Author: UK Emergency Vehicles
LK54 LUB
| Make and Model | Vauxhall Zafira |
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| Base | Prince of Wales district headquarters in London |
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| First Registered | September 2004 to February 2005 in Borehamwood (formerly Stanmore) |
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This is a St. John Ambulance Vauxhall Zafira. The vehicle is based at the Prince of Wales district headquarters in London.
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KE04 PYA
| First Registered | March to August 2004 in Borehamwood (formerly Luton) |
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The rear view of an identical vehicle based at the same location.
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LF02 OMM
| Organisation | London Ambulance Service |
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| Make and Model | Honda ST1100 |
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| Use | Rapid response |
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| Body Colour | Yellow |
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| First Registered | March to August 2002 in Wimbledon |
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This is a yellow Honda ST1100 rapid response motorbike used by the London Ambulance Service. The rider is testing the blue flashing lights and headlamp prior to heading out. The panniers at the rear are quickly removable and contain emergency medical equipment.
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| Photograph Date | August 2005 |
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LJ53 BXZ
| Organisation | London Ambulance Service |
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| Make and Model | Vauxhall Zafira |
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| Body Colour | Yellow |
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| First Registered | September 2003 to February 2004 in Wimbledon |
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This yellow Vauxhall Zafira is also with the LAS. It is used by the Duty Station Officer to respond to emergencies and travel around their area. On the roof is a full-width blue light bar, with an amber beacon on top for airfield use. Repeater small flashing blue lights are on all sides of the car. The rear view of the Vauxhall, showing the racks of equipment in the rear.
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| Photograph Date | August 2005 |
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LJ05 BSY
| Make and Model | Vauxhall Zafira |
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| First Registered | March to August 2005 in Wimbledon |
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This is a very similar looking Zafira but without the 'Duty Station Officer' wording. It also has a clear light bar on the roof and is approximately 18 months newer than the above example.
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| Photograph Date | August 2005 |
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LG52 NXBLX54 VVD
| Organisation | London Ambulance Service |
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| Make and Model | Vauxhall Corsa |
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| First Registered | September 2002 to February 2003 in Wimbledon; September 2004 to February 2005 in Sidcup |
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These two Vauxhall Corsas are used by the LAS too. Despite having different body colours they have the same sparse livery. The newer silver car is a much higher specification than the older white one. This higher spec includes alloy wheels and fancier body trim.
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| Photograph Date | August 2005 |
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YN05 RHUYN05 XUL
| Make and Model | Renault Master, Volvo V70 |
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| Use | Rapid response |
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| First Registered | March to August 2005 in Sheffield; March to August 2005 in Sheffield |
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A 2005 South Yorkshire Renault Master ambulance is joined by a 2005 Volvo V70 rapid response car.
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| Organisation | Rapid Response |
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| Make and Model | Vauxhall Astra |
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| Use | Rapid response |
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This is a Vauxhall Astra Estate rapid response car. One of the most notable features on this vehicle is the number of LED repeater lights it has on the front. There are two mounted on the grill, two mounted on the sides of the bumper and two integrated into the door mirrors.
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| Make and Model | Renault Megane |
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Here we have a Renault Megane II 1.9 dci estate in an unusual partial ambulance yellow livery. This car also features repeater lights in the grill and on the wings. Also shown is the rear of the car.
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DX54 XER
| Make and Model | Land Rover |
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| First Registered | September 2004 to February 2005 in Shrewsbury |
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This is a St. John Ambulance Land Rover. Notice the four LEDs in the front grille and the amber lights in the roof light bar. The rear and side views of this smart vehicle. Notice how the lights at the rear of the vehicle are on a spoiler at the rear of the roof.
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D519 UGN
| Organisation | London Ambulance Service |
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| Make and Model | Bedford CF |
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| First Registered | August 1986 to July 1987 in London South-West |
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A blast from the past is this Bedford CF showing the livery of London Ambulance Service. This was never a real London Ambulance Vehicle, it was an ex-Military ambulance from USAF Upper Heyford and purchased for a business supplying ambulances for films and TV, normally running on false London number plates. It has appeared in The Bill, Mr Bean and many others. It was spotted in spring 2005. The rear view, showing the stereotypical shape of an 80's ambulance.
