RX02 KTV This is a Network Rail ‘Rail Response Vehicle’ Toyota Hi-Lux. It is one of a fleet of Toyota 4x4s, both single- and double- cabbed versions, that NR operate. It has a band of blue and orange battenburg down each side and is fitted with an amber lightbar. It also has an roof-mounted spotlight. It has callsign RR19 and is based in the Midlands.
AP59 ZRK Here is a HM Prison Service VW Crafter. It carries a wide orange stripe down the sides and has black and white checker markings across the front. It is fitted with blue flashing lights for transporting high-risk prisoners and a substantial front bull-bar. See how the livery has evolved from the much older S-registration Mercedes Sprinter lower down this page.
LX56 DME This Vauxhall van is used by the prison service as a dog unit. It carries no markings except for a grey stripe up each side. It is fitted with full blue lights on the roof and a ventilation unit for the canine occupants in the rear.
This Mercedes Sprinter van is used by Her Majesty’s Prison Service for prisoner transportation purposes. The S-registration vehicle looks very much like a police van, with two rotating blue beacons and faded red stripes up the sides. It has the prison service logo above the windscreen and looks very rugged with it’s reinforced, limited-opening front windows and bull bars.
The rear view of the same vehicle. The heavily-darkened, reinforced, small side widows indicate that there are secure cells inside the van. The windows cannot be opened. The identity of this vehicle has been disguised in accordance with prison service requests at the time.
This is a prison service van, used for prisoner transportation to and from courts.
K761 UAD is a prisoner transportation van. It is a 1992 Leyland DAF van which has been converted inside to hold prisoners.
A set of three prisoner transportation vehicles outside court.
N458 HTP is a Landrover Defender used by the NEMO for nuclear response work in Portsmouth. The torch-shaped object you can see hanging from the front is an “x-ray probe” and is used in the event of an accident to monitor large areas of land.
N504 GRL is a Land Rover Defender and L970 COM a Leyland DAF, both being used for Nuclear Accident Response work from Alverstoke.
SG05 AHU is a Scottish-registered Ford Transit. It has a simple blue reflective stripe up both sides and across the back. It is fitted with blue and amber flashing lights and is operated by the Naval Emergency Monitoring Team (North), part of the MoD.
The rear view of the same Ford Transit. The vehicles carry no writing on them as the term ‘Naval Accident Monitoring Team’ may cause concern to the public. This type of vehicle is capable of monitoring for radioactive materials or acting as a command and control headquarters.
L711 HNV is a rugged Land Rover Defender. It has the same blue stripe livery as the Transit above, but only has a blue light bar on the roof. Notice the grilles over the headlight clusters and spade mounted on the bonnet.
Inside the back of the Land Rover is an array of equipment that is used for checking the safety of radioactive items and investigating accidents.
N202 HFW is a Ford Iveco truck that is used as a prime mover for the emergency monitoring headquarters. It has the same blue stripes but no blue lights in this instance. You can see that a small tent has been erected alongside the vehicle which is used for command, control and analysis. Notice also that there is a black plate on the front grille where a hazard warning plate can be mounted.
An example of a Radioactive Hazard Warning Plate. If the vehicle is involved in a road accident then this plate can alert people to the fact that there may be additional danger.
19 RN 52 This Land Rover is being unloaded from a transporter plane. It is an older vehicle and has just one rotating blue beacon on the roof. Notice that is has a Royal Navy registration plate.
A line up of nine vehicles used by the Nuclear Accidents Response Group, including Ford Ivecos, Land Rovers Defenders and Ford Transits.
G391 REC In this moody shot, Glossop MRT’s Land Rover can be seen in deep show as the winter sun sets.
The same Land Rover is seen here earlier in the day as it battles through deep snow drifts.
J263 TNC This triple image shows Glossop MRT’s Land Rover Defender ambulance conversion.
YN07 WHS, FJ58 ZCF and MV54 AYE join the above vehicle for a line up of Glossop’s vehicles at the start of 2010.
V908 JGA Glencoe MRT operate this Honda Civic support car. It is decked out with blue and yellow striping on the front bumper and carries “Mountain Rescue” and “Glencoe Rescue” wording.
YW52 FKX This four wheel drive long wheel base Mercedes Sprinter is used by the Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service. It is equipped with side mounted flood lights to illuminate the area at an incident.
VU09 OVV This Toyota High Lux is also used by the RAF Mountain Rescue Service. It wears an updated livery compared to the Mercedes Sprinter above.
PE08 HXK Here we have before and after shots of Keswick MRT’s Land Rover. This shot shows it with painted roof, roof-rack, floodlights and blue light bar. Small blue flashing LEDs are also fitted.
The after shot. Now with full livery applied and some additional equipment, the vehicle now stands out much more on the road and moorland.
MX05 XFK This Land Rover is used by Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team in Lancashire.
The rear of the Land Rover.
SY58 JDF This navy blue Land Rover is a mountain rescue vehicle used by Grampian Police and St. John Ambulance. Notice that it doesn’t have a blue light bar on the roof, just two small LEDs on the grille.
The rear view of the same Land Rover. On the roof rack you can see a one-wheeled stretcher for moving casualties over tricky terrain.
SH08 KFP This Vauxhall Vivaro is a MR ambulance for the Lochaber area. It has a full-width blue light bar on the roof and additional front fog lamps.
The rear and side views. On the side are sponsors’ logos and a mountain range scene.
W542 EAG This white Ford Focus is a Yorkshire Ambulance Service MR Team vehicle. It is not fitted with any emergency warning equipment.
The rear view of ther Focus with simple livery. “M.R. TEAM” is written on the boot lid and side windows. The car as an ex-front line rapid response vehicle that was moved to MR duties in 2009.
PX 29 AA This is a Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service Land Rover Defender. It is fitted with two full-width blue light bars on the front and rear parts of the roof. A roof box for storage has also been added to the roof rack.
The rear shot of the RAF MRT Land Rover. The vehicle is looking rather sorry for itself with rusty steel wheels and a heavily faded livery.
NK53 TYA This Land Rover Defender is with Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team. The County Durham-based team have painted the headlight surrounds in bright yellow to increase the road presence in motorists rear-view mirrors.
W371 PSG Skye MRT’s Land Rover.
The rear view, showing that they are affiliated with the Order of St. John Transport Service.
SP56 ABX This Land Rover is the “Mobile 2” vehicle of Braemar MRT. Notice the absence of any blue lights.