Fire Engines Photos

The 1234 was a special fire truck chassis with an unusually powerful 340 BHP engine in a 12 ton chassis. It was very popular in Germany and also exported widely, including some units to the UK. This example, with a 4000 liter water tank, must be just on - or even over - the basic specifications weight limits.

Added by Rob Johnson on 02 January 2024.

An interesting set up here, appears to have been fitted with the Rosenbauer body fairly recently...I guess the 1234 must be a reliable chassis to justify that expenditure!

Added by David on 09 January 2024.

David: I also noticed that this body style is a lot more recent than the chassis. The 1234 was indeed very durable and quite a few ( with original bodywork) are still in service in Germany. I think this could have been bought used from a German fire service and rebodied for use in Hungary, or possibly involved in an accident which left the chassis and drivetrain pretty much intact but required extensive bodywork?

Added by Rob Johnson on 11 January 2024.

Rob: Approximately 200 Mercedes-Rosenbauer (1124 AF TLF 2000 and 1124 AF FFV 2000) engines were purchased by Hungary between 1997-1999. The engine shown in the picture was renovated in 2021.

Added by Dennis on 02 February 2024.

Thanks Dennis! Always interesting to know some of the history. When I was in Hungary in the early nineties most of the fire trucks I saw were IFA units built in the DDR. These Mercedes must have been a very welcome improvement over all that outdated equipment.

Added by Rob Johnson on 03 February 2024.

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