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| Photograph Date | Spring 2005 |
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| Photograph Location | Sunniside, Tyne and Wear |
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AJ02 CVE
| Make and Model | Ford Focus |
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| Use | First responder |
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| Body Colour | White |
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| First Registered | March to August 2002 in Peterborough |
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This is a white Ford Focus belonging to a first responder team in the Lake District. The vehicle is used by trained members of the community to respond to urgent 999 calls in their neighbourhood in advance of an ambulance. They have no legal exemptions to the rules of the road, but having the car marked-up may help their progress.
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YN04 VGL
| Organisation | ABC Medical Services |
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| Make and Model | Nissan Terrano |
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| Body Colour | Silver |
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| First Registered | March to August 2004 in Sheffield |
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This silver Nissan Terrano ambulance is fitted out with a removable livery and blue lights. Magnetic sign are attached to the sides and there are two blue lights on the roof and one on the dashboard. You can just see an 'ambulance' sign on the passenger's sun visor. It is run by ABC Medical Services.
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KE51 HXF
| Make and Model | Vauxhall Frontera |
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| Powertrain | 4x4 |
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| First Registered | September 2001 to February 2002 in Borehamwood (formerly Luton) |
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This is a Vauxhall Frontera 4x4. It is used by St. John Ambulance Service in partnership with West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service (WYMAS).
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K712 GUA
| Make and Model | Ford Transit |
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| First Registered | August 1992 to July 1993 in Leeds |
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This is a Ford Transit ambulance operated by St. John Ambulance. The vehicle was presented to the Leeds area by the Leeds Hospital fund charitable trust.
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YX03 HWL
| Make and Model | Volvo V40 |
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| Use | Rapid response |
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| First Registered | March to August 2003 in Beverley |
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This is a WYMAS Volvo V40 rapid response car. It is seen here passing a West Yorkshire Police Honda Pan-European motorbike.
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L89 UOT
| Organisation | KC Ambulances |
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| Make and Model | Renault Master |
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| First Registered | August 1993 to July 1994 in Portsmouth |
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This 1993 Renault Master-based ambulance is liveried as belonging to KC Ambulances.
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YJ04 ZZF
| Organisation | Tees East and North Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
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| Make and Model | Ford Transit |
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| Use | Operational support |
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| First Registered | March to August 2004 in Leeds |
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This is a Ford Transit Operational Support Unit from TENYAS's fleet. It has a band of green and yellow squares down both sides but no blue lights. It is used to transport equipment such as decontamination tents.
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| Photograph Date | March 2005 |
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HX54 DYG
| Make and Model | Renault Master |
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| First Registered | September 2004 to February 2005 in Portsmouth |
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This Hampshire Renault Master ambulance is marked as a 'special transfer unit'.
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T767 AUA
| Organisation | North Yorkshire Emergency Doctors |
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| Make and Model | Volkswagen Passat |
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| First Registered | March 1999 to July 1999 in Leeds |
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This is a Volkswagen Passat estate used by North Yorkshire Emergency Doctors.
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R644 DCX
| Make and Model | Vauxhall Vectra |
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| First Registered | August 1997 to July 1998 in Huddersfield |
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This is a Vauxhall Vectra emergency doctor's car. Notice the additional front fog lamps. The rear view of the Vectra.
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A close-up of the bar of green lights on an emergency doctor's car's roof.
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R189 EAD
| Make and Model | Daihatsu Fourtrak |
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This is a rare sight, a black emergency vehicle. This Dihatsu Fourtrak may have been donated to the emergency doctors or could be the doctor's private car adapted to carry the green lights and livery. It's callsign is M14 and was spotted in York.
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| Photograph Location | York |
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V192 PAG
| Make and Model | Land Rover Freelander |
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| First Registered | August 1999 to February 2000 in Hull |
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A Land Rover Freelander with call sign M14. This photograph was taken when the vehicle was brand new and was to be used for the first time later the same day! It is not fitted with a siren, just the green lights.
