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New Bedford Fire Appliances
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A COMPLETELY new range of /-1.. Bedford fire appliances will be displayed at Blackpool from June 34 to July 5, during and after the conference of the Institute of Fire Engineers and Chief Fire Officers' Association. Delegates will be able to inspect the vehicles at the North Shore Garage and Motor Works, Imperial Garages, Dickson Road.
There wilt be four completely equipped vehicles and the special Big Bedford chassis for fire appliances, which is based on the standard 7-ton goods chassis with modifications to meet Home Office requirements. Principal changes are the mounting of a special transfer gearbox to give full engine power take-off, the use of double-acting shock absorbers at front and rear, a Bray heater and an S.U. electric fuel-pump system in addition to the standard A.C. mechanical pump. There is also a second ignition coil with change-over switch.
The chassis is .a long-wheelbase SIC type, and the six-pylindered engine of 300.7 cubic ins, gives a maximum b.h.p. of 110 at 3,200 r.p.m. and a maximum torque of 234 at 1,200 r.p.m. Final drive is by hypoid gear. -The dimensions are: Wheelbase, 13 ft.; track, front 72.8 ins., rear 67.1 ins. Maximum speed is 57.5 m.p.h., acceleration 0-40 m.p.h. in 34.6 secs.
The models on view will be a water tender Type B with body by Alfred Miles, Ltd., a similar type with body by Hampshire Car Bodies, Ltd., a foam tender with Pyrene body, and a pumpescape with body by Wilsdon of Solihull and special chassis conversion by Prestage, Ltd., Birmingham. This model is on the SB passenger chassis, the normal' I7-ft. 2-in, wheelbase being shortened to 12 ft. 6 ins.