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No: 37810 Contributor: Year: 2014 Manufacturer: Bedford Country: United Kingdom

PBM 609 Bedford A type

1955 Bedford 'A' Type Fire Appliance
Reg. No. PBM 609
Chassis No. A4SZG26877
Engine No. A4/A524410
New in 1955 to the Vauxhall Motors Plant in Luton as part of the factory works fire fleet. It is then understood to have been at work on Odiham, Hant's airfield before being sold into preservation. It was owned by an Essex farmer for 15 years before being relegated to a barn from which it was rescued by the late Richard Payne of Great Sampford
It is being auctioned as part of his executors sale www.i-bidder.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/cheffins/catalo...

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Interesting bull horn/beacons? on the roof

Added by Glenn Ramsden on 29 October 2014.

PBM 689 was sold to Suffolk 'Ice Cream Man' & vehicle collector Garry Sutton.

Added by John Wakefield on 06 December 2015.

I am now the current owner of this fire engine, if anyone has any information of its history I would appreciate it if you could share it with me. [email protected]

Added by David Harris on 11 November 2017.

similar in style to picture 21022 so probably Miles bodywork but could be HCB. This appliance is on CCMV site but poorly labelled.

Added by Petros on 16 November 2017.

It does seem to have all the design hallmarks of all the other Alfred Miles products around 1955. Four section windscreen, low mounted hose reels in midships open boxes, one bell it a recessed housing in the center above the windscreen, flanked by orange flashers normally used to update older cars with semaphore indicators, painted roller shutters, open rear, curved side panels leading into the rear roof, that chrome trim running along the top of the windows and lockers, its bi-fold cab doors and - of course - no front doors! (It seems the firm just hated them)....

Added by Rob Johnson on 17 November 2017.

It still has the miles manufacturers plates on the rear seat base.

Added by David Harris on 23 November 2017.

David - I guess that eliminates the need for any detective work!

Added by Rob Johnson on 23 November 2017.

Still plenty more delving to do to confirm it's history, Vauxhall heritage have no record of it at present and Odiham have still come back to me.

Added by David Harris on 06 December 2017.

PBM was the 176th Miles fire engine built and the prototype 120" wheelbase water tender. The unarguable unique feature of Miles products is the triangular orange blinker lights. This picture has been re-fitted with different blinker lights.

Added by Ronad Henderson on 06 December 2017.

Thanks for that info Ronald, if you have any other info or photos of these model I would appreciate it if you would share it with me [email protected]. David

Added by David Harris on 07 December 2017.

If anyone can give me any information on the history of PBM 609 I would be extremely grateful [email protected]
my email has changed since 2017

Added by David Harris on 03 January 2019.

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