Oxford Diecast 1/76 Land Rover Defender Station Wagon Gloucestershire Fire & Rescue (76DEF006)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Green Goddess Glamorgan Fire Service (76GG002)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Green Goddess Coventry Fire Brigade (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 latest model is of the Coventry Fire Brigade version, Pump No. 7 in the Coventry fleet and it is highly unusual as it is not green but Coventry yellow, to be precise.

Coventry 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 was also painted yellow. The Green Goddesses made another valuable contribution when they were called out in 1977 to assist during the firemen's strike.

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Morris Eight E Series National Fire Service (76MES004)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Avon Fire & Rescue MAN Pump Ladder (76MFE001)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 London Fire Brigade AEC Regent III/Merryweather Fire Engine (76REG001)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Regent Fire Engine Scotland South Western (76REG003)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Regent Fire Engine Glamorgan Fire Service (76REG004)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 AEC Regent Fire Engine West Hartlepool (76REG005)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Strathclyde Fire & Rescue Aerial Rescue Pump (76SAL001)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Scania Fire Engine Avon Fire and Rescue Aerial Rescue (76SAL002)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Scania Aerial Rescue Pump Mid & (76SAL004)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Cleveland Fire & Rescue Fire Engine (76SFE001)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Scania CP28 Pump Ladder Merseyside (76SFE004)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Scania P31 Pump Ladder Fire Engine Essex (76SFE005)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Leyland TLM Fire Engine London Fire Brigade (76TLM001)

This emergency vehicle represents one of four Leyland TLM fire engines in service with the London Fire Brigade. Featuring the German designed Metz turntable ladders, DGJ310 was from the first batch of two ordered in 1934 and delivered in 1938. As Number 22 in the London fleet of turntable ladders, it saw service at Whitechapel. On the technical front, the impressive ladder was made up of four sections with a total extended length of 101 feet. The Metz ladder profile was that of a heavy steel square section with a pair of chains on the ladder turret which the firemen used to facilitate the elevation of the ladder. In addition, a Rees turbine pump emitted 500 gallons of water per minute.

By 1939 there were 52 Leyland/Metz turntable ladders being used by British fire brigades. However, due to the WWII hostilities, further orders were cancelled, to be replaced in due course by Merryweather appliances. However, 32 of the TLM/Metz remained in service some lasting until the mid 1960s.

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Leyland TLM Fire Engine Borough of Dover (76TLM005)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Bedford TK Mid & West Wales Fire & Rescue Fire Engine Model (76FIRE001)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Northern Ireland Green Goddess (76GG007)

The Bedford RLHZ Self Propelled Pump, better known as the Green Goddess was used originally by the AFS and latterly by the British Armed Forces. These green-painted vehicles were built between 1953 and 1956 and the design was based on a Bedford RL series army truck. Prior to disbandment, the AFS used the Green Goddess extensively in support of the local Fire Services throughout the UK. In Northern Ireland they were painted yellow to distinguish them from Army vehicles. Meshing was added to the windows and hose was covered on the side of the vehicle.

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Somerset Fire Brigade Land Rover 88" Canvas (76LAN188011)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 MAN Pump Grampian Fire and Rescue (76MFE002)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Newcastle & Gateshead Fire Brigade AEC Regent III (76REG002)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 London Wartime Grey Leyland TLM Fire Engine (76TLM004)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Austin ATV NFS (76ATV001)

New Tooling for 2011

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Austin ATV AFS (76ATV002)

New Tooling for 2011

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Austin ATV London Fire Brigade (76ATV003)

New Tooling for 2011

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Bedford Heavy 12 National Fire Service (76BHF001)

New Tooling for 2011

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Bedford Heavy 12 London Fire Brigade (76BHF002)

New Tooling for 2011

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Bedford Heavy 12 AFS Unit (76BHF003)

New Tooling for 2011

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Coventry Climax Pump NFS Grey (76CCP001)

New Tooling for 2011

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Coventry Climax Pump AFS Green (76CCP002)

New Tooling for 2011

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Coventry Climax Pump Red (76CCP003)

New Tooling for 2011

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Dennis RS Fire Engine London FB London's Burning (76DN001)

New Tooling for 2011

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Dennis RS Fire Engine Dublin Civil Defence (76DN002)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 London Fire Brigade Dennis F106 Side Pump (76F106001)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 London Fire Brigade Dennis F106 Rear Pump (76F106002)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Stanley Fire Brigade Bedford TK (76FIRE005)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Green Goddess Original AFS Fire Engine (76GG001)

The Bedford RLHZ Self Propelled Pump, but known to us all as the Green Goddess. The fire engine was used originally by the AFS and latterly by the British Armed Forces. These green-painted vehicles were built between 1953 and 1956 and the design was based on a Bedford RL series army truck.

Prior to disbandment, the AFS used the Green Goddess extensively in support of the local Fire Services throughout the UK. They provided additional water delivery and fire fighting capability at times when the regular Fire Brigades had a major incident to contain. The ability to relay large quantities of water over considerable distances was invaluable in some more remote locations or where the incident required more water than local water systems could provide. Most UK Boroughs had an Auxiliary Fire Service detachment housed alongside the regular Brigade equipments.

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Army Fire Service Green Goddess (76GG006)

The Army Fire Service, later called the Army Department Fire Service, was the fire service which performed firefighting duties on British Army camps. Its personnel were largely soldiers until 1959, when the fire service was civilianised. It was administratively part of the Royal Army Service Corps, but was semi-autonomous and had its own insignia, such as cap badge and stable belt. The Army Department Fire Service later amalgamated into the Ministry of Defence Fire Service.

This latest Goddess release, in red was not so common as the Auxiliary Fire Service green versions, but is an authentic livery.

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Teeside Green Goddess (76GG008)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Land Rover 88 Canvas Rover Fire Brigade (76LAN188010)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Red Land Rover 88 Fire (76LAN188012)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 MAN Pump Ladder West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (76MFE003)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Scania Aerial Rescue PumpMerseyside Fire & Rescue Service (76SAL003)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Grampian Fire & Rescue Service Scania CP31 Pump Ladder (76SFE003)

Oxford Diecast 1/76 Strathclyde Scania CP28 Pump Ladder (76SFE006)