Category: AMBULANCE

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.

H640 OPY is another St. John ambulance with a brighter livery! Inset: the front view.

K23 MRH is a Land Rover Discovery ambulance. One of its uses is towing trailers of equipment or exhibitions.

S877 BUA 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

W695 MRA 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



The rear view



The side view



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’.

N409 ORG is a vehicle based on the Ford Transit.

L659 AVK 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.

J344 UDU 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,

J718 DAB is an “Ambuline” Renault Espace people carrier.

K675 AAJ is a Mercedes ambulance from the Cleveland fleet. The ‘K’ registration indicates it was introduced in 1992-3.

S878 BUA 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

N657 LTN is a small Vauxhall ambulance used by St. John.

J462 HVK 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