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I am assuming this station is run by "On-call" Firemen.
I was parked up in a lay-by next door when a guy ran past me at full speed holding a noisy
bleeper.
When I saw him run into the Fire Station, I thought..."Hello"??
Within 2 minutes some more men arrived, also at very high speed and the truck was ready to leave.
I am not sure how long it took them from receiving the call but they weren't hanging about..
Impressive stuff really!
After all these years that this cab design has been made by Maisto and that must be knocking on for two decades, i've still never quite decided whether its purely generic or loosely based on something real. There are hints of Iveco and even Magirus Deutz about it which at least makes this a very believable looking vehicle whatever its status may be.
Its obviously built to a very tight budget like all basic Maisto 1/64 models with no interior and light plastic rear body but for a cheapie it remains pretty well cast and decently finished.
No surprises that I bought this in France recently as part of a five vehicle set. Mint and boxed.
Based at Waddington with Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue, MAN BV57GOJ is pictured at the RAF Waddington Air Show on July 3rd 2010.
Emergency Support Unit based at Inverness Fire Station. Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service. This is used to carry extra equipment etc to incidents when needed however when photographed here it was in use as a General Purpose Van
Seen in Bucklow Hill, Cheshire.
I took a couple of similar photos but here the driver flicked on his lights!
2nd shot of this truck seen on the M4 in Newport.
Operated by South Wales Fire Service & based in Malpas, Newport.
I thought this was an International Metro when I saw it but now I don't think that's what it is. If you know anything about it feel free to post a comment.
UPDATE: This is a 1953 Grumman-bodied Ford.
I've not come across any railway-owned fire appliances in real life, although I do know that some of the larger workshops maintained a fire fighting capability. This image extends that concept a little further to traction maintenance depots (TMDs), in this case Thornaby-on-Tees during the 'triple-grey' Railfreight era. Such a vehicle would most likely have been a pensioned-off local authority appliance and would, no doubt, have performed other duties in addition to fire-fighting (updated 24-May-15).
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I respect and appreciate the Matchbox 2006 Fire Engine casting and as generic as it may be its good enough to buy small multiples of whenever it gets a new recolour. Its last was back in 2017 with this eye catching yellow and black City Fire Department livery. Bought from ASDA back in November 2017. Mint and boxed.
Fire staff from our Applegate Field Office were happy to hand the keys (key) of a wildland fire engine to the Fort Bidwell Volunteer Fire Department, a partner in wildland fire response. The 4-wheel drive pumper had been in service with the BLM in southern Modoc County since 2001. It was declared surplus when a new engine was purchased, and made available to Fort Bidwell VFD under a BLM rural fire department assistance program.
Photo by BLM
Originally a mid-scale trial truck chassis equipped with L motor and servo, evolved after many unsuccesful tests manually steered truck with relicts of motorisation - for example, the axles - unnecessarily complicated front axle, and gears in the rear.
Live axles suspension with rather low travel.
The another fun feature is 8454 inspired arm and openable doors and boxes on sides.
Be sure to visit album, there are 7 photos in total!