Yearly Archives: 2013
K4 to visit Sheffield Fire and Police Museum, 1-2 June
The Fire and Police Museum (firepolicemuseum.org.uk) are having a 1940s event this coming weekend, and have asked for a wartime appliance to be in attendance, to augment their K2 and TP. So I am taking the K4 Turntable Ladder up … Continue reading
Mobile Canteen Rebuild
The stripdown is now complete, and there is hardly a scrap of original wood left, apart from the inside of the wheel arches. The chassis is painted, and bolted back together. The missing wheel-bolt replaced on the RH brake drum. … Continue reading
The Princess Royal unveils the Memorial to Nottinghamshire Firefighters
The memorial is to all firemen, ARP wardens, Civil Defence, Fire Watchers and more recent Firefighters from Nottinghamshire who died in the line of duty. Obviously most died during WW2, but there were a few since. I had been invited … Continue reading
History of our K4 Turntable Ladder, GXN215
I recently received a letter and two photos from Pete Matten, a firefighter in West Sussex. Pete writes: Worthing Fire Station showing the 1st pump, a 1942 Austin K4/Home Office escape carrying unit (ECU) and the 1944 Austin K4/Merryweather 60ft … Continue reading
Fordson has a new windscreen
I had some steel channel made, and then silver-soldered the corners to make a frame. A piano hinge was soldered along the top, and a new laminated windscreen was made, and fitted today. The original opening restrainers are fitted onto … Continue reading
The Princess Royal to unveil the new Notts Firefighters Memorial
Rather excited about meeting the Princess Royal in a few weeks time. I have been invited to represent the wartime National Fire Service on the guard of honour, and to provide a wartime Turntable Ladder as one of the three … Continue reading
Mobile canteen progress
It seems that my initial assessment that the floor at least was sound, turns out to have been, ahem, wildly optimistic. If you think in terms of rust held together by dry rot and woodworm, you will not be far … Continue reading
NFS Mobile Canteen
We have just bought a potential NFS Mobile Canteen, and are starting its restoration and conversion. See it’s own page for pictures as the work progresses: NFS Mobile Canteen. Sent the wire wheels away today for a rebuild with new … Continue reading
Invite to Castle Bytham Midsummer Fair Sat 23rd June
Castle Bytham, just off the A1, are having the 1940s as the theme for their summer fair, and we have been invited to take part. Apparently they are quite keen, but I think a full-blown air raid would blow their … Continue reading