ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <title>Bedford Fire Warrior Wrl</title> <meta name="description" content="Strathclyde Fire & Rescue Preservation Group appliance, Bedford Fire Warrior"> <meta name="keywords" content="strathclyde,fire,preservation,group,rescue,ayeready,heritage,vintage,wheeled,glasgow,scoosher,goddess,firefighting,pumpescape,appliances,cheapside,street,disaster,glasgow airport,dennisf8,light6"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <link href="../styles/styles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> </head> <body> <div id="layout"> <!-- Top Banner Start --> <div id="header"> <div class="FloatL"> <a href="../index.htm" title="Home"><img src="../images/site/sfrlogo.gif" width="370" height="128" alt="Strathclyde Fire &amp Rescue Logo" border="0"></a> </div> <div class="FloatR"> <img src="../images/site/PresGroupLogo.jpg" width="293" height="128" alt="Strathclyde Fire &amp Rescue Preservation Group Logo"> </div> <div class="both"></div> </div> <!-- Top Banner End --> <!-- Navigation Start --> <div id="navbar"> <ul id="main-nav"> <li><a href="../index.htm" title="Home Page">Home Page</a></li> <li><a href="../aboutus.htm" title="About Us">About Us</a></li> <li><a href="../appliances.htm" title="Group Appliances"> Appliances</a></li> <!-- <li><a href="../chairmans_report.htm" title="Group Chairmans Annual Report">Chairmans Annual Report</a></li>--> <li><a href="../cheapside_street_50_years.htm" title="Commemorating The Cheapside Street Disaster - 28th March 1960">Cheapside Street 50 Years On</a></li> <li><a href="../contact.htm" title="Contact Us">Contact</a></li> <li><a href="../events4.htm" title="Events We Are Attending">Events</a></li> <li><a href="../featured.htm" title="Featuring Specially Selected Events and Appliances">Featured Events and Appliances</a></li> <li><a href="../guestbook1/sfrpg_guestbook.html" title="Why Not Sign Our Guest Book">Guest Book</a></li> <li><a href="../imagegalleries.htm" title="View Image Galleries">Image Galleries</a></li> <li><a href="../links.htm" title="Some Relevant Links You May Find Interesting">Related Links </a></li> <li><a href="../manuals.htm" title="Hand Operated Fire Appliances">Manuals</a></li> <li><a href="../media-section.htm" title="Our Work With The Media">Media Section</a></li> <li><a href="../projects.htm" title="Active Restoration and Preservation Projects">Projects</a></li> <li><a href="../st_mungo.htm" title="The St. Mungo Fire Boat">The St. Mungo Fireboat</a></li> <li><a href="../steamers.htm" title="Steam Powered Appliances">Steamers</a></li> <li><a href="../trailer_units.htm" title="Miscellaneous Trailer Units">Trailer Units</a></li> </ul> </div> <!-- Navigation End --> <!-- Page Content Start --> <div id="content"> <!-- Actual Content Start --> <!-- Appliance top navigation start --> <div id="ApplianceNavContainer"> <ul id="ApplianceNavList"> <li><a href="DGD_213X.htm" title="Bedford Fire Witch"><< Previous</a></li> <li><a href="SYH_106.htm" title="Bedford Green Goddess">Next >></a></li> </ul> </div> <!-- Appliance top navigation end --> <h2 class="centered">C317 HGB<br>Bedford Warrior Water Tender Ladder</h2> <img class="centered" src="../images/appliances/C317_HGB_1rd.jpg" width="600" height="480" title="Bedford Fire Warrior" alt="Bedford Fire Warrior"> <p> C317 HGB was part of a batch of 30 plus Bedford Fire Warriors to have been delivered to Strathclyde Fire Brigade and is the last surviving appliance of this type, to the best of our knowledge. Known affectionately as the "Brick" due to its "unique" aero dynamic styling, this appliance is a product of the then bodybuilders Fulton &amp Wylie of Irvine. </p> <p> It was stationed at Lamlash on the Island of Arran and transferred to the Brigade Training Centre in 1998. During January 1999, the appliance was given on a permanent loan basis to Strathclyde Fire Brigade Preservation Group who have restored it to original condition and is now a magnificent example of this class of vehicle. During 1999 the Brick picked up quite a few awards at various shows and is a credit to the two enthusiasts, Colin McQueen and Charlie Doherty who have been responsible for the all the restoration work. </p> <p>   This Fire Warrior is powered by a 160 Bhp Bedford Direct injection engine driving the rear wheels via a five speed gearbox feeding power to a transfer box where the driver can select either to power the rear wheel drive   or the 500 Gallon per minute Godiva Fire Pump with High Pressure 20 bar hose reel outlet (600 pounds per Square Inch). The vehicle had a nominal water capacity of 1800 litres, or in old money 400 gallons of the wet stuff.   </p> <p> The Fire Warrior has been immortalised in the book  Everyday Heroes by Alan Forbes, which is the story of 30 years of Strathclyde Fire Brigade. </p> <!-- Actual Content End --> </div> <!-- Page Content End --> <!-- Footer Start --> <div id="footer"> &copy; Strathclyde Fire &amp; Rescue Preservation Group </div> <!-- Footer End --> </div> </body> </html>