Fire Engines Photos

Was it in 1932 that Metz introduced their steel turntable ladder? I believe Leyland had the import agency for Metz ladders then, and quite a number were supplied on a virtually identical chassis up to the beginning of WWII, although most of these were steel.

Added by on 17 June 2014.

This LTB1 TE, KF 6683 (not to be confused with KF 3712) was first registered in December 1931 and would be more correctly called a Lioness in the Leyland zoo terminology. Nice to see it back home.

Added by David Berry on 11 March 2015.

The first all steel Metz turntable ladder was manufactured in 1924 at the old Heidelberg factory, but - as you can see - both wood and hybrid construction were still available in later years.

Carl Metz founded the first volunteer fire company in Heidelberg in the 1880s and was very innovative in many ways, including supplying the World's first motor pump and turntable ladder combination truck to nearby Karlsruhe as early as 1912...

The firm is still the second largest builder of aerial trucks after Magirus and now it is part of the Rosenbauer group.

Added by Rob Johnson on 24 December 2017.

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