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Between 1950 and 1957, the renowned fire engine manufacturer Merryweather produced a variety of equipment including pumps, turntable ladders, and specialized tenders with 138 of these items being installed on AEC’s Regent III or Regal III bus chassis. These hybrid creations were assembled on a special production line at the Maudslay Motors factory (by then owned by AEC) and became iconic examples of post-war engineering ingenuity. AEC Merryweather turntable ladders at an unkn

Manual Fire Engines  Today, fire engines are a sight to behold, their bright red colour, flashing lights, and loud sirens herald their...

The Ahrens Fox Fire Engine Company The Ahrens Fox Fire Engine Company of Cincinnati, Ohio produced some of the most distinctive motorised...

The 1927 Essex Hose Carriage, a symbol of firefighting innovation, stands proudly as a reminder of NSW’s transformative shift from...

The development of the hydraulic platform: the Snorkel The hydraulic powered ‘elevating work platform’ (EWP) was first developed in the...

This year for 2024 our Vehicle of the Year is the 1984 Centenary Vehicle, an International 1810C pumper more colloquially and favourably...

By the 1930s the automobile market witnessed a shift with ‘small’ trucks being desired and possessing more power. Dennis, a prominent...

The earliest use of ladders for firefighting appears to have been for the accessing and removing of thatched roofs of buildings, with...

Dennis Bros. Pty. Ltd. was founded in 1895 with the company first entering the market producing bicycles. Six years later Dennis Bros....

The following has been extracted from a Fire News Article written by the Museum of Fire from May 2013 in relation to the at the time new...