R852 YWB is a LDV ambulance used by South…

R852 YWB is a LDV ambulance used by South Yorkshire Ambulance Service for training transportation. Despite being made in 1997, this R-reg vehicle looks dated in livery and shape, and is an unusual choice for an emergency ambulance.

It is one of a batch of four that were for each of the four main towns in South Yorkshire. They were supposed to be front-line fast response vehicles with patient transport capabilities. Among the inadequacies that caused them to be abandoned was poor performance. This was unsuccessfully addressed by fitting turbos at great expense! The other three vehicles were sold or written off not long after their introduction.