Category: Mountain Rescue

OY18 AZD
Mountain Rescue
Land Rover Discovery
Used for evaluation across various MR teams

PX09 PZR
Kewsick Mountain Rescue
Mercedes Sprinter
Personnel carrier

OE16 UZW
Kewsick Mountain Rescue
Land Rover Defender

WG13 KCU
Kewsick Mountain Rescue
Land Rover Defender

PF17 BBU
Kewsick Mountain Rescue
Mercedes Sprinter
This long wheel base model is used to carry equipment

YJ64 BRF
Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association
Land Rover Defender
Fell 2

YC11 MZL
Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association
VW Transporter
4×4 Incident Control Unit

PO59 ODU
Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association
Land Rover Defender
Fell 1

SY67 NYM
Dundonnell MRT
Isuzu D-Max

SY67 NYM
Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team
Isuzu D-Max

DX05 VFT
Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team
Land Rover Defender
Seen towing the equipment trailer

SE17 RVN, SF08 RJZ, SN54 FRX
Arran Mountain Rescue
The line up of vehicles that are used on the Isle of Arran.

MX07 ZCL
North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team
Land Rover Defender

NJ60 OFK
North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team
Mercedes Sprinter
Control Unit

PF17 BBU
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team
Mercedes Sprinter 4×4
Incident Support Vehicle. Used to carry a small rescue boat and related equipment. The van seats three people and replaces the need for a boat on a trailer to be towed by one of the Land Rovers, freeing it up to attend other incidents.

PX09 PZR
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team
Mercedes Sprinter 4×4
Minibus used to carry rescuers and their equipment

CX61 AYG
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team
Mercedes Sprinter 4×4
This minibus has good off-road capabilities and can transport people as well as equipment as some of the seats have been removed. Notice the key safe on the rear so the vehicle can be accessed by other team members when the driver is up a mountain.

WG13 KCU
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team
Land Rover Defender
Sister vehicle to KCZ. It has first class off road capabilities. Some equipment is carried on the roof, including a stretcher and perspex box to cover the casualty’s face to protect them from falling debris.

WG13 KCZ
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team
Land Rover Defender
Sister vehicle to KCU.

Keswick Mountain Rescue Team
Line up of all five vehicles in the fleet in Spring 2018

PX09 DNF
Langdale and Ambleside MRT
Land Rover Defender
With remote controlled spotlight mounted on the bonnet

NX03 AXJ
Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team
Iveco Daily
Based at Durham fire station. It was due to be replaced with a brand new control unit in late 2017 and sold on to another similar organisation.

NK53 TYA
Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team
Land Rover Defender
Stationed at Barnard Castle in the same building as the police, fire and ambulance

NX14 GKO
Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team
Land Rover Defender
Based at Durham fire station

CN66 ERZ
RAF
Isuzu D-Max
Based at RAF Valley. Each of the vehicle has not a fleet number but a mountain name shown, this one is Tryfan. Other Valley vehicle names are Glyder and Cnicht.

DF64 EEP
Edale MRT
Toyota Hilux
Fitted with a snorkel for wading through deep water while maintaining air into the engine

Scarborough and Ryedale MRT
Mercedes Sprinter

SV15 GNF
Aberdeen Mountain Rescue
Land Rover Defender

SM66 KJV
Tweed Valley MRT
Mercedes Sprinter
Incident Control Unit. New in December 2016, the vehicle has been custom built for the team. Inside is a briefing area, tv/monitor screen, 3 workstations and a printer. The vehicle has two VHF radios as well as a duel SIM Card router to create a permanent WiFi hotspot within the vehicle. Mounted in the vehicle is a 10m electronic mast will caries the VHF aerial. In the rear is a welfare area for MRT personnel which include a hot water boiler, hand wash station and microwave.