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AB 50 AB
Royal Logistics Corps
Bomb disposal unit

YJ10 OCF, YJ60 FCG
North Yorkshire Police
Ford Focus
Spot the difference? Sporting front end damage, both units were retired at the end of 2017.

BX66 CZV
Metropolitan Police Service
BMW X5

BX17 DZM
Metropolitan Police Service
BMW X5

BX66 EZH
Metropolitan Police Service
BMW F800GTP
Carrying armed officers

BX66 HDY
Metropolitan Police Service
BMW X5

LX53 LAA
Metropolitan Police Service
Fiat Ducato
Mobile baggage scanner unit

WU04 HYG
Avon Fire and Rescue
MAN
Pump ladder reserve truck in service with Avon Fire & Rescue. The crew where undertaking fire safety checks at a supermarket in Bristol.

WX62 HSD
Avon Fire and Rescue
Skoda Octavia
This is an officers response car and seen while the officer was conducting fire safety checks at a supermarket in Bristol

LX60 AEZ
TheDogSection
Ford Focus
ex-BTP dog unit used by a non-profit group for attending 999 events and shows as well as TV work

RJ13 FYB
Blood Fast
Hyundai i30

DK55 YCZ
Network Rail
Mercedes Sprinter
Rail Incident Support Unit

LV63 NHD
British Transport Police
Ford Kuga
Seen at Edinburgh Waverly station and with a special livery for tackling hate crime

LR08 BFZ
BASICS
Seat Altea
Also carrying the badge of the Sandpiper Trust

YE58 UKY
SERV
Land Rover Freelander 2
Emergency blood vehicle

ZV 22352
AEC / Merryweather Wheeled Escape

ACG 797C
Hampshire Fire Brigade
Bedford TK
Seen here is bright red livery whereas originally it was painted a much darker shade of red. Was based in Gosport.

Army Fire Service
Land Rover Forward Control

RGC 779
Auxiliary Fire Service
Bedford RLHZ
This Yellow Goddess was used in Northern Ireland, most recently in the early 2000s during firefighter strikes. The army were concerned that the vehicles would be attacked and so they were fitted with guards over the windows and locker handles were removed. The most obvious change was that there were painted yellow to distinguish them from other green military vehicles.

Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)
Tyne Class
RNLB City of Sheffield. This vessel was retired in 2016 from Poole after saving 650 lives in a 15-year career. It is now in preservation at the National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield, perversely 60 miles from the sea.

Shand, Mason & Co
This escape ladder was in service at Skelton Castle from 1930 to 1984. After this it was presented to Cleveland Country Fire Brigade for historical purposes and for preservation.

Sun Fire Office
This hand-drawn pump dates from around 1790. It was operated by the insurance company before the establishment of a fire service. Only properties that were insured through the company would be attended and fires extinguished.

South Yorkshire Ambulance Service
This horse-drawn carriage boasts that it was the first ambulance in Barnsley in 1885.

XPJ 898
City of Sheffield Ambulance Service
Austin Sheerline
Dating from 1950. This luxury vehicle was built by Lomas and weighs over two tonnes, making it somewhat cumbersome to drive at speed in a city centre.

West Midlands Ambulance Service
Cycle response units that are now preserved in a museum

HM Coastguard
Rocket Rescue Cart
This horse-drawn cart was stationed at Bridlington and was built at some point between 1870 and 1910. Equipment carried includes rope ladders, cork helmets, cork lifebelt and rope with a cane attached to one end. Regular exercise drills allowed the volunteers to perfect rescue techniques and prize money was awarded to those who could throw the farthest.