ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <title>Dennis D Series Water Tender Ladder</title> <meta name="description" content="Strathclyde Fire & Rescue Preservation Group appliance, Dennis D Series Water Tender Ladder"> <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="YHS_151H.htm" title="YHS 151H, Dennis F108, Pump Escape"><< Previous</a></li> <li><a href="N375_RRU.htm" title="N375 RRU, Dennis Sabre, Water Tender Ladder"> Next >></a></li> </ul> </div> <!-- Appliance top navigation end --> <h2 class="centered">VDS 105R<br>1977 Dennis D Series Water Tender</h2> <img class="centered" src="../images/appliances/VDS_105R_4rd.jpg" width="600" height="480" title="Lots of Elbow Grease" alt="DENNIS D Series Wrl"> <p> This appliance was ordered by Lanarkshire Fire Brigade but delivered to Strathclyde Fire Brigade as the Scottish Fire Brigades were re-organised in 1975 due to regionalisation. This appliance was stationed at Strathaven from 1976 until disposed of in 1989 when it went into preservation. While at Strathaven it carried the registration mark VDS106R as workshops had mixed the numbers up. </p> <p> The D series replaced the F series and at only seven feet wide were ideal for rural brigades. The original models were fitted with a Jaguar 4.2 litre petrol engine however it was soon found that this engine was not suitable and the Jaguar engine was replaced with a Rolls Royce B61 engine. It had a five speed close ratio gearbox capable of developing 235bhp at 4,000 rpm. With dimensions of 23 x 7 6 x 10 it was able to carry a crew of six and also had a Dennis 1,000 gpm pump and 400 gallon water tank. </p> <p> This is one of the later models with the redesigned front similar to the R series, the original ones looked like the Denniss F108. </p> <p> In 1993 it was bought by Alan Thompson and livered up with Lanarkshire Fire Brigade badges and markings. Alan sold it on to Kenny Coubrough in May of 2008 and Kenny returned it to Strathclyde Fire Brigade markings. Due to health problems, Kenny then sold the Dennis on to Stewart Lewis in May 2011 The vehicle is owned by Stewart Lewis and displayed by the kind permission of Strathclyde Fire & Rescue Preservation Group. </p> <img class="centered" src="../images/appliances/VDS_105R_5rd.jpg" width="280" height="220" title="Polishing Time Again" alt="DENNIS D Series Water Tender"> <!-- 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>