Indian Fire Truck.

X-Machine · 30th September 2004, 22:27

Hey guys,this pic was taken at Byculla fire station.This is one of the oldest engine`s in India.

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_Crazi4Speed_ · 30th September 2004, 23:23

Holy cow...thats nice..and really old...

drifter · 3rd October 2004, 18:54

thts great....does it still run?

v12 · 3rd October 2004, 19:27

thats a well preserved fire engine. BTW has anyone seen the Mercedes Fire Truck at Cuffe Parade Fire station. Really HUGE.

salil_kulkarni · 3rd October 2004, 19:34

nice find x-machine.

shravan316 · 3rd October 2004, 19:53

Wow nice find X!

X-Machine · 3rd October 2004, 22:11

Thanks guys.....yeah it still does run.But they rarely use it.They have a 1960s Police Jeep too,but no pics of that.
Will try n source out a few more.
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aah78 · 3rd October 2004, 22:51

guys:
there is a vintage fire engine at the fire station linking the western-express highway & kalina (near the Hyatt, Vakola).
maybe someone can get details on that too.
looks pretty similar to the one X-Machine has posted but can't be sure as i've only seen it a couple of times while driving along that road, and anybody's who's driven that road knows the amount of concentration you need to have lest your car end up in a ditch.
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v12 · 3rd October 2004, 23:38

Drivers, Pedestrians and Traffic cops are all to be blamed for all traffic problems created.

How many of us have seen cops hiding behind trees and electric boxes just to catch offenders when they shud be standing at the signal

junction? Who is to be blamed if the offender causes and accident if he hits a pedestrian (who has crossed on a red light)? The pedestrain??

The cop?? The driver??
The Driver cos he broke the signal.
The Pedesttrain cos he also broke the signal.
The cop also. Cos if he was at the junction (instead of hiding), the driver wud not have broken the signal and the guy wudnt be injured/killed.

Also cops are more on the lookout for making money rather than preventing anyone from breaking the rules. You cant blame them too. They

are poor and have a family to support. That doesnt mean they can do all this. Everything isin the hands of the Govt. This is what I feel they

shud do :

1. > Stop registration of new auto-rickshaws. We have enough of them.
2. > Increase the salary of the traffic cops. Also give them basic amenities.
3. > Make tests for licenses more strict.
4. > Install cameras at signals.

drifter · 4th October 2004, 16:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (v12 @ Oct. 03 2004,17:57)]BTW has anyone seen the Mercedes Fire Truck at Cuffe Parade Fire station. Really HUGE.

Yeah I've seen the mercedez fire truck at cuffe parade...will try n get some info on that along with pics.

v12 · 4th October 2004, 16:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ]Yeah I've seen the mercedez fire truck at cuffe parade...will try n get some info on that along with pics.

Sorry no pics allowed there. had gone to see it some months back. chatted with the fireman and found out it was imported from Germany and throws 12k litres in 12 secs.

drifter · 4th October 2004, 17:01

No pics? thts too bad...maybe i can catch it in action one of these days...

amogh · 5th October 2004, 02:55

hey that one needs to be in some car museum though i doubt its existence in india. slightly out of the topic but a few months ago i had been to the jungles of tadoba which is a tiger sanctuary in central maharashtra(a few 100 kms from nagpur) and had spotted this really old road roller it was really super guys. it was huge and was more like a house boat with the road roller wheels. sadly it was rusting and must have been untouched for a few decades surely. i asked the local forest officer there and all he could say was its been lying there since before his birth (lol)funny how things work here. i do remember the make though (i know sounds weird) but it was a TATA.

v12 · 5th October 2004, 10:36

Well I guess the oldest Fire Engine in India is the Morris FE which takes part in most of the vintage rallies. Heres a brief description about the Morris Fire Engine and its Restoration and Mechanisms :

Rail Museum : Morris Fire Engine

darklord · 29th August 2017, 18:26

New vehicles purchased by Kerala Fire and Rescue Service:

http://www.mathrubhumi.com/gallery/n...ics--1.2200267

Quote:

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Around 35 advanced mist-fire tenders made on pickup truck platform have been delivered to Kerala Fire and Rescue Services this week. Apart from this, there are 25 mini fire tenders with 3,000 litres capacity.

