| Make and Model | Nissan D21 |
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| First Registered | August 1994 to July 1995 in Bournemouth |
This Nissan D21 pick-up is the sole Coastguard vehicle on the Northern Ireland island of Rathlin. Also shown is the rear view of the aging Nissan. When photographed in 2012 it still looks in great condition despite its 17 years. |
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| Make and Model | Ford Transit Connect |
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| First Registered | September 2006 to February 2007 in Nottingham |
This is a Dog Control Ford Transit Connect that is operated by 'Community Protection' in Nottingham. This police-style service is a collaboration between Nottingham City Council and Nottingham Police. The side view, showing the police-style markings. The service was created to tackle anti-social behaviour and environmental crime. Officers issue fines covering a range of misdemeanours. |
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| Make and Model | Skoda Octavia |
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| First Registered | March to August 2011 in Nottingham |
A Skoda Octavia that is operated as part of the Community Protection service in Nottingham. Also shown is the rear view of the Skoda. It carries police-style markings but an amber light bar. |
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In this series of photographs we see how a cliff rescue operation is carried out by the Coastguard to rescue a small dog in 2012.
HF54 JPJ On receiving the 999 call for help, a Coastguard Nissan Navara makes its way to the scene using blue flashing lights.
A look at the side of the 4×4 as it parks up at the foot of the cliffs.
On the roof is a water rescue craft and inside is rope rescue equipment.
The single crew member climbs out and begins to appraise the situation.
Powerful binoculars are used to try and locate the dog. The view from the bottom of the cliff is much better than trying to look down from the top. The dog’s owners are at the top of the cliff and have just been accompanied by another Coastguard rope rescue team.
The team at the top of the cliff set up a tripod that will act an a ground anchor for lowering a cliff rescue team member.
The descent begins with bystanders keeping well clear of the winch area.
The rescuer makes his way 40 feet down the cliff but is still not near the dog.
The ground crew are in radio contact with the clifftop crew and help direct the abseil.
Behind a small hill, part way down the cliff, the rescuer picks up the dog and places it inside a red waterproof bag ready for hoisting. Due to the unpredictability of animals in this situation, it is completely enclosed in the bag with a small gap left for breathing.
One of the coastguard crew signals as the final part of the ascent is made.
The rescue is complete and the ecstatic owner is reunited with her errant pooch.
| Make and Model | Land Rover Defender |
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| First Registered | September 2006 to February 2007 in Oxford |
This Airwave emergency response Land Rover Defender is seen here on standby. The black bag on the roof is removed to reveal a telescopic antenna. It also carries 'lossy' cabling that can be run down a tunnel and used as a repeater. This means that the emergency services' radios can work anywhere underground if the cable is reasonably close by. |
| Organisation | SERV |
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| Make and Model | Suzuki Hayabusa |
| First Registered | March to August 2009 in Northampton |
This is the Kent section of SERV’s Suzuki Hayabusa blood bike. It is used for routine transport of blood and blood products along with emergency response call outs and promotional work. It is fitted with blue lights and a bright colour scheme. |
| Organisation | MARS (Mercia Accident Rescue Service) |
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| Make and Model | Land Rover Discovery 4 |
A Land Rover Discovery 4 SDV6 GS in black that is used by MARS (Mercia Accident Rescue Service). It carries a personalised plate of 999 and the company's initials. Also shown is the side view of the Land Rover showing the MARS logo and supported by Prometheus Medical Ltd. Also shown is the rear view of the Land Rover that covers Hertfordshire and Worcestershire. |
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| Make and Model | Nissan Micra |
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| First Registered | March to August 2006 in Borehamwood (formerly Stanmore) |
This mint green Nissan Micra is used by a private doctor service in London. Also shown is the rear view of the Micra showing the company advertising. |
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| Base | North Shields |
