1939 Morris Commercial CV11/30 ambulance survival story
Chris Graham on 20th August 2022
Mike Neale tells the incredible story of how a 1939 Morris Commercial CV11/30 ambulance survived, against all the odds.
London Fire Brigade
New fire engines and brigade vehicles for collectors
Chris Graham on 25th July 2022
Mike Neale takes a look at some of the recently-released diecast and resin models of fire engines and brigade vehicles aimed at collectors.
Miniature versions of the Sherpa
Chris Graham on 14th March 2022
Mike Neale takes a look at some varied, miniature versions of the Sherpa van; the van range with more names than most!
The first all-weather fire engines
Chris Graham on 19th August 2021
Ron Henderson discusses the belated introduction of the first, all-weather fire engines that protected crews from the weather and accidents.
The history of turntable ladders
Chris Graham on 7th January 2021
Ron Henderson recounts the development of turntable ladders, and how the UK fire-fighting market was dominated by a German manufacturer. The United Kingdom’s first, all-steel turntable ladder, powered by the vehicle’s Magirus road engine, via a power take-off. The three…
