Devastating fire at the Top Mountain motorcycle museum at Timmelsjoch, Austria

[Vincent Brake]

Sprinkler would do ok in Australia.
Not in Austria.
Nearly the same name.
Big difference in temperature.

But nevertheless, there are systems yes.

In my little workshop all is without power when gone.
Or overnight. Apart from ventilation.
Only downside is empty drill battery...

 

[Peter Holmes]

I greatly admire their optimism and fortitude, but it is hard to imagine how the museum could return to its former grandeur, the building structure, yes no problem, but how can you replace the virtually irreplaceable exhibits.

 

[Jonathan Lambley]

I greatly admire their optimism and fortitude, but it is hard to imagine how the museum could return to its former grandeur, the building structure, yes no problem, but how can you replace the virtually irreplaceable exhibits.

No you can't get them back unfortunately.

 

[Michael Vane-Hunt]

How well did the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham recover? Does it now have a fire suppression system?

 

[Jonathan Lambley]

How well did the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham recover? Does it now have a fire suppression system?

It lost some special machines like Slippery Sam (Triumph) and a couple of Vincents but they recovered. As for a sprinkler system I would hope and presume they did.

 

[erik]

@ Vincent : In Holland you open the Dikes and the water will rise to the Roofs of the houses and all fire will be distinguished.Erik
Oder du gehst in den Keller Wasser holen. (Or you go to the basement to get water. Ed.)

 

[Vincent Brake]

@erik
Dass brauchen wir nit. Weil
dem Rhein ist schoen 6 m hoher.... (We don't need that. Because the Rhine is 6 m higher .... Ed)

 

[Marcus Bowden]

All very well opening the Dikes gates and putting out the fire but it's getting the water back out again after !

 

[Vincent Brake]

i know one (north of france, he has a museum many visited in dutch international leg) who has had this, still after 5 yrs he can not believe water is so thin.....
he is still working on some engines.

so maybe best to put out such a fire with helium??

 

[Marcus Bowden]

I've always been associated with CO'2 for my engine room & hold fire systems as they have another quality of cooling down the area as the expansion of liquid gas is refrigeration. I've done a lot of cooling of bananas.