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Closest to the camera is St Oswald, a fisheries patrol vessel based in North Shields. It carries a fast rigid inflatable boat to quickly approach fishing boats and climb aboard for inspections. Moored alongside it is a Royal Navy vessel HMS Example, a patrol and training vessel attached to the Northumbria University Royal Naval Unit. HMS Example is part of the 1st Patrol Boat Squadron (1PBS). |
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| Make and Model | Ford Fiesta, Vauxhall Astra |
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| First Registered | September 2006 to February 2007 in Borehamwood (formerly Stanmore) |
An unusual use for green flashing lights is shown here on these two cars on the Crown Estate in Windsor. The wardens' cars are a Ford Fiesta and a Vauxhall Astra. The Fiesta in the foreground also has two white spotlights on the roof. |
| Organisation | Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) |
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| Use | Lifeguard |
This is Rescue Water Craft 15 (RWC-015), part of the RNLI's beach lifeguard service. Also shown is a closer view of the side of the craft. Here a demonstration shows how the float at the rear is sued to carry people back to shore. A rear look at the float that is covered in handles to help people pull themselves onto it. |
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| Organisation | Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) |
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| Use | Lifeguard |
A very simple method of transport is this RNLI Lifeguard surf board. It is held in a special cradle and is picked up by lifeguards as they run from the lookout post to the sea. |
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| Organisation | Jersey Coastguard |
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| Make and Model | Subaru Forester |
| Body Colour | Blue |
J108092 The Jersey Coastguard use this dark blue Subaru Forester. It is fitted with a dual-colour light bar of amber and blue. It follows a similar colour scheme to the Her Majesty's Coastguard in mainland UK. Also shown is the rear view of the Forester. |
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| Make and Model | Honda CRV |
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| Body Colour | Silver |
J13894 Jersey Customs use this silver Honda CRV for their Customs and Immigration Service. Also shown is the rear view, with the service's crest and the all-amber light bar. |
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| Make and Model | Land Rover Defender |
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14576 This Land Rover Defender is used by the Civil Defence service on the island of Guernsey. On the roof is an amber light bar, a green rotating beacon and a white searchlight. Green flashing beacons are permitted on Guernsey for all voluntary emergency services when responding to calls, including when travelling to their base for a call out. |
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| Make and Model | DAF LF |
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| Use | Bomb disposal |
| First Registered | March to August 2005 in Glasgow |
This DAF LF truck is used for bomb disposal work. It is shown here in a partially covert mode with no exterior writing visible. Fold-down and magnetic signs reveal its use. The vehicle operates in this partially covert mode so as not to alarm the public and to help avoid it becoming a focus for attack. |
| Make and Model | Massey Ferguson 240 |
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| Use | Patient transportation |
This red Massey-Ferguson 240 is used as an emergency doctor vehicle on the small Channel Island of Sark. Notice the 'doctor' sign on the sun visor and the LED flashing lights on the windscreen. The rear plate reads 'doctor' as it is normal to have the owner's name shown in place of any official registration plate system on the island. The red box is the patient transportation system! It consists of one seat and a storage box. It is lifted off the ground when the tractor is in motion. The cab only has one seat so this bespoke box is essential to transport patients. Here is the vehicle in use on a misty day showing the red and blue flashing lights. |
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| Make and Model | Honda Legend |
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53802 This car is believed to have been used for a multi-country ramshackle rally. It carries a blue light bar that has been covered up and 'Mello Yello' advertising. Also shown is the rear view of the Honda Legend showing 'wild beaver patrol' wording. |
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| Organisation | Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) |
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| Make and Model | Land Rover Defender |
| Use | Lifeboat |
| First Registered | September 2006 to February 2007 in Bournemouth |
This Land Rover Defender is used by the RNLI to drive team members to the nearby lifeboat and to tow smaller craft. It is seen here outside the base in Larne. Notice the additions of a front winch (covered), two spotlights and a tow hook on the front. Also shown is the rear view of the Land Rover. It has two further spotlights on the rear and carries no high visibility markings. |
