Category: OTHERS

Other emergency services that are not police, fire or ambulance

Railway Response

T241 CNN, T242 CNN, T243 CNN, T244 CNN DB Cargo Volvo FL6

T241 CNN, T242 CNN, T243 CNN, T244 CNN
DB Cargo
Volvo FL6
All four vehicle are sequential T-registrations (1999). They were operated by the freight company English Welsh & Scottish Railway (now DB Cargo). These vehicles were Road Rail Emergency Vehicles, transporting breakdown and recovery equipment to rail incidents. They were based around the country but have been brought all together at Toton depot in Nottinghamshire in this photograph. They have now been decommissioned from service. The replacement vehicle type is a little less spectacular, a plain white Ford Transit, but allows more flexible access into station car parks and urban areas whilst the same equipment carried.

Mountain Rescue

C134 RSO Braemar Mountain Rescue Team Kassbohrer


C134 RSO
Braemar Mountain Rescue Team
Kassbohrer

After nearly four decades of unwavering service, the Braemar Mountain Rescue Team retired its beloved rescue vehicle, affectionately known as “”Old Flex”” in December 2024. Since 1985, this six-tonne tracked vehicle has been a vital asset in some of the most challenging mountain rescue operations, navigating snowbound terrain and treacherous weather to bring help where it was most needed.

Powered by its 6.1 litre diesel engine, “Old Flex” earned its place in history by assisting in high-profile rescues, including the aftermath of the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 and the recovery operation following an F-15 crash on Ben Macdhui. Alongside these momentous events, the vehicle played a key role in countless other rescues, becoming a reassuring presence for stranded climbers, hillwalkers, and the rescuers themselves.

Equipped with caterpillar treads, Old Flex’s ability to traverse snowbound peaks made it indispensable during harsh winters when conventional vehicles faltered. It has supported not only the Braemar team but also neighbouring rescue teams.

Now retired, Old Flex will spend its days at the Glenshee Ski Centre.

The Braemar Mountain Rescue Team continues its work with a newer generation of rescue vehicles, including Old Flex’s “wee sister,” which has been in service since 2006. Yet, for those who relied on her during emergencies or admired her tenacity in the snow, Old Flex will remain a legend.

Miscellaneous

LD21 OPZ, DU71 RDV, YE68 SNY Hackney Council Three of the Civil Prot..

LD21 OPZ, DU71 RDV, YE68 SNY
Hackney Council
Three of the Civil Protection fleet in Stoke Newington, London, posing in front of their underground control centre. The vehicles are CSV05, a Citroen Dispatch response vehicle; CSV01, a Renault Master Forward Control Point command centre; CSV04, a Mercedes Sprinter Emergency Logistics vehicle used for carrying everything from rest centre equipment in steel cages, to mobile generators or any other humanitarian relief equipment.

Railway Response

FN20 XEA Network Rail Iveco Daily

FN20 XEA
Network Rail
Iveco Daily
Emergency response unit. It has an office-based control desk and rear tail lift with load space for carrying various equipment. It also boasts an inflatable shelter, train evacuation ramps, overhead line emergency equipment, portable lighting, fatality screen, rail stretcher and bulk PPE. It is fitted with amber flashing lights but also fitted with blues and twos however these can only be used with specialist trained driver.

Miscellaneous

FN52 FFP Mitsubishi Shogun

FN52 FFP
Mitsubishi Shogun
Used as a security vehicle in rural Lincolnshire. It is parked at the side of the road in police-style colours with a blue light bar fitted. Illuminated blue lights are placed on a post right next to it. It slows traffic on a long straight stretch of road due to it looking so much like a police vehicle from a distance.

Miscellaneous

Ford Raptor

Ford Raptor
This vehicle is beign used to demonstrate the reflective markings that have been applied. Notice in particular the black that still reflects light when the flash fires.