Green Goddess fire engines sold More than 20 Green Goddess fire engines used during the strikes of 2002 and 2003 have been sold by the government as it disposes of its surplus vehicles. The 7.5 tonne ...

The ageing Green Goddess fire engines set to help fight fires during the firefighters strike lack the speed, specialist equipment and water capacity of their up to date equivalents. Hindered by ...

L O N D O N, Nov. 22 -- Military troops have once again taken to ancient "Green Goddess" fire engines after members of the Fire Brigade Union launched an eight-day strike across Britain. An offer ...

When production began in 1953, the Green Goddess was a state-of-the-art fire engine - unusually able to produce extinguishing foam as well as pump water. "They were better than what most local ...

The UK's Green Goddess fleet was put into storage in the late 1960s before some were sold The hunt is on to find rare parts of an historical Green Goddess fire engine which were stolen by thieves ...

Forty Green Goddess fire engines are up for sale, fire and rescue service minister Nick Raynsford has announced. The engines, part of the 1,000-vehicle fleet which provided emergency fire cover during ...

I CAN remember the last firemen's strike 25 years ago when the same Green Goddess fire engines were used. No doubt that if there is another strike in another 25 years they will be used again, even ...

Fire engine adventures Listen to the item Over 30 years ago Muriel Kilvert, who's now 87 years old, drove round the world in a Green Goddess fire engine. ...

GREEN Goddess fire engines are to be sent to Catterick Garrison to provide emergency cover in the event of a strike by firefighters. About 250 of the 50-year-old vehicles are believed to be ...

The hunt is on to find rare parts of an historical Green Goddess fire engine which were stolen by thieves. The Green Goddess Cwmbran Veterans believe the culprits targeted the vehicle for metal to ...