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This appliance is now with the FSNMT at Weedon in Northamptonshire

Added by Rick Loudon on 26 December 2009.

The number plate for a start is wrong. Looking through my lists of Lincolnshire and judging by the ladder on top my suspicions are that this is Pump salvage tender VDO 600, Austin FGK Carmichael from 1962. According to my lists this served at Boston Fire station with the Holland county Fire brigade. In the 1974 list it has it listed still at Boston as a reserve appliance capable of carrying out the roll of pump, salvage tender and Rescue tender.

If anyone has any more solid information on this please can they share and thanks Petros for posting this, one I havn't seen before.


Added by Stephen Kirkpatrick on 27 December 2009.

The only information I can find on this type of appliance was from the Carmichael"The Family Years"publication from the Fire Brigade Society published in 2004 about appliances produced,or had bodybuilds by Carmichael & Sons(Worcester)Ltd.
It appears that three of these were delivered to Lincolnshire,2 in 1963,and another in 1965.The vehicle registered VDO 600 was classed as a P/ST(pump/salvage tender)and maybe this one also.This picture shows the appliance(C-Reg)being the one from 1965 and was one of 2 that were body builds by Morris.Carmichael did the bodywork to VDO 600 delivered in 1963,the other two,one delivered in 1963 and this one delivered in 1965 had Morris bodywork.

Added by Pete Matten on 27 December 2009.

Having carried out a little bit more research on this appliance,and the other 2 that operated with the Holland County Fire Brigade(Lincolnshire)back in the 1960's this is what I've found.
The one registered-VDO 600 was a 1963 Austin FGK/Carmichael and was classed as a E/S/T(Emergency/Salvage Tender.This later in life become a(RAV)Road Accident Vehicle.
The one registered-XDO 545 was a 1963 Austin FGK/Carmichael and was classed as a P/RT Salv/T(Pump/Rescue Tender/Salvage Tender).This one again in later life also become a(RAV)Road Accident Vehicle.
The last of the 3 was registered-CJL 999C and was a 1965 Austin FGK/Morris/Carmichael and was again classed as a P/RT Salv/T(Pump/Rescue Tender/Salvage Tender.This appliance(CJL 999C)as Rick Loudon mensions was later in life donated to the Fire Services National Museum Trust at Weedon in Northamptonshire.

Added by Pete Matten on 28 December 2009.

I visited Spalding FS on their open day about three or four years ago, and there was a picture of this particular appliance (CJL999C) at Spalding in the early 70's. The reason it sticks in my mind is that they also had a 1965 Bedford TK/Carmichael Pump Escape reg no. CJL666C.

Added by James on 13 February 2010.

This is the SPALDING Appliance according to my photos, there was one at all their stations and know that the Spalding & Crowland ones were used ha P/RT ECT ECT, will post the Holbeach one.


Added by Pete Ashpool on 13 September 2012.

So what about VDO 545?

Added by Wayne Davies on 14 September 2012.

Don't forget there was also GJL 555E that was bodied by Sun.

Added by Ian Moore on 15 September 2012.

These seem a bit small and light weight to have performed these multiple roles very effectively, in terms of their ability to actually transport much in the way of crew members and equipment.

Perhaps this is why they were reclassified as RTA response units only...

Added by Rob Johnson on 01 April 2018.

Photo at Weedon 2013




Added by Petros on 05 February 2023.

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