Oxford Bedford Green Goddess Coventry Fire
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76GG004
Oxford Bedford Green Goddess Coventry Fire Brigade
Scale 1:76
Oxford Diecast 76GG004
- The Green Goddess is the familiar name for the Bedford RLHZ Self Propelled Pump, a fire engine used originally by the Auxiliary Fire Service as well as the British Armed Forces.
- Its introduction dates back to 1953.
- This model is the Coventry Fire Brigade version, Pump No. 7 in the Coventry fleet and it is highly unusual as it is not green but yellow.
- The city was the pioneer of yellow fire engines for the practical reason that they could be seen more clearly at night under sodium street lighting.
- The vehicle was acquired from the Home Office in 1968 following the disbanding of the Auxiliary Fire Services.
- The surplus AFS machines were offered to local authority fire brigades.
- In 1974, the machine was transferred to the newly formed West Midlands Fire Brigade and later operated at Coventry Airport whose fleet of fire engines were also painted yellow.
- The Green Goddesses made another valuable contribution when they were called out in 1977 to assist during the firemen’s strike
€15.00
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