Bulk Water Carriers

JG08 · Bulk Water Carriers

Does anybody know which stations these six appliances will be going to when they eventually pass their tilt tests?
Also, any updates on their progress towards finally entering service?

Appreciated!
Jack

LFBsite

They were due for Croydon, Kingston, Harrow, Dagenham, Islington and Sidcup, although when/if they go on the run this may have changed as these were chosen a few years back. No idea when they are meant to be coming on the run.

Straight8

This job makes you laugh, I never even realised we had Bulk Water carriers until the lad who runs that site posted on here.

Let me guess, we bought the crappiest one's on the market that don't work? :roll:

Of course we could'nt go to the 40 odd county brigades that use them and say 'what type do you use?'

No. Lets buy cheap one's that can lie and rot at the back of the workshops. :?

LFBsite

From what I've heard LFB (or perhaps AssetCo) were told the best way to set the vehicles up, but decided against it and specified themselves. And hey presto we have six 3 year old vehicles still at workshops off the run. Well I say 6, but one's already been written off. I believe the problem is the self levelling suspension on the DAF chassis causing them to roll over and fail their tilt tests.

JG08

Thanks for the info. By the sounds of it I wouldn't be surprised if these BWCs never make it on the run!

Leicsfire

Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service have operated a Water Carrier for the last 7 years now. Its have been a huge success and Due to Leics being quite rural it have proved invaluable. Its also the Local Airports and is on various PDAs. I cant understand why it is taking so long for Asset and co and LFB to either scrap these BLKs, sell them to other brigades or bring them into service soon. There just sitting at W/S rotting really.

Does anyone know of the BLKs reg numbers.

LFBsite

BWC1 KE05JWA (Written off)
BWC2 KE05JWC
BWC3 KE05JWJ
BWC4 KE05JWG
BWC5 KE05JWF
BWC6 KE05JWD

Leicsfire

Thanks Tom so if these do ever enter service it will be time to dispose of them again lol. :P

Grumpy Old Man

Leicsfire

They must be planning to do something with them. Being 05s with hardly any use isnt good. Asset Co and LFB need to decide quick the WrCs futures. Tom how was one wrotten off? Was this on the tilt testing.

Tyke

Well, if the powers that be actually learned to make their minds up what they really, actually wanted from ANY of the vehicles that are put on the run for LFB then maybe the BWC's would be utilised...

Then again, yer'd have nothing to grumble about would yer.. :wink:

LFBsite

BWC1 was written off on a training run near Werthersfield when it overturned into a ditch, this was after the first time that they had supposedly fixed the faults causing them to fail their tilt tests. The truck is most certainly written off although the tank is still OK (from what I saw anyway) so if they do want the sixth machine they could re-chassis the tank.

Straight8

The latest from Graham on the MRV is that Asset Co are going to take over the resposibility of mobilising the BWC fleet when needed, in a sort of Non-Op driver role.

This is all fine and dandy, but a dodgy road to go down if the support side of the fleet end up going over to this type of operation. Less LFB folks required . . . . etc etc.

Tyke

LFBsite

From what I heard it sounds like the mobilising by Asset Co would be a temporary solution as they are still not happy with the trucks bluelighting at speed. If (or 'when' if you're feeling optimistic) the issues are sorted they should go operational, although it is likely that some of the locations will change from the initial plans

Straight8

We'll have one at Finchley, we like trucks that do fuck all.

Perhaps, given that, we could get an FRU back?

F44 EH

Dagenham are meant to be getting a BWC but apparenty Dagenhams bay floor cant hold the weight. Dont know if this is true or not lol

Straight8

Thats because Norris ate all the pies and weakened it.