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This is an armed police officer from Durham Constabulary. The vehicle he is next to is Mercedes-Benz M-class, which is fitted with a secure gun cabinet and two directional spot lights on the roof. |
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DDV This Mercedes M270 is the first vehicle on UKev to
have the new style registration plates which were brought into use on 1
September 2001. This photograph was taken on 19 August 2001, so the
vehicle was kept off the road until the new plates were valid.
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The front view. |
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The rear view. |
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Inside, the video equipment, camera, spot light
controls and police radios can all be seen. |
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ERG This is a BMW 330i from Durham's fleet. It is powered by a 3-litre straight-six engine that produces 231
bhp. This enables the car to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in under six seconds. It can then carry on to reach an electronically limited top speed of 155 mph. |
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The front three-quarter view. |
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The side view. |
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The rear three-quarter view. |
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From the back. |
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This is the 'V' vector lights which are used on Durham's vehicles. The idea is that a
large amount of blue light can be seen from any direction. This rear
nearside view demonstrates this fact. |
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From the rear. |
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From above. |
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ERG This is a Durham Mercedes Sprinter diesel van used as an
accident investigation unit.
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The rear view. This vehicle was later liveried as a collision investigation
unit, as most of the work it undertook were not accidents - they were
collisions caused by driver error.
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This distance shot shows the retractable floodlights (Night Owl) for illuminating the scene of an accident.
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Y36 ERG
is a Mercedes Benz M270 traffic policing vehicle from Durham.
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The overhead view shows the arrangement of blue lights and the callsign on the
roof.
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This above-rear view gives us another view that is not normally available. Notice the matrix signs on the front and rear to
pass messages to motorists, and the additional roof blue lights because of the length and height of the vehicle.
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Here we can see how a brand new BMW 530i is transformed in appearance to a
traffic policing vehicle. |
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An aged Vauxhall Senator (3 litre, rear wheel drive) which is used on the skid pan only. It has its headlights removed, bald tyres at twice the normal pressure and drives on a smooth water-and-oil-covered surface.
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| People emerge from the above vehicle after a ride out on the skidpan with a police skidpan driving instructor.
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| A collection of Durham's vehicles used for police driver training. They are used
for response driving, general driving, practice pursuits and TPAC (tactical pursuit and containment) on the public roads. They all have small crests at the rear of the sides, two small blue lights on the grilles, sirens, roof markings and police signs on the back.
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R445 JTN R448
JTN Two Land Rovers suitable for
on- and off- road use in the Durham Dales.
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Two conspicuous Honda Pan-European Cleveland Police traffic bikes.
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An odd one now: a road safety device. The chair slides down the slope and hits the stop at 5 mph. This gives the rider quite a jolt, and makes them realise that if they didn't have the seatbelt on they'd be flung off it.
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A collage of pictures showing the Road Casualty Reduction Unit, which includes
the only speed camera (including Gatsos) in Durham Constabulary's area [in
2001]. However, there are many marked and unmarked police cars with on-board recording equipment!
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