Fire Engines Photos

Having never seen them in action, have always wondered how effective (i.e bright) that style of beacon (as seen on the roof) are

Added by John D on 15 September 2009.

Not very effective John !!!

Added by Barrie Green on 15 September 2009.

I have some ex Bath ones,they are rubbish!

Added by Bob on 15 September 2009.

In which case it's great that this machine has been preserved as is, those beacons appear quite rare and perhaps that explains why.

Added by John D on 16 September 2009.

There appears to be a Fresnel-type lens molded into the glass of these lights; so did the lamps merely flash.... were they Strobe Lights ?

Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B

Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 18 September 2009.

Pat,these lights are FRANCIS type D7,the brochure says "7 inch diameter Dioptric rotating beacon".
These were from the 1960's,way before strobe lights were invented,i think that they are glass
rather than a plastic type lens.
The light output is poor.

Added by Bob on 18 September 2009.

I rode on this machine, and it went so fast you couldn't tell if the lights were flashing or not! Beautifully and lovingly maintained whilst on the run by Firemen Meighen and Atkin assisted by the Brigade mechanic!

Added by Tomslad on 19 September 2009.

I served on that pump escape, and i don`t think The front beacons are original, also the instrument panel lights were poor, so a external strip light was fitted. the front bell is manually powered from the OiC seat.

Added by Jim Mcvey on 19 September 2009.

Jim, on the Delta-64 website there is a photo taken in 1967 of the lineup of appliances at Strand Road. The PE had this type of beacons fitted then. There is also a photo of Bootle No 3 Pump Ladder, a Dennis F26 with a Lacon 45ft ladder, this to had a Francis beacon.

Added by Barrie Green on 19 September 2009.

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