Feuerwehrfahrzeuge - Grossbritannien: Bücher - Geschichte

Classic Post-war British Fire Engines

In 1973 there were approximately 150 Fire Brigades protecting the United Kingdom - all with their own ideas on how to design and specify fire engines. However, local government reorganisation the following year was about to change that.

This book is a unique photographic record by distinguished fire engine photographers John Toomey, who came especially from New York, and Andrew Henry. It documents the amazing diversity of British post-war fire engines. Captions and an expert commentary are provided by the highly respected Fire Brigade author and historian Ron Henderson.

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British Steam Fire Engines

This is the fascinating story of the development of early British steam fire engines by a renowned expert on emergency services vehicles and equipment. Ronald Henderson, a member of the Fire Brigade Society and an expert on steam engines, covers the history of the early inventions that coupled steam with fire pumps.

This includes the concepts created by firms such as Braithwaite & Ericsson and their steam fire pump and also further inventions by Merryweather & Sons and Shand, Mason & Co., including hand-drawn and horse-drawn fire engines.

This book will appeal to all steam enthusiasts and to those who are interested in early industrial technology. It provides a fascinating insight into the way that steam was harnessed to improve the efficiency of firefighting services and how that led to the modern fire engines of today.

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Fire-fighting Vehicles in Preservation

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Dieses bebilderte Buch zeichnet die Geschichte erhaltener Feuerwehrfahrzeuge nach, einer Fahrzeuggruppe, die oft besonderes öffentliches Interesse weckt. Oldtimer-Feuerwehren sind ein Höhepunkt vieler Veranstaltungen, wenn Besatzungen in historischen Uniformen und polierten Messinghelmen die Fahrzeuge vorführen. Gezeigt werden können Drehleitern oder Schlauchhaspeln, doch moderne Sicherheitsvorschriften schließen Übungen mit echtem Feuer meist aus.

Feuerwehren entstanden im 19. Jahrhundert, parallel zur Entwicklung des motorisierten Straßenverkehrs. Ihre Geschichte lässt sich daher anhand der erhaltenen Fahrzeuge verfolgen, die in diesem Band vorgestellt werden. In Großbritannien wurden diese Fahrzeuge traditionell von britischen Herstellern gebaut, doch auch europäische und amerikanische Beispiele, die das Land besuchten oder hier erhalten blieben, sind enthalten.

Der Autor Malcolm Batten präsentiert diese Entwicklung mit zahlreichen bisher unveröffentlichten Fotos und klaren Bildunterschriften.

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HCB-Angus Fire Engines - A Pictorial Record

HCB-Angus produced some 6,500 fire engines in their factory at Totton, Southampton, for fire services all around the world, and for many UK Brigades.

The author presents a pictorial record, in chronological order, of some of the more significant designs, each with an informative caption. All types of appliance are shown, from UK domestic to refinery, military, and aviation, and from Land Rover to massive Thornycroft Nubian - they made them all.

Needless to say, only a fraction of the total production is illustrated, but this book contains a good representative sample. The author has had exclusive access to the company's archive of photographs, as well as technical papers and brochures preserved by the company and now in his custody, to produce this photographic account.

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