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LX09 BKO This is a Ford Focus estate. It is a response
car that is based at York and covers the city and surrounding areas as
part of the BTP's North East Area. |
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The rear view of the Focus, showing the standard
livery. |
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AE56
KVA is a Vauxhall Astra CDTI estate that is used by the
BTP. Notice the super-slim light bar on the roof with repeater blue lights
on the front grille. |
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This 2007 Mercedes Benz Vito is
used by the BTP. It has a yellow bonnet, and many force crests placed
around the bodywork. Notice the two full-sized light bars on the roof,
packed with blue led's. |
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LX07
AFU is a BTP short wheel base Vauxhall Vivaro with a band
of battenburg. It has two full-width light bars on the roof and seating
and secure prisoner transportation inside. Notice that due to the
nationwide remit of the force, this London-registered vehicle was
stationed at Edinburgh station in Scotland. |
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VK56
VXA is a Saab 9-5 saloon demonstrator that is being
tested by the BTP in Peterborough during the summer of 2007. |
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The rear view of the Saab. It
has grey bodywork with the bright livery over the top. The blue light bar
has been attached with clamping brackets to avoid drilling holes in the
roof. |
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LX06
DFU is a Vauxhall Astra Estate car used by the BTP
photographed at King's Cross Station in London. |
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VN55
OMT is a Vauxhall Corsa police
demonstrator used by the BTP in London. The inset shows the rear view of
the car. |
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CK55
UDZ is a British Transport Police Renault Master van.
It carries a single band of battenburg down each side and has blue lights
on the roof and grille. The large windscreen shield indicates that the
vehicle can be used in hostile situations, although most of the time it
will be used for routine police work. |
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AJ05
DWF The BTP in London were operating this Ford Focus in
2005. It is a demonstrator from Ford for the force to evaluate. Notice how
there is no mention of the name of the force using the vehicle (so it can
be moved around easily) and the 'Ford Demonstrator' logo on the rearmost
side windows. Another indicator is that the registration starts 'AJ',
which is not a London prefix. |
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AJ05
ZZB Here is a rear shot of a similar Ford demo Focus,
but this time it is the estate model. |
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LX05
DBZ Also in use by the London overground BTP is this
diesel Renault Trafic. It has two large light bars on the roof and a simple row
of battenburg markings. |
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KE53
FKM is an Iveco van which tows a massive custody unit
for the BTP. The idea is that the vehicle can move around the country
where it can be used at a major event to provide temporary prisoner cells.
The van is fitted with two small blue lights in its front grill. |
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The rear view of the trailer.
The inset shows the inside view of the central corridor leading to
the individual cells. |
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KE05
JLV is a long wheel base Iveco van that has been
modified to carry specialist equipment for the BTP. The equipment is
stored in fire engine-style lockers. |
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A detailed look at some of the
equipment carried. This includes: breathing apparatus kits, tools, water,
fire extinguishers and medical equipment. |
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AY05
HXO is a Citroen Relay-based van that has been
specially converted into a six-wheel incident command unit. Like the
mobile custody unit above, the only blue lights at the front are two small
ones in the grill. |
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The rear of the vehicle. It is
fitted with satellite communication facilities and its own CCTV camera
that is mounted on the roof. |
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LX05
CZK This is a BTP Renault Laguna in the 2005 livery.
Notice the small repeater blue lights on the front wings (which appear
grey when not activated). |
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The side view, showing the markings on this estate car.
From 2005 the orange stripe up the side has been superseded by a single
row of chunky yellow and blue battenburg on BTP cars. The 'police' wording
along the bottom of the doors remains. |
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The overhead view of the same Laguna. |
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LV02
RDV This is an example of a BTP Volvo V70. The
conspicuity of this car is increased by having a high-visibility,
reflective yellow bonnet. It is used in London to respond rapidly to
emergencies relating to the railways. |
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LX04
FKA This is one of three BTP Renault Grand Espace 3.5 V6's
that are used in central London. It has two blue light bars and unusually
for a BTP vehicle has battenburg markings and a yellow bonnet. This
top-of-the-range vehicle has 245 bhp and can do the 0-62 mph dash in only
8.1 seconds. |
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The rear view of the same car. These MPVs
(multi-purpose vehicles) are part of the BTP's solution to the threat of
terrorism on the capital's transport infrastructure. The three cars are
available 24 hours a day to carry people and equipment to emergencies.
They contain custom racking to carry specialised
anti-terrorist equipment such as chemical monitoring and portable x-ray equipment,
as well as personal
radiation alarms. |
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LX54
GMV is a BTP Skoda Octavia estate. |
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The rear view. |
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YG03
BGU
LX51
NTJ
An 03-reg Honda CRV used by the BTP is accompanied by a
Nissan Terrano outside of Leeds railway station. |
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W357
CNO
is a short wheel base Ford Transit outside of Downing Street in
London. |
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RN52
EWT
is a Honda ST1300 Pan-European motorcycle. Unusually for a BTP vehicle, it
carries a high visibility battenburg marking scheme. |
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LX04
FGC This Renault Traffic public order van is fitted with a sliding
grille to cover the windscreen and covers over the headlights. It has a
number of blue flashing LEDs around the bodywork, which appear clear when
not operating. |