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http://www.deccanchronicle.com/natio...ram-force.html

30th September 2004, 22:27	#1
X-Machine Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mumbai/Tokyo Posts: 1,475 Thanked: 29 Times	Hey guys,this pic was taken at Byculla fire station.This is one of the oldest engine`s in India. X
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30th September 2004, 23:23	#2
_Crazi4Speed_ BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Shuffling between chicago and delhi Posts: 764 Thanked: 4 Times	Holy cow...thats nice..and really old...
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3rd October 2004, 18:54	#3
drifter Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,488 Thanked: 75 Times View My Garage	thts great....does it still run?
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3rd October 2004, 19:27	#4
v12 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,754 Thanked: 7,393 Times View My Garage	thats a well preserved fire engine. BTW has anyone seen the Mercedes Fire Truck at Cuffe Parade Fire station. Really HUGE.
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3rd October 2004, 19:34	#5
salil_kulkarni BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Turin, Italy Posts: 173 Thanked: 5 Times	nice find x-machine.
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3rd October 2004, 19:53	#6
shravan316 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,029 Thanked: 10 Times	Wow nice find X!
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3rd October 2004, 22:11	#7
X-Machine Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mumbai/Tokyo Posts: 1,475 Thanked: 29 Times	Thanks guys.....yeah it still does run.But they rarely use it.They have a 1960s Police Jeep too,but no pics of that. Will try n source out a few more. X
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3rd October 2004, 22:51	#8
aah78 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NYC / BOM Posts: 4,680 Thanked: 3,283 Times View My Garage	guys: there is a vintage fire engine at the fire station linking the western-express highway & kalina (near the Hyatt, Vakola). maybe someone can get details on that too. looks pretty similar to the one X-Machine has posted but can't be sure as i've only seen it a couple of times while driving along that road, and anybody's who's driven that road knows the amount of concentration you need to have lest your car end up in a ditch. ad
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3rd October 2004, 23:38	#9
v12 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,754 Thanked: 7,393 Times View My Garage	Drivers, Pedestrians and Traffic cops are all to be blamed for all traffic problems created. How many of us have seen cops hiding behind trees and electric boxes just to catch offenders when they shud be standing at the signal junction? Who is to be blamed if the offender causes and accident if he hits a pedestrian (who has crossed on a red light)? The pedestrain?? The cop?? The driver?? The Driver cos he broke the signal. The Pedesttrain cos he also broke the signal. The cop also. Cos if he was at the junction (instead of hiding), the driver wud not have broken the signal and the guy wudnt be injured/killed. Also cops are more on the lookout for making money rather than preventing anyone from breaking the rules. You cant blame them too. They are poor and have a family to support. That doesnt mean they can do all this. Everything isin the hands of the Govt. This is what I feel they shud do : 1. > Stop registration of new auto-rickshaws. We have enough of them. 2. > Increase the salary of the traffic cops. Also give them basic amenities. 3. > Make tests for licenses more strict. 4. > Install cameras at signals.
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4th October 2004, 17:01	#12
drifter Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,488 Thanked: 75 Times View My Garage	No pics? thts too bad...maybe i can catch it in action one of these days...
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5th October 2004, 02:55	#13
amogh Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 21 Thanked: Once	hey that one needs to be in some car museum though i doubt its existence in india. slightly out of the topic but a few months ago i had been to the jungles of tadoba which is a tiger sanctuary in central maharashtra(a few 100 kms from nagpur) and had spotted this really old road roller it was really super guys. it was huge and was more like a house boat with the road roller wheels. sadly it was rusting and must have been untouched for a few decades surely. i asked the local forest officer there and all he could say was its been lying there since before his birth (lol)funny how things work here. i do remember the make though (i know sounds weird) but it was a TATA.
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5th October 2004, 10:36	#14
v12 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,754 Thanked: 7,393 Times View My Garage	Well I guess the oldest Fire Engine in India is the Morris FE which takes part in most of the vintage rallies. Heres a brief description about the Morris Fire Engine and its Restoration and Mechanisms : Rail Museum : Morris Fire Engine
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