Category Archives: K4 TL GXN215
Sunday at Crich
Well, what d’you know? The Germans bombed the same pub again the very next day at the same time! Luckily for the pub, the National Fire Service was on full alert at their base just a few hundred yards up the road, … Continue reading
Crich 1940s today
We had an early start today to get all the vehicles to Crich Tramway Museum in time to get the water supply prepared before the museum opened to the public at 10am. The main event was a scenario just after … Continue reading
K4 cab side now has new logo
This excellent sign-writing was recently done by our good friend Alison Milton, of www.alisonandhughshandmadethings.co.uk ‘8’ refers to Fire Force 8, which was Nottinghamshire. ‘D’ is for the City Centre District. TL1 means that it is Turntable Ladder No 1 in the … Continue reading
NFS display at Crich Tramway Museum 1940s weekend
John Sutcliffe and David Needham have just been to Crich to discuss with Doug our display at the 1940s weekend (11th/12th August). We have been working on a display involving the T/L, K2 and trailer pump. The scenario will involve … Continue reading
Clumber photos by Mick Hill
Lovely photos of Clumber by Mick Hill
Mick Hill has taken some lovely photos, and this time, I managed to encourage him to take some action shots to complement the lovely static shots of past events. NFS at Clumber I think these are some of the best … Continue reading
I have just found these: Incendiary lands and ARP injured. (5 photos) ARP warden injured, and firemen arrive. (20 photos) These are photos of our arena scenario, where we had smoke from an ‘incendiary bomb’, which subsequently exploded, injuring an … Continue reading
Clumber last weekend, Burton next weekend
We took the Turntable Ladder, and the K2 and Dennis trailer pump. The TL went on Friday evening, via Hannah’s school Prom. The displays on Saturday consisted of a pumping session by the lake, and TL drill. On Sunday, we … Continue reading
Wartime Clumber this weekend
We are taking the K4 TL and the K2 and Dennis pump to Clumber Park for the ‘Wartime Clumber’ event organised for the National Trust by Eventplan. We plan to do displays at Noon, 2pm and 4pm. The first will … Continue reading
1940s at the Great Central Railway – a weekend of contrasts
We took the K4 TL and the K2 and Dennis trailer pump to Quorn Station. The previous week, the weather had been horrendous, but on Friday evening, I took the dam to Quorn and set a hose pipe filling it. … Continue reading