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PN52 HKV
| Organisation | Med Alert |
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| Make and Model | Skoda Octavia |
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| First Registered | September 2002 to February 2003 in Preston |
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A Skoda Octavia 20V turbo emergency doctor's car. This car is operated by Med Alert, a Lancashire emergency response team charity, affiliated to BASICS. The rear view of the Skoda. Notice the illuminated 'accident' sign on the roof lights and the Skoda dealer's sticker stating "Oh no, another great Skoda..."!
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YY03 UMW
| Make and Model | Peugeot 307 |
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| First Registered | March to August 2003 in Beverley |
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This is a North Yorkshire Emergency Doctor's Peugeot 307 HDi estate. The rear three-quarter view of the same car.
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| Photograph Date | January 2004 |
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Y946 LJX
This is an imposing emergency doctor's car from North Yorkshire Emergency Doctors.
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| Photograph Date | September 2003 |
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| Organisation | BASICS |
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| Make and Model | Volvo V40 |
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A Hampshire BASICS (The British Association for Immediate Care) doctor with a Volvo V40 Police Specification T4. As well as the standard mobile phone and VHF communications equipment, this vehicle is fitted with satellite navigation and a global positioning system for vehicle location, so ambulance control can 'see' where it is. It's call sign is IMCARE 0221. The same vehicle with some of the equipment carried. BASICS doctors are trained to drive on blue (or green) lights to attend emergencies where a doctor's skill, experience and prescriptive authority is required.
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YK02 DYB
| Make and Model | Land Rover Freelander |
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| First Registered | March to August 2002 in Leeds |
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Here we have a 2002 Land Rover Freelander that is used by the North Yorks emergency doctors. This diesel powered model provides sufficient performance for this vehicle to still be quick. It is also ideal for carrying a large amount of equipment.
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YB02 JUV
| Make and Model | Volkswagen Passat |
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| First Registered | March to August 2002 in Leeds |
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This VW Passat was bought by North Yorkshire Emergency Doctors in June 2002. It replaces the previous "M01" vehicle which was a 1999 version of the Passat. It is not fitted with a siren but the green flashing light can aid a doctor's progress to a casualty. The green lights are used about five times per week to attend emergencies.
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YF02 FWX
| Make and Model | Volkswagen Passat |
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| First Registered | March to August 2002 in Leeds |
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The sister vehicle "M06". This identical Passat carries a defibrillator, nebuliser, oxygen, drugs (some that can only be administered by a doctor) and other first aid equipment.
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Y368 OLFY436 OFL
| Make and Model | Mercedes A-Class |
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| First Registered | March to July 2001 in London North-West; March to July 2001 in Peterborough |
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Two Mercedes A-Class doctor's cars. These vehicles are liveried up and may be operated with a green flashing beacon on the roof.
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| Make and Model | Subaru Impreza |
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A Y-registration Subaru Impreza from the Hampshire Technical Rescue Unit Doctors. The Impreza underwent a facelift in 2001, with the most noticeable changes being the headlight clusters and the grille reshaping. It is still one of the most affordable agile and fast accelerating production cars available.
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This is HM Customs Cutter Seeker, spotted in waters off the coast of Greenock.
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| Photograph Location | Waters off Greenock |
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| Make and Model | Mercedes Sprinter |
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This 56-registration Mercedes Sprinter van is used as a Mobile Radiation Detection Unit. It is operated jointly by HM Revenue and Customs, the Home Office and the Police. The livery can be adapted to show who is using the vehicle. It has two clear light bars on the roof as well as two amber flashing beacons. It is part of Programme Cyclamen which monitors ports, airports and major thoroughfares for radioactive material being carried illegally (potentially to make a dirty bomb). This is a mock-up of a similar radiation detection vehicle with slightly different livery. It is one of a number of marked and unmarked vehicles which cost around £350,000 each. They contain specialist detection equipment which means that they can drive down the side of a truck and are able to detect if any radioactive substances are inside.
