Fire Engines Photos

a true classic I can remember ward end A6 having 1 of these after a ERF hp then they had a new ERF hp now they have a MAN snozzle. A1 central use to have one of these as well till cost cutting came in.
now Birmingham hasn't got a station in the city centre,

Added by Tg on 09 August 2009.

Birmingham may not have a fire station in the city centre anymore, but it was all due to ' cost cutting ' as it was costing the brigade too much to keep the old Headquarters at A1 central open and would've proved cheaper to build a new Headquarters. My Father is a firefighter and when he joined the Brigade,the West Mids had , 8 Hps/T.T.L and now currently only have 3 Hydraulic Platforms, these stationed at Walsall,Oldbury and Bournbrook, with the Water Rescue Tower stationed at Ward end.
Ironically Walsall now house A6 Ward end's old H.P.

Added by Jb on 29 October 2009.

JB, I believe Coventry Central still run a HP. But I can remember WMFS having TEN operational aerials.

In June 1990 for instance:

A Division: TL at A1-Central. HP at A6-Ward End.
B Division: HP at B1-Solihul. TL at B3-Coventry.
C Division: HPs at C4-Bournbrook & C7-Ladywood.
D Division: HP at D1-Oldbury. TL at D2-Brierly Hill.
E Division: ALP at E1-Walsall. HP at E5-Wolverhampton.

Added by YelpBullhorn on 30 October 2009.

Coventry still has a HP a T reg ERF.Warwickshire have gor 2 carps 1 going to Nuneaton which means the HP from coventry won't be the nearest aerial which has been covering that part of warwickshire for the last 5 years. The other one will go to leamington spa and replace there V reg ERF. I don't think solihull has a HP anymore.

Added by Tg on 31 October 2009.

I will be re installing a set of ladders back on this machine in the near future c964 jok. Has any body know how simple or hard this would be ?

Added by JIMMY on 15 January 2010.

JIMMY; do send us some pictures of the work in progress, to show us the details, so we can learn how it works.(I have only ever seen an Aerial TTL in a static position - up, or, down)

I understand, that the Magirus Turntable is still present; and that you only need the actual telescoping Aerial Ladders, themselves ?

Now, Learned Readers, is it possible to fit, and operate, another Manufacturer's Ladders to this Turntable ?

Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B

Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 15 January 2010.

Dennis DFD133/Carmichael/Magirus DL30u TL. Entered service at Walsall in 1986.

Added by Andy Middleton on 15 January 2010.

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