equipment carried,which probably included breathing apparatus and cylinders for cutting gear,some were also used as a combined control vehicle.

Added by Bristol Bob on 15 February 2010.

Thanks for the info. I see, it did cross my mind that it was for standing room. What got me mixed up are the side lockers. Command vehicles don't tend to have such exensive locker arrangements, its usually windows. An interesting vehicle. Any idea if there are any like it in preservation?

Added by Mario on 15 February 2010.

Mario,don't confuse this with a Command Vehicle.This vehicle is an Emergency Tender.

Added by Pete Matten on 15 February 2010.

By the looks of the white/red beacon cover this may have been used as a forward command unit

Added by Michael on 28 April 2010.

It was quite common back in the 1980's for some Emergency Tenders to have the red/white chequered band and not just Control Units.This particular vehicle was an ET from 1984 and was scrapped in 1995 following a major engine defect.I think I will also mension that from the same period,the late 1970's and into the 1980's some vehicles actually sported a yellow and black chequered band around them indicating that they were a Chemical Incident Unit(CIU),or as some people called them,a Haz-Mat Unit(Hazard Materials Unit).

Added by Pete Matten on 29 April 2010.

Red and white chequers definitely indicates that this ET was also used in a dual Control Unit role. The chequers were so personnel could spot the vehicle easily at large incidents and therefore know where to report.

Added by Yelp Bullhorn on 30 April 2010.

HI Pete up here also in Tayside our BA support unit pod also has the yellow and black chequered band along the top of the body below the roof.

Added by Grant Melville on 30 April 2010.

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Hi Pete Matten, are you sure this vehicle was scrapped? I own the identical model A987 XCV and was hoping A988 XCV was still out there somewhere.

Added by Kelly Martin on 25 March 2013.

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