Metropolitan Fire Service HQ Wakefield Street

Always admired this old fire engine on display at the entrance to the fire station. Grabbed this shot after sundown, to take advantage of the ambient lighting the MFS use to keep the engine displayed. I love that they bother to do that.

A quick google search produced this bit of background detail:

Shand Mason Steam Fire Engine
Manufactured by the Shand Mason Co, London in 1895, arriving at Port Adelaide in April 1896.
 
On receipt of a fire call, coal and kindling wood in the furnace box of the steamer were ignited by taper or a gas jet. The horses were trained to walk to the shaft and the harness was lowered from the ceiling over the horses and connected to the pump. This took less than a minute to accomplish. By the time the Shand Mason arrived at the fire there was a sufficient head of steam to drive the pump.
 
Approximately 1500 litres of water (350 gallons) per minute were delivered through two canvas hoses and could be pumped to a height of 38 metres (120 feet). The crew comprised of four firefighters and a driver.
 
One of the few fire pumps of its type remaining in the world, our Shand Mason has been lovingly restored by two firefighters.