Fire Engines Photos

And my mate Eddie driving it....very difficult to drive the throttle pedal is in the centre and the hand brake is requred to be pushed into the 'on' position, you have to follow a certain order to switch off the engine otherwise the exhaust pipe gets blown off !!!!

Added by Barrie Green on 25 July 2008.

Yes Barrie that was the first thing I noticed about her, the throttle pedal interesting and must take some getting used to.
All the best Andrew.

Added by Andrew Wright. on 26 July 2008.

On my old Leyland Metz you had to "run it out" of petrol by turning the tap off on the tank and then turn off the ignition.
This would stop unburnt petrol entering the exhaust manifold and down pipe and causing the explosion, these can happen as late as a couple of mins after the engine is turned off due to the heat of the exhaust system
on mine the distance from the bulkhead to the ladderhead was 12ft this made for interesting manouvering at blind crossroads and T junctions
they were the most beautiful of machines to drive and operate 2/3 mpg though!!

Added by Jason on 26 July 2008.

Yes Jason...thats how we stop the engine.....fortunately we don't have to pay for the fuel !!!!

Added by Barrie Green on 27 July 2008.

What an impressive rig - I count 4 sections on the Aerial - must be all "Handraulic".

Has anyone got her Particulars - year, pump capacity, engine, etc ?

Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B

Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 26 August 2008.

This is a 1938 Leyland/Metz 104'Turntable Ladder Pump(TLP)and was delivered to the Macclesfield Fire Brigade where it served all its career, including wartime service with the NFS.It is thought to have been the last operational open-cab turntable ladder in the country.It went out of service in 1971.

Added by Pete Matten on 26 August 2008.

Darlington's 1938 Dennis Morris Magirus TL also had a tiny accelerator wedged between the brake and clutch pedals. I remember thinking at the time that the driver could probably not wear fire boots unless he had very small feet! But I never heard about any exploding exhaust system issues....

Added by Rob Johnson on 27 September 2017.

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