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Vehicles used by This Brigade       Ex Brigade Vehicles Current Vehicles     Woodend 777        Woodend 7711                             Woodend 7710       Woodend 7726   1944 K4 International Truck, Registration Number H 58897, was obtained by the North Canterbury Electric Power Board in 1944 and used by them until November 1960, when it was purchased by the Rangiora County Council for £150.0.0. The vehicle (a flat deck truck) was first equipped with a temporary tank and later a permanent tank and lockers and a front mounted pump. This vehicle was housed at the Woodend Garage and was available for firefighting as a water tanker from 15th December 1960 until late 1967, the present whereabouts is unknown.   1954 Marmon Harrington , Registration No DV 3280 Manufactured by the Ford Motor Company, Windsor - Canada. Model was a F7 with a special logging chassis. It weighed 8 ton 10 cwt unladen and had a maximum weight of 18 tons. A Colmoco pump - rated at 33l/sec - Tank capacity 2270 litres.  This vehicle was imported into New Zealand in 1954 by the Ministry of Defence. First registered on the 8th September 1954 and was stationed at RNZAF station Wigram # 80 until 22nd April 1967 when it was sold to Mr Keith Wakeman of Kaiapoi. It was then purchased by the Rangiora County Council on 18th May 1967, for £450.0.0 and transferred to the Rangiora Urban Fire Authority on 28th June 1974. It was transfered to the New Zealand Fire Service Commission on 10th August 1976, and disposed of by them on 28th July 1980 to William John Judson (ex Brigade Member) of Woodend. At present the vehicle has been restored and is still in working order. The first call this vehicle attended as Woodend 1 was at a property fire at Kariatia's property Greens Road Tuahiwi on 27 August 1967    1960 Karrier Gamecock Registration No.DU 4280 Manufactured by Carmichael & Son. Engine : 4225cc. Gross Laden weight 11780lbs  (5.25 tons). Gwynne Pump rated at 38 l/sec and Tank capacity 900 litres.  First registered in New Zealand at Rangiora on 20th October 1960 in the name of the Rangiora Urban Fire Authority. Used by the Rangiora Volunteer Fire Brigade until December 1979. Taken over by the New Zealand Fire Service Commission on 1st April 1976. In December 1979 it was transfered to the Woodend Auxiliary Fire Brigade. In December 1982 it was transfered to Waipara Volunteer Fire Brigade. At the present time it is in private ownership with the Rangiora Volunteer Fire Brigade   1970 Ford D600 Registration No. DI 8878. Engine : 4910cc Gross laden weight 7 tons. Pump rated at 38l/sec. Tank capacity 900 litres. First registered in New Zealand at Kaiapoi on 14th July 1970, in the name of Kaiapoi Fire Board. Used by the Kaiapoi Volunteer Fire Brigade until December 1982. Taken over by the New Zealand Fire Service Commission on 1st April 1976. In December 1982, it was transfered to Woodend Auxiliary Fire Brigade. In 1988 it was transfered to Wakefield ??   Currently it is with the Okiwi Fire Party   1988 Hino FD162LA 6/1 spec Registration No. NP 3740. First registered in Christchurch May 1988. Darley HM500 Pump rated at 30l/sec and tank capacity 2000 litres.This vehicle was the 5th 6/1 appliance registered to the New Zealand Fire Service. It saw service at Woodend Auxiliary Fire Brigade until September 1993 when it was transfered to Little River Volunteer Fire Brigade.  Currently located at Little River, Transalpine Area   1993 Mitsubishi FK160F Registration SA 8786. First registered at Christchurch in July 1993. Darley HM500 pump rated at 30l/s. Tank capacity 2000 litres. This vehicle was transfered to the Woodend Volunteer Fire Brigade in July 1993 and continued there until transfered to Transalpine Area as a spare relief Appliance.  Currently still a Volunteer relief appliance.Domiciled at Woodend Station   1958 Series 1 SWB Landrover  Registration No: EM 537 This vehicle is owned by the Waimakariri District Council but operated by the Woodend Volunteer Fire Brigade. This vehicle is fitted with a ump pump. It was operated by the Brigade from September 1988 until August 1991. Currently allocated to Waikuku Volunteer Rural Fire Force. Not much history is known about this vehicle except when the Brigade stripped it down for repainting Ruatoria Volunteer Fire Brigade was underneath layers of paint. It also served in Waihi, Athentree  dates still to be found.