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East Sussex - Wadhurst NNJ282M
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No: 19665   Contributor: Michael G.   Year: 1983   Manufacturer: Dennis   Country: United Kingdom
East Sussex - Wadhurst NNJ282M

This D series Dennis was stationed at Wadhurst for most of it's working life. Call sign Lima 15, Had a Jaguar petrol engine, and sounded fantastic! Was later replaced by a Bedford CSV, but stayed on at Wadhurst as the second machine.
Picture added on 02 October 2009 at 07:16
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Excellent picture (& the station shot with the Bedford as well). Yes The Dennis Ds with Jag engines did sound fantastic - i must start some research on East Sussex - I'm good on West Sussex FB history, but i ought to learn more about the otherside of the County, so thanks for these pictures & keep them coming. Jon Godden.

Added by Jon Godden on 02 October 2009.
I fondly remember being in the back of this pump and Pete S blowing the head gasket in 1987 going to Ticehurst

Added by J. Hemsley on 16 October 2009.
We had a Leyland plant in Belgium which, among other things, built APCs for NATO using the same Jaguar engine.

It was a nightmare, and about 20% of these front line combat vehicles (which cost a fortune to manufacture) were dead in the water with engine problems at any given time.

It should never have been used in the D series, or any other emergency vehicle application.

Added by Rob Johnson on 28 July 2017.
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