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| Boat Name | William Gordon Burr |
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| Use | Lifeboat |
| Base | Portrush, County Armagh |
Lifeboat 17-30 is named RNLB William Gordon Burr. It is based at Portrush, County Armagh. The stern view. |
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| Boat Name | Spirit of Guernsey |
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| Make and Model | Severn Class |
| Use | Lifeboat |
| Base | St. Peter Port |
Lifeboat 17-04 is called the Spirit of Guernsey and is based at St. Peter Port on the Channel Island. The stern view of the Severn Class vessel. |
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| Organisation | Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) |
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| Make and Model | Honda |
| Body Colour | Red |
J25313 This red Honda all-terrain vehicle is used to quickly move around large beaches by RNLI lifeguards. The in use, as seen from the rear. |
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| Organisation | Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) |
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| Make and Model | Mitsubishi L200 |
| Use | Lifeguard |
J25190 This Mitsubishi L200 is used on the beaches of Jersey by the RNLI as a lifeguard vehicle. The car tows this jetski that is used to reach swimmers or surfers in trouble. The yellow float attached to the rear is for rescuees to pull themselves onto for a lift back to land. The rear view as the car surveys the sea. As the tide ebbs and flows, the car moves to stay near the water's edge. In this shot, the same L200 demonstrates its 4x4 capabilities by driving through shallow water to the bemusement of two surfers. |
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| Organisation | Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) |
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| Make and Model | Mitsubishi L200 |
| Use | Lifeguard |
| Powertrain | 4x4 |
J81532 This is a RNLI Beach Lifeguard Mitsubishi L200 4x4. Notice the surfboard, amber light bar and two loudspeakers for safety announcements. |
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| Organisation | Guernsey Outriders |
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| Make and Model | Honda Deauville |
11785 11784 In this action shot, two motorbikes are escorting a large load using red flashing lights. They are both Honda Deuvilles belonging to Guernsey Outriders (a division of St Peter Port Service Ltd) who have a contract with the Guernsey government to provide vehicle escort services. Also shown is a closer view of one of the escort motorbikes. The company operate three motorbikes and a marked-up van. All use red flashing lights all-round. The riders are all special constables, trained in the specific role they carry out only. This gives them the power to direct traffic on Guernsey narrow winding roads. The pair of bikes ready to face another day's service. |
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| Organisation | Guernsey Outriders |
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| Make and Model | Honda Deauville |
12452 Also shown is a view of one of Guernsey Outriders' Honda Deuvilles. Red flashing lights were chosen as the police weren't keen on blues being used and ambers would not have the desired impact to stop oncoming traffic quickly. A change in law was implemented to make the front-facing red flashing lights legal. Also shown is the rear view, with the high visibility jacket marked with 'Special Constable'. |
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| Make and Model | Ecospin |
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| First Registered | September 2011 to February 2012 in Nottingham |
This is a dual-liveried Ecospin three-wheeled personal transportation vehicle. It is marked as police on one side and paramedic on the other to demonstrate its uses. Also shown is the rear view, with the platform where the rider stands. |
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| Make and Model | Ford |
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This ex-US Ford Police Interceptor car has been converted into a publicity vehicle for the UK charity Care of Police Survivors (Cops). It has a blue-red light bar and a personalised registration plate. |
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| First Registered | August 1997 to July 1998 in Exeter |
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This road-legal monkey bike is decked out in CHIMPS Highway Patrol livery. The badge on the side says it is ridden by Officer Jim Panzee! It is fitted with blue lights all round and is used as a publicity vehicle. CHIMPS is a play on words of CHiPs, the California Highway Patrol. Also shown is the rear view of the quirky bike. |
