KENDAL

Leyland Limousine JM4465 which served with Kendal before being absorbed into Westmorland in 1948.
[Picture courtesy MF&RS and reproduced with permission.]

Although not the best of pictures, Bedford Pump Escape CJM510 just had to be included.
Shown here whilst allocated to Windermere, it began life at Kendal in 1955, being the first post-war appliance in Westmorland.
The bodywork is by Myers & Bowman.
[Picture from the Gary Chapman collection and reproduced with permission]

Bedford Water Tender EEC567 began life with Westmorland based here, but also served at Appleby.
[Cpyright pictures ~ H. Baldam and reproduced with permission.]

With pictures of the other 3 Karriers actually carrying their station name, by process of elimination, this must have been the Kendal appliance.
It was seen 'for sale' in Bury, 10 March 2006.

Karrier GJM447 was seen in new ownership looking extremely smart in summer 2008.
[Copyright picture ~ M. Wannell and reproduced with permission.]

Karrier Water Tender was seen at Kendal where it was being used as a Driver Training Vehicle.
Other pictures of this applaince appear on the Kirkby Lonsdale Library page.
[Picture courtesy MF&RS and reproduced with permission.]

Commer walk-thru Emergency Tender EJM230F
[Picture courtesy MF&RS and reproduced with permission.]

Ford D1013 KEC523J with boywork by HCB-Angus.
[Picture courtesy MF&RS and reproduced with permission.]

Ford Water Ladder OJM450L
[Copyright picture ~ H. Baldam and reproduced with permisison.]

Dodge Rescue Unit D426TAO
[Copyright picture ~ W. Jopson and reproduced with permission.]

Also included in the Kendal line up was Special Incident Unit D539TRM
[Copyright picture ~ W. Jopson and reproduced with permission.]

Former Kendal Volvo Water Tender F114HAO moved to Maryport
and was seen in Workington after a 12 pump fire at the Safeway Supermarket, 3 March 2003.

Volvo H484TRM was seen at Kendal before the additional striping was added. [see below]
[Copyright picture ~ W. Jopson and reproduced with permission.]

Former Kendal Volvo, H484TRM was seen at Stoodley Auctions, Belle Vue, Manchester, 9 December 2006.
[Copyright picture ~ Keith Howarth and reproduced with permission.]

Major Rescue Vehicle R757URM was seen on the station forecourt, 19 November 2006.
It was sold in July 2010.

Volvo FLH PX04BZR was in attendance at the major flooding in Toll Bar, near Doncaster [c.133 miles away] when seen 1 July 2007.
[Copyright picture ~ Simon N. Rowley and reproduced with permission.]

 PM039 WX54VKH was seen on Longridge Fell, Lancashire, at a 10 pump incident, 1 June 2020.

Volvo FLH PO55BUH was seen on the station forecourt, 21 March 2006.

Iveco PX07BCO was the first of 3 new Rescue Units for Cumbria.  It was seen in 20 July 2011.
It was subsequently moved to Penrith as Btreathing Apparatus Support Unit.

Volvo PX08CDY was seen at a serious fire in Lancashire, 26 March 2017.

Volvo KR63YVU was seen at Make Pumps 10 in Barrow, 22 June 2023.





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