Yes, this was indeed a rebodied vehicle that began life as a National Fire Service appliance. In its original guise it was part of a batch that is believed to have covered the registration block GLE 790 to GLE 994, most of which were configured as Heavy Units.
Added by Ian Moore on 14 October 2007.
Please can anyone help, I have some Reading Berks photos. But i am looking for more. My dad served with them mid 70's to late 90's. I find them one of the hardest brigades to source photos etc...
I can confirm that this was built as a heavy pump unit and the log book showed that it carried a leyland or a Tangye pump, it was rebuilt for peace time use by fitting a water tank where the crew cab was with one hose reel on top and was fitted with a gear pump driven off the gear box P.T.O. it was also fitted with a dennis No 2 main pump at the rear driven via a martin harper transfer box from the road engine, It served at Hungerford untill the late fifties and then went to Adwest Engineering as a works appliance until I purchased it in 1980
Added by D.J.Attwood on 14 October 2007.