A classic trio of typical WWII National Fire Service emergency fire trucks!
With the opened windscreen a comparatively rare Austin Merryweather sixty foot turntable ladder.
Next, a Fordson pump escape with fifty foot wheeled escape ladder, a 130 gallon water tank, two hose reels and a Barton-American 350 gpm front mounted pump, and...
Another Austin, a towing tender, which would have pulled one of a variety of trailer pumps, up to 500 gpm capacity.
All three looking totally original, except that they have all had modern orange turn signals added, and the first two are not wearing any blackout shrouds on their headlights.
In the post war era, many examples of all of these types were transferred to the county and city fire brigades, repainted red and saw many more years of service in the peacetime service. A large number of the towing tenders were also put to good use by fire services in the Netherlands.
With the opened windscreen a comparatively rare Austin Merryweather sixty foot turntable ladder.
Next, a Fordson pump escape with fifty foot wheeled escape ladder, a 130 gallon water tank, two hose reels and a Barton-American 350 gpm front mounted pump, and...
Another Austin, a towing tender, which would have pulled one of a variety of trailer pumps, up to 500 gpm capacity.
All three looking totally original, except that they have all had modern orange turn signals added, and the first two are not wearing any blackout shrouds on their headlights.
In the post war era, many examples of all of these types were transferred to the county and city fire brigades, repainted red and saw many more years of service in the peacetime service. A large number of the towing tenders were also put to good use by fire services in the Netherlands.
Added by Rob Johnson on 08 May 2018.