Fire Engine

Description

This engine was the Palmerston North Fire Station's latest purchase in 1981, at a cost of $120,000. It had a fire speed gear box and could pump water at the rate of 65 litres per second. Once fitted with the necessary equipment, it was intended to fight all house fires in the district.

Identification

Object type

Image

Relation

Public Photograph Collection F 26

Date

September 19, 1981

Digitisation id

2008P_F26_WOR_1516

Held in

Coolstore