Category: Ambulance

This is a 1993 Talbot ambulance from TENYAS's fleet.

This is a Ford Transit from WYMAS. Notice the bonnet is a different colour to the rest of the bodywork and the location of lights and the siren.

This is a NEAS Cheverolet on a blue light run in Gateshead. the ambulance is now parked behind a rapid response (unmarked) Ford Focus. Rapid response cars are being used increasingly in the NEAS area to cut down response times to meet Government standards.

This is an Territorial Army Ambulance. Notice the location of the siren and the somewhat contradictory camouflage colour with large red cross.

Here is a St. John Ambulance emergency shelter. It is collapsible and can be deployed anywhere that it is needed.

This is a Nissan Primera. It has a 2.0 litre engine and is used as a quick response unit. Nissan used this car as a trial for new electronic equipment. A representative would come out periodically and remove the ash tray to reveal a data port. They would connect a laptop computer to download how many times and for how long each gear had been used for. It was intended that the car would cover 100,000 miles in 18 months, which is near impossible as it started its life doing short patient transportation duties before it was converted to quick response! Incidentally, the electronic gear watching equipment made the car no different to drive to any other. The side view of the Nissan test car.

A Chevrolet ambulance. The chassis has been adapted to cope with winding British roads instead of the traditionally straight American ones.

This is a Mercedes Sprinter based ambulance.

This is a Ford Transit ambulance with a larger back on it. You can see the bright livery from the front and note the odd place for the repeater blue lights which are normally mounted on the grille. A closer look

It looks like any other metallic green Ford Focus, but place the rotating beacon on the roof, put the flashing light on the dashboard and turn the siren on and you have an emergency vehicle! The NEAS run many of these vehicles, all lease cars, which are replaced every three years. The dashboard-mounted and magnetic roof lights are used to avoid cutting holes in the car which the next owner may not appreciate. Hand-held radios are used to avoid aerial holes too. An alternative view

Here are 3 views of one of a fleet of a Mercedes ambulance X286 BVN introduced in 2001. The rear view clearly shows the much increased space from previous models. An alternative front view

This is a Renault 19, used by NEAS with its range of blue lights flashing. These vehicles were used prior to the arrival of the Focus above.

This is Ford Escort dedicated to quick response calls.

A West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service (WYMAS) VW Collet R231 DFC. West Yorks used to have the distinctive livery of a 'heartbeat' down the side of all their emergency vehicles. Notice the orange rotating beacon on the roof which means that it must be based near an airport. This will be used to comply with the Civil Aviation Authority rule that all vehicles on airport taxiways must show an orange flashing light.

Here is a picture donated by a viewer of vehicles from the British Red Cross County Durham and Teesside branch.

A photograph of two Northumbria Ambulance Service (now part of NEAS) Honda Pan-European emergency paramedic motorbikes and a Land Rover Discovery J466 HVK.

Here is a photo of an ambulance built by Crestline Coach Ltd. of Saskatoon, Canada.

This is a picture of a Ford Transit 'RA6' which belongs to the Red Cross.

This model shows the colour scheme of London Ambulance Service vehicles

Here we have a look through the rear window of a St. John Land Rover Discovery ambulance J536 VAJ. Note the stretcher on the left, equipment stored on the right and radio in the front.

This is another St. John ambulance with a brighter livery! Inset: the front view.

This is a Land Rover Discovery ambulance. One of its uses is towing trailers of equipment or exhibitions.

This is a Ford Escort ambulance car run by TENYAS.

An ambulance is quickly on the scene at a horse racing accident at York. The horse decided to go straight on at a corner, damaging the fencing and throwing the jockey to the ground. This photo was taken less than one minute after the fall, which was watched live on Channel 4 Racing and satellite's The Racing Channel on 16 June 2001. Later, the jockey is transferred to another emergency ambulance which takes him to hospital. The first ambulance can then resume its role of following the horses as they race. Here, the Mercedes Sprinter ambulance S772 VAT leaves the racecourse

Here are a number of photographs of a Mercedes-Benz A Class quick response ambulance car. The North East Ambulance Service started to use these cars in the late 1990s to complement motorcycles already in use. Notice the large data terminal for dispatch information next to the driver and the conspicuous colour scheme! They are good for around town driving, but not so good on high-speed runs. Fingers crossed it stays upright! The front view from a different angle A look at the top of the vehicle The inside of the car

Here is a Quick Response Unit ambulance. Based at Kitty Brewster Industrial Estate, Blyth, with the North East Air Ambulance. There is no hospital there, just the helipad and hanger.

Above is a 1993 K-reg Mercedes ambulance. It used to belong to Durham Ambulance Service, but had the wording changed in 1999 when the Durham was merged with other counties to form the North East Ambulance 'supertrust'.

This is a vehicle based on the Ford Transit.

This is a Renault Clio used for vehicle maintenance purposes.

This is the rear view of a NEAS Control Unit. A close-up of the front of the control unit, showing the unusual green rotating light.

Below is a 1994 Ford Fiesta Van, M279 XWF, which is used by the North Yorkshire Ambulance Service for Training.

This is a Land Rover ambulance, spotted at St. John's Chapel, Weardale station in April 2000. The area it covers is hilly and rugged

Next is a Staffordhire Ambulance Mk 3 Fiat Ducato, callsign Trojan 380,

This is an "Ambuline" Renault Espace people carrier.

This is a Mercedes ambulance from the Cleveland fleet. The 'K' registration indicates it was introduced in 1992-3.

This is a Humberside Ford Escort paramedic unit. This will not be used for transporting patients, but for moving personnel and assisting at serious accidents.

This is a Peugeot which at first sight looks like a regular vehicle, but on closer inspection it has blue strobe lights mounted on the grille. It is used by the ambulance service and probably also has a detachable magnetic blue rotating light for the roof.

Here are two views of a Ford Mondeo (Mk.II) T334 NEF, used for emergency responses by paramedics

Below is the inside of a Chevrolet Ambulance, used by the North East Ambulance Service Trust. They are roomier than previously used vehicles. Inset: the external view of the vehicle.

Here are two images of a Ford Escort ambulance car N638 GFA

This is a small Vauxhall ambulance used by St. John.

A rapid response Land Rover paramedic unit. The spare wheel has been removed so it can tow the incident support unit (pictured). The side view, with trailer attached

A Land Rover 110 British army medical asset support vehicle.

A Kent Prioity Care Land Rover Discovery ambulance.

Here we have the interior view of a cab of a Chevrolet ambulance, used by North-East Ambulance Service. It appears to be a similar size to that of a car, but the exterior view (inset) shows that the 'box' on the back makes it in to quite a roomy vehicle for the patient. Compare that with the interior of a regular road ambulance

Observe where many ambulance have their siren mounted. It is almost invisible at a distance, being the same colour as the front bumper, and does not protrude from the vehicle. In this case we are looking at P512 PRH, a Mercedes 312D ambulance from North Yorkshire. A close up shot of the siren's location