The John Morris Fire Engine

Morris fire engine was built by the famous fire engineers m/s. John Morris and Sons Ltd. of Salford, Manchester in 1914. Only two Morris-Bellsize fire-engines are known to exist in world today. Apart from the one with National Rail Museum, New Delhi, a 1912 model is preserved by the enfield and district veteran vehicle. The John Morris Fire Engine is water cooled with 4 cylinders, 80 horse power with carburator solex 52 n/n. It has a gear box with 4 forward speeds & 1 reverse. The transmission is chain driven from gearbox to each of the rear wheel separately. The shrewberry challiner solid tyres which have a measurement of 34” diameter, 11 feet wheel base. It is powered by an electric 12v battery, with 2 head lights, 1 rear light, 1 search light and 2 side lamps. The maximum speed of John Morris is about 40mph on level and it can ascend a grade of 1:5. The crude weight is about 4 tonnes which is equally distributed on all 4 wheels. It is equipped with ajax gun-metal turbine pump. The pump is directly driven from engine without intermediate gearing through lever below driver’s seat at a speed of 1150rpm. It can deliver 400 gallons of water per minute.