Birmingham

Birmingham

1st January 2007

POA 337M. 1973. Dennis F123:Dennis:Simon HP85'. Ladywood, Birmingham, West Midlands. May 1984. This was the last fire appliance delivered to the former City of Birmingham F.B. (John Shakespeare)

1953 NOA 616 Bedford SB:Wilsdon P. Sheldon, Birmingham. May 1971 One of twenty-seven such machines delivered to the brigade in the years 1952-55. Based on a shortened coach chassis by Baico with fire engineering by Prestage (John Shakespeare)

375 EOX. 1961. Bedford KGL:Haydon:Brade-Leigh:Magirus TL100'. Birmingham Central, Birmingham F.B. This was one of an identical pair delivered in the same year, the other one ran out of the Moseley road station in the city (John Shakespeare)

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