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The Irish Green Goddess

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There were thirty-seven (37) AFS Green Goddesses in all. There were four batches  of new vehicles bought during the 1960s (10,5,5,and 5) making a total of 25. After the British AFS was shut down in 1968, most of their Goddesses were sold off. The Irish government bought ten for the AFS in 1971. Much more recently, the AFS bought two more in 2007.

  All the AFS Goddesses were on the 4X4 chassis, model RLHZ. However, the 25 bought new in the 1960s had a different radiator grille to the later ("secondhand")purchases, which had been built for nthe British government in 1956. Bedford revised the RL range in 1957, and gave
  it a bit of a facelift - chrome surround and larger name badge on the radiator grille.Note that the AFS had a habit of swapping the grilles around so some YI  reg.appliances ended up with chrome grilles in later life!

Details of the fleet and original assignments are as follows:
Ten vehicles were  acquired in the financial year 1961-62 (year ending 31.3.1962). They were
issued  to AFS units by the Minister for Defence in a special ceremony at Ratra  House in  June 1962. Reg. numbers were AZC 754 to AZC 763. They were assigned to  Dublin  Corporation (two vehicles) and one each to Cork Corporation, Dun Laoghaire  Corporation, and the County Councils of Galway, Kildare, Laoighis, Louth,  Wexford and Wicklow.

Five vehicles acquired early in 1963 and assigned  in fin. year 1963 - 64. Reg. numbers JZD 514 to JZD 518. These were assigned to  the County Councils of Sligo, Cork, Westmeath, and Donegal, and to Limerick  Corporation.

Five vehicles acquired in 1964 and assigned in fin.year  1964 -65. Reg. numbers EZE 224 to EZE 228. These five were assigned to the  County Councils of Clare, Kilkenny, Tipperary (SR),and Louth, and to Waterford  Corporation.

Five vehicles acquired in 1965 and assigned in fin.year  1965 - 66 to Cork Corporation and to the County Councils of Longford, Monaghan,  Offaly and Waterford.Reg. numbers were NZH 2 to NZH 6. 

A  further ten Goddesses were issued to the AFS in 1971. These were ex - British  AFS vehicles and had UK number plates on arrival in Dublin, but were re -  registered 4890 YI to 4899 YI and repainted in the Irish AFS livery. I have seen  no official records about where they were assigned. 

Two further 4X4  Goddesses, still with original UK reg.numbers but  freshly painted in the green  Irish AFS livery, at the time of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the CD in  2007. Reg. numbers PGW 144 and RXP 754. They were bought for ceremonial  purposes. Thanks to Liam O'Luanaigh for the above information on the Green Goddesses that were with
Irish Civil Defence.

AZC's
AZC 754........Dublin Corporation
AZC 755........Dublin Corporation
AZC 756..........Cork Corporation 
AZC 757.................Co.Wicklow
AZC 758...............................
AZC 759...............................
AZC 760................County Laois
AZC 761..............County Kildare
AZC 762................................
AZC 763................................


JZD's
JZD 514...................................
JZD  515...................................
JZD 516....................................
JZD 517..........Limerick Corporation
JZD 518.....................Co. Donegal 





NZH's
NZH 2.........................Co.Offaly 
NZH  3....................Co.Warerford
NZH 4....................Co.Monaghan  
NZH 5...............Cork  Corporation
NZH  6.....................Co.Longford.



YI's 
4890 YI......................Co.Leitrim 
4891 YI........................Co. Kerry
4892 YI....................................
4893 YI.....................................
4894 YI.....................................
4895 YI.....................................
4896 YI........Waterford Corporation
4897 YI................................... 
4898YI..................... .Co.Galway.
4899   YI...........Dublin Corporation 






Contributors To The Green Goddess Page.

Liam O' Luanaigh , Willie Doyle , MartinThompson , Chris Prendergast , Anne Nolan ,
Brian Carroll , Gearoid Blake , Mike  Carroll , Dave Smyth , Eamon Doyle , John Curran ,
Michael Sheehan.


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