South Central Railway vintage engine bags JMAI trophy

Secunderabad: It was a proud moment for the technical personnel of Carriage Workshop, Lallaguda as the 106-year-old John Morris Fire Engine won the prestigious JMAI Trophy at the 54thStatesman Vintage Car Rally held at New Delhi on Sunday. The John Morris Fire Engine, manufactured in the year 1914, was originally used by Nizam State Railway in the city of Hyderabad and now a prominent exhibit at the National Rail Museum, New Delhi.

John Morris Fire Engine completed the full rally distance of 70 km in the vintage car rally. For the John Morris Fire Engine, the JMAI Trophy it bagged, marks a proud come back, since it earned the honours after a gap of 13 years.

It is the only vehicle in the world fitted with the original Shrewsbury and Challenger Solid Tyres and still retains all the original parts of its fire equipment. It holds the Ajax Gun-Metal Turbine Pump as a part of its fire equipment. The fire Engine graces the precincts of one of the best Railway Museums in the World, the National Rail Museum at New Delhi. However, it is the SCR's team of technical personnel from Carriage Workshop, Lallaguda who are the experts in undertaking its regular maintenance.