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This warden boat is used on Lake Windermere. It look similar to a police boat, being white with blue writing and a blue light bar. The reverse view of this boat that is seen here undergoing maintenance. |
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This boat, Merlin, is used by the wardens on Lake Windermere to patrol and uphold the rules of the lake. It carries blue flashing lights and fire service-style battenburg markings of red and yellow. The boat on patrol out on the lake. |
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| Organisation | Channel Islands Air Search |
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| Make and Model | Islander |
| Use | Search and rescue |
| Identifiers | Airsearch One |
G-CIAS Channel Islands Air Search operate this 1982 Islander aircraft for Search and Rescue work (with personalised registration). CIAS is a 24/7 charity that assists in saving lives at sea and is supported entirely by volunteers. The Channel Islands are a distance away from government-funded French and English rescue helicopters and so created their own service in 1980. The aircraft in its purpose built hanger on Guernsey. It was built in 1982 and came to the service in 1992 with many modifications made. These include extended nose housing for radar, extended wing tips and long range fuel tanks. Another view of G-CIAS ready for action. With callsign 'Airsearch One', it can travel at up to 140 knots and can stay in the air for up to 4 hours 30 minutes. It carries out sea and land searches, including mainland France and England. Also shown is the rear view of the aircraft called Lions' Pride. It can take off with just 100m visibility and the time from call to airborne is about 25 minutes. This includes the time taken for the volunteers to drive to the hanger - a journey that is helped by the use of green flashing lights on their private cars. The Forward Looking Infa Red (FLIR) pod shown cost £200,000 to purchase and was a massive sum to pay out for a small charitable organisation. However the benefits of having this save lives. The underside of the aircraft as seen from the sea. The charity use the tag line 'The Lifeboats' Eyes in the Sky'. Also shown is a close view of the four speakers used as a public address system or siren. Inside the aircraft. This compact space is for five team members: a pilot, a search director and observers. There is no capability to rescue or transport casualties. The rear observer seats. The windows are bulged outwards to allow the observers to look straight down. A small chute at the bottom of the photograph allows sea flares to be placed on the sea as markers. Behind the rear seats is an inflatable life raft that can the pushed out of the aircraft to be used by up to 11 people in the sea. In this staged photograph, G-CIAS is in flight, joined by the Channel Islands' other rescue services. |
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| Make and Model | Mercedes Benz |
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| Use | Search and rescue |
| First Registered | August 1987 to July 1988 in Nottingham |
Bay Search and Rescue use this flat bed Mercedes Benz truck for all-terrain rescue work. |
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| Make and Model | Volvo FL6 |
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| Use | Search and rescue |
| Previous Operator | Cumbria Fire |
| Body Builder | Emergency One |
| First Registered | August 1998 to February 1999 in Carlisle |
A Volvo FL6 / Emergency One truck that was in service with Cumbria Fire. It is now part of Bay Rescue's fleet, carrying our search and rescue missions in the Morecambe Bay area. Also shown is the rear view of the multi-purpose truck with flat bed back and crane. |
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| Make and Model | Ford Transit |
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| First Registered | March to August 2008 in Borehamwood (formerly Stanmore) |
This Ford Transit is part of the emergency response fleet for London's Underground System. It carries no flashing lights and has the same red bonnet as the larger fire-engine style vehicles. A close up look at the graphics on the side of the van. |
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| Organisation | Bolton MRT |
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| Make and Model | Land Rover |
| First Registered | March to August 2004 in Exeter; September 2010 to February 2011 in Carlisle |
This shot is at Barton Airfield where an airfield Land Rover fire truck and the Bolton MRT Land Rover are posed in front of the tower. The fire Land Rover is still carrying 'City Airport' graphics. |
| Organisation | Bolton MRT |
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| Make and Model | Land Rover |
| Use | Air ambulance |
Bolton MRT's 2010 Land Rover poses here alongside the North West Air Ambulance G-NWEM. Both teams ofter work together in rescues. |
