Oxford Diecast 76FHP001

Fordson Heavy Pump Unit NFS

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Prototype Eras
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1957 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

The Heavy Pumping Unit was one of thousands of standard fire engines designed and built to the order of the government's Ministry of Works department in preparation for World War 2. Following the declaration of war in 1939 and the subsequent nationalisation of Britain's fire services, the Heavy Units, fitted with 500 gallons per minute self-contained pumps did sterling work during the bombing raids on London and other provincial cities. They were distributed throughout Britain to supplement and support the pre-war local authority fire appliances.

Our model of this fire appliance features the version based on the Fordson 7V chassis. Registered GLM 786, it comes decorated in the drab wartime grey with brown roof ladders and white NFS lettering on the side.

 

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