Fire Engines Photos

tayside used these for many years , brilliant fire appliance with great performance from the perkins v diesel, great roadholding being low and wide , plenty room for the small amount of kit we carried in those days and room in the back for 4 although I remember the sets were not very easy to put on as they were facing you in an open locker , overall good fire engine and much used by many brigades north of the border

Added by Alan on 05 May 2013.

Alan, I remember them well. My father served from 1962-1977. left 3 months before the strike and drove these machines plus others. I used to Live and still do near the now sadley demolished old Station 2 Strathmore Avenue Dundee and witnessed many a turnout. You knew it was a fire engine with the roar of the Perkins engine. LoL. Happy days.

Added by Grant Melville on 06 May 2013.

You'd have thought that Tayside Regional Council would've slapped a preservation order on the old Strathmore Avenue fire station dating from 1932. Passed it many a time on my jollies into Dundee over the years but never got out and photographed it. I fully concur with you Grant about the Perkins V8-540 engine. What a sound and sight en route to a job.

Added by Andrew Middleton on 07 May 2013.

PVE 833N - this then served at Chatteris, my home town retained station from June 1977 until Spring 1988 when it was replaced by a Dennis RS135, again powered by a Perkins V8.

Added by James on 12 April 2014.

The Perkins V8 diesel showed up in a wide variety of fire engine chassis in those days. You could theoretically have a Dennis, a Dodge, an ERF, a Ford D series and a Shelvoke together in one appliance room - all with Perkins V8 engines!

It was powerful and torquey, but it did make its presence heard...

Added by Rob Johnson on 15 September 2017.

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