| Use | Lifeboat |
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Ryde's inshore rescue lifeboat is seen here in action. |
| Make and Model | Hummer |
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| Use | Search and rescue |
During an exercise in the UK, the United Arab Emirates sent over their Urban Search and Rescue Team in this Hummer. |
| Make and Model | Tyne Class |
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| Use | Lifeboat |
Moelfre's lifeboat is a Tyne Class vessel and helps to cover the Anglesey area of Wales. A view inside the lifeboat as it slides down the slipway into the sea. |
| Organisation | British Transport Police |
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| Make and Model | Mercedes-Benz Atego |
| Base | Camden |
| First Registered | March to August 2007 in Bristol |
This Mercedes truck is marked in British Transport Police livery. It is actually a re-liveried railway response vehicle. This truck carries equipment to Underground stations to fix urgent track problems. The report into the 7/7 Bombings suggested these vehicles were given blue lights to aid their passage in emergencies. This would have required a change in legislation, so this vehicle has been re-designated as a police vehicle and is driven by a police officer. The same Mercedes Benz Atego truck is its previous livery, prior to February 2012. It is operated by Tubelines to provide an emergency response to incidents on the London Underground and is based at Camden. |
| Make and Model | Land Rover Discovery |
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| First Registered | August 1995 to July 1996 in Newcastle upon Tyne |
A Land Rover Discovery that was new in 1996. It was used as a Tunnel Patrol vehicle by TT2 at the Tyne Tunnel. It is flanked by two other Discoverys. |
| First Registered | August 1987 to July 1988 in Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Another of the yellow fire fighting and patrol vehicles used at the Tyne Tunnel in the 1980s. Credit to Chris Hall. |
Another of the yellow fire fighting and patrol vehicles used at the Tyne Tunnel in the 1980s. Credit to Chris Hall. |
| Make and Model | Land Rover |
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| Body Builder | Carmichael |
| First Registered | August 1984 to July 1985 in Newcastle upon Tyne |
Another 1980s Land Rover working the Tyne Tunnel. It has been converted to a mini fire engine by Carmichael. Notice the lockers on the side and the matrix message sign. Credit to Chris Hall. |
| Make and Model | Land Rover Defender |
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| First Registered | August 1985 to July 1986 in Newcastle upon Tyne |
This 1980s Land Rover Defender shows the yellow corporate livery at the time of the Tyne Tunnel support vehicles. The primary use was for fire fighting. Credit to Chris Hall. |
| Make and Model | Land Rover |
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| First Registered | August 1999 to February 2000 in Edinburgh |
Hebrides Search & Rescue use this Land Rover to respond to incidents on the isles of Lewis and Harris. This service began in 2011. Also shown is the rear view of the Land Rover looking out onto the beautiful but wild terrain. |
| Make and Model | Hyster 2.50 |
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This Hyster 2.50 fork lift truck has an unusual addition of a blue strobing beacon in addition to the traditional amber beacon. It carries no registration plate. |
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| Make and Model | Mercedes Sprinter |
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| First Registered | August 2000 to February 2001 in Ipswich |
This is a Mercedes Sprinter conversion to a control vehicle used by the Sky Watch Civil Air Patrol organisation. This voluntary service uses aircraft to observe and report to assist the emergency services. |
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| Make and Model | Land Rover Discovery 4 |
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| First Registered | March to August 2011 in Leeds |
This Land Rover Discovery 4 is used at the Tyne Tunnel as a Tunnel Patrol vehicle. It is operated by a company called TT2 who run the four tunnels under the River Tyne in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. In the background is the River Tyne and one of the North Portals into the tunnel. The rear view shows the blue flashing light bar, with the option of red-only to the rear. The Discovery's livery is designed to compliment the TT2 company logo. Inside the rear are equipment including fire extinguishers and a skate. In years gone by, the team would be primarily focussed on fire fighting and carried a lot of firefighing equipment. The introduction of a tunnel misting system to put fires out removed the need for this today. Also shown is a closer view of the rear of the Discovery. The South entrance to the tunnel from inside vehicle "Tunnel 4". |
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