ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <title>Volkswagon LT50 Volunteer Support Unit</title> <meta name="description" content="Strathclyde Fire & Rescue Preservation Group appliance, Volkswagon LT Light Fire Appliance"> <meta name="keywords" content="strathclyde,fire,preservation,group,rescue,ayeready,heritage,vintage,wheeled,glasgow,scoosher,goddess,firefighting,pumpescape,appliances,cheapside,street,disaster,glasgow airport,dennisf8,light6"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <link href="../styles/styles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> </head> <body> <div id="layout"> <!-- Top Banner Start --> <div id="header"> <div class="FloatL"> <a href="../index.htm" title="Home"><img src="../images/site/sfrlogo.gif" width="370" height="128" alt="Strathclyde Fire &amp Rescue Logo" border="0"></a> </div> <div class="FloatR"> <img src="../images/site/PresGroupLogo.jpg" width="293" height="128" alt="Strathclyde Fire &amp Rescue Preservation Group Logo"> </div> <div class="both"></div> </div> <!-- Top Banner End --> <!-- Navigation Start --> <div id="navbar"> <ul id="main-nav"> <li><a href="../index.htm" title="Home Page">Home Page</a></li> <li><a href="../aboutus.htm" title="About Us">About Us</a></li> <li><a href="../appliances.htm" title="Group Appliances"> Appliances</a></li> <!-- <li><a href="../chairmans_report.htm" title="Group Chairmans Annual Report">Chairmans Annual Report</a></li>--> <li><a href="../cheapside_street_50_years.htm" title="Commemorating The Cheapside Street Disaster - 28th March 1960">Cheapside Street 50 Years On</a></li> <li><a href="../contact.htm" title="Contact Us">Contact</a></li> <li><a href="../events4.htm" title="Events We Are Attending">Events</a></li> <li><a href="../featured.htm" title="Featuring Specially Selected Events and Appliances">Featured Events and Appliances</a></li> <li><a href="../guestbook1/sfrpg_guestbook.html" title="Why Not Sign Our Guest Book">Guest Book</a></li> <li><a href="../imagegalleries.htm" title="View Image Galleries">Image Galleries</a></li> <li><a href="../links.htm" title="Some Relevant Links You May Find Interesting">Related Links </a></li> <li><a href="../manuals.htm" title="Hand Operated Fire Appliances">Manuals</a></li> <li><a href="../media-section.htm" title="Our Work With The Media">Media Section</a></li> <li><a href="../projects.htm" title="Active Restoration and Preservation Projects">Projects</a></li> <li><a href="../st_mungo.htm" title="The St. Mungo Fire Boat">The St. Mungo Fireboat</a></li> <li><a href="../steamers.htm" title="Steam Powered Appliances">Steamers</a></li> <li><a href="../trailer_units.htm" title="Miscellaneous Trailer Units">Trailer Units</a></li> </ul> </div> <!-- Navigation End --> <!-- Page Content Start --> <div id="content"> <!-- Actual Content Start --> <!-- Appliance top navigation start --> <div id="ApplianceNavContainer"> <ul id="ApplianceNavList"> <li><a href="KHS_590.htm" title="KHS 590, Dennis F12 Pump Escape"><< Previous</a></li> <li><a href="K665_OSU.htm" title="K665 OSU, Volvo FL6-18 Water Tender Ladder">Next >></a></li> </ul> </div> <!-- Appliance top navigation end --> <h2 class="centered">L984 VHS<br>Volkswagon LT50 Volunteer Support Unit</h2> <img class="centered" src="../images/appliances/L984_VHS_1rd.jpg" width="600" height="480" title="Volkswagon LT50" alt="Volkswagon LT50"> <p> This chassis was originally to be used as a Road Rescue Unit or Technical Support Unit but was found to be unsuitable and was eventually bodied by Dependable Bodies in Cumbernauld as a Volunteer Support Unit. </p> <p> It was rather large for the equipment it carried and as a result the lockers were quite empty. </p> <p> There is also a rumour, not sure if any truth in it, that the chassis was given to the brigade free of charge by Volkswagon as they were trying to break into the fire engine market. </p> <p> Originally carrying registration plates L984 VHF this mistake was eventually discovered and the correct plates for L984 VHS were fitted. </p> <p> The appliance has a 2.2 litre Diesel engine making it very underpowered. Originally destined for Strachur, that station was found to be too small and in 1994 it was allocated to Corriecravie, where it was kept in Angus Adamson s garage at night being moved into the yard during the day so they could carry on with their business in the garage. </p> <p> This arrangement continued until 1997 when it moved into the standard Volunteer Station which was built just next to Adamson s garage. It remained at Corriecravie until 2008 when it was replaced by Mercedes Vario VSU. </p> <p> In 2009 after the Brigade were approached by a member of the Preservation Group to buy the appliance Strathclyde Fire &amp Rescue handed it over to the Group on permanent loan. </p> <!-- Actual Content End --> </div> <!-- Page Content End --> <!-- Footer Start --> <div id="footer"> &copy; Strathclyde Fire &amp; Rescue Preservation Group </div> <!-- Footer End --> </div> </body> </html>