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VE54 ELV
| Make and Model | Renault Master |
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| First Registered | September 2004 to February 2005 in Worcester |
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This is a Renault Master an that is used in the special role of vehicle fuel testing. The vehicle wears an orange, yellow and blue side stripe as well as the operators logo and name on the side. Vehicles using the road in the UK have to pay an excise duty on the fuel they use. This mobile laboratory has been specially created to enable vehicle fuels to be tested at the roadside rather than being sent away for analysis. The most common breaches of law are using red diesel and 'home-made' fuel from cooking oil. The rear view of the van showing its high visibility markings, chemical warning signs and a single orange light bar.
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| Photograph Date | August 2005 |
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G-SARD
| Make and Model | AgustaWestland AW139 |
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G-SARD is a Agusta Westland AW139 coastguard rescue helicopter.
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HF54 JPO
| Make and Model | Nissan Navara |
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| First Registered | September 2004 to February 2005 in Bournemouth |
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This is a Coastguard Nissan Navara on patrol.
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HF07 ESNHF08 TCY
| Organisation | Coastguard |
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| Make and Model | Ford Focus, Nissan Navara |
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| First Registered | March to August 2007 in Bournemouth; March to August 2008 in Bournemouth |
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This is a Ford Focus Estate and HF08 TCY is a Nissan Navara, both belonging to the Coastguard. They are seen here displaying some of the rescue equipment that they carry.
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| Photograph Date | November 2008 |
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W928 KJTHF53 LGV
| Organisation | Coastguard |
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| Make and Model | Land Rover Defender 90, Ford Focus |
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| First Registered | March to July 2000 in Bournemouth; September 2003 to February 2004 in Bournemouth |
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This is a Land Rover Defender 90 and HF53 LGV is a Ford Focus, both belonging to the Coastguard at Fort William. Also shown is the rear of the two vehicles.
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Y521 FELHF53 NWD
| Make and Model | Toyota Hilux, Nissan Navara |
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| Powertrain | four wheel drive |
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| First Registered | March to July 2001 in Bournemouth; September 2003 to February 2004 in Bournemouth |
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This is a Toyota Hilux and HF53 NWD is a Nissan Navara. Both of these coastguard cars are four wheel drive and have double cabs.
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W906 PCG
| Make and Model | Nissan Terrano |
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| First Registered | March to July 2000 in Bournemouth for Salisbury |
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This is a Coastguard Nissan Terrano II caught in a snow storm.
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HF53 NWB
| Make and Model | Nissan Navara |
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| First Registered | September 2003 to February 2004 in Bournemouth |
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This is a Nissan Navara 2.5 DI coastguard rescue vehicle.
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G-CGIJ
| Make and Model | Westland |
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| Base | Lee-on-Solent on England's south coast |
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G-CGIJ This is "India Juliet", an August-Westland AW139 rescue helicopter based at Lee-on-Solent on England's south coast.
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A coastguard rib (rigid inflatable boat) called Peregrine being used around the North-West England coast.
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G-SARB
| Organisation | HM Coastguard |
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| Make and Model | Sikorsky S-92A |
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| Base | Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland |
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G-SARB, a HM Coastguard rescue helicopter. It is a CHC Scotia Sikorsky S-92A and is based at the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland.
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G-BPWB
| Identifiers | Rescue Whiskey Bravo |
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G-BPWB This is one of the four Coastguard helicopters based around the UK in 2007. It has callsign "Rescue Whiskey Bravo" and was made famous by its numerous appearance on the BBC TV series Seaside Rescue.
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| Use | Search and rescue |
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| Powertrain | electric |
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A first for this website: a tram! Yes, this electric tram is marked-up in coastguard colours and is used in Blackpool to help advertise the coastguard's search and rescue service.
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This boat, fitted with blue flashing light, is used by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on inland waterways.
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HF03 LRL
| Make and Model | Land Rover Defender |
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| Base | St. Andrews, Scotland |
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| First Registered | March to August 2003 in Bournemouth |
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This is a Coastguard Land Rover Defender based at St. Andrews, Scotland.
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