On a recent visit to Sydney, Australia in early 2015, I noted the 28th Penrith Working Truck Show was to be held at the end of March. Liking big trucks, the family decided to visit. It was held in the grounds of the famous Museum of Fire, Penrith, NSW about an hours drive due west of Sydney. The museum holds Australia’s biggest collection of fire engines and associated fire memorabilia, and two machines that caught my eye had been fitted with British manufactured engines by the same maker. 
 

The Horsedrawn ‘Turbine’ pump

Following the success of its first motorised vehicles in the 1900’s, the NS