Date:1967 - 1979 (c.)
Description:Pictured is the English Electric Co. Land Rover fire engine which was painted bright red. It was housed in the Lichfield Road site Fire Station along with pumps and firefighting equipment and stood alongside the works ambulance. This vehicle was replaced during 1978-1979 by a new customised Land Rover which had a longer wheel base in order to carry more fire prevention equipment. The English Electric Co. had many large manufacturing sites around the United Kingdom with their own Fire Brigades and over the years held annual inter-works competitions for the Fire Crews. The silver cups and trophies on the table in front of the fire engine are similar to those presented to the winning teams during the competitions. Siemens Brothers purchased the land in 1901 and built the factory and offices which were ready to start production in 1903. In 1918 Siemens merged with several companies, including Dick, Kerr and Co., to become the English Electric Co. Two years later in 1920, The English Electric Co bought the Stafford Works. The English Electric Co merged with GEC (The General Electric Company) during 1968 and the Lichfield Road Site became part of GEC Power Engineering Ltd. On 22 March 1989 became part of GEC ALSTHOM, an Anglo French Joint Venture. On 22 June 1998 became part of ALSTOM with global HQ in Paris and on 2 November 2015 the Stafford Grid and Power Businesses became part of GE.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
View of the factory from Lichfield Road. The pool in the foreground was formed from ...
Pictured is the English Electric Co. Daimler ambulance at the Lichfield Road site ...
One of the Fire Brigade teams is pictured preparing hoses to aim at the competition ...
On the left facing the photographer is Peter Marsden and on the right Alan Smith ...
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Creators: English Electric Co. - Creator
Donor ref:IH-035 (192/28452)
Source: Mr Bob Metcalfe
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