Fire Engines Photos

John Did you happen to see if there were any operating or motor manuels with the rig?

Added by Rodger on 12 June 2008.

Ah, GXA 99 - one of the NFS issue TLs. This went to Burton-on-Trent on its war-time delivery, remaining there until denationalisation, at which time it went to Birmingham.
Could you possibly confirm the chassis number please, which will be a 4-figure number that probably begins "31".

Added by Ian Moore on 12 June 2008.

Sorry - I'd missed you quoted the chassis number in the original caption !

Added by Ian Moore on 12 June 2008.

Did my training on this old lady when it was the training machine with Birmingham Fire and Ambulance Service at Brummy HQ, Corporation St in about 1967.


Added by Tony Madsen on 08 March 2015.

Interesting to see on top of the nearside locker, a lug type standpipe. Birmingham hydrants were that type originally and in the mid/late 1960's we were still finding hydrants with that type of outlet. We carried adaptors on the appliances to convert them to standard round thread which we left in place but still carried the copper lug standpipe. I recall that the hydrants there were of the sluice valve type which opened clockwise. When I transferred to South wales, of course, hydrants opened anticlockwise - took me some time to adapt myself!

Added by Tony Madsen on 15 March 2015.

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