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Tyne Tunnel fire appliance Land Rover E5
Iv'e enclosed a couple of Tyne Tunnel fire appliances for the site both taken around 1993.The Tyne Tunnel is situated on the A19 Road, and is one of the primary routes in North East England. The yellow Landrovers were licenced and equipped as Fire Appliances which is why they were allowed to have blue lights. The yellow livery was the Tyne and Wear PTE's house colours, and can trace it's origins back to the 1930's via the PTE's Buses. The Landrover's primary duties was to provide Escort and Emergency duties to the Traffic using the Tunnel.On the vehicle's rear, is a large sign which reads 'Follow Me' which illuminates when the convoy system is in use. I liked these vehicles, and wanted to exhibit one at the Preston Park Rally, however the management were not very sympathetic towards that idea, so it never came to pass. I undersand that they all passed through a Landrover dealer in Wingate Co Durham after withdrawal, and SNL685Y turned up at an outdoor centre in Scotland, where it was seen by a Tunnel Employee on holiday there! I don't know the current locations of any other survivors.
This photo shows SNL685Y a Short Wheel Base Land Rover/Carmichael. This was the last of the SWB Landrovers in service at this date. The call sign ' T5' was always the oldest vehicle in the fleet.The vehicle's main duty at this time was to pull the motorbike recovery trailer.
Iv'e enclosed a couple of Tyne Tunnel fire appliances for the site both taken around 1993.The Tyne Tunnel is situated on the A19 Road, and is one of the primary routes in North East England. The yellow Landrovers were licenced and equipped as Fire Appliances which is why they were allowed to have blue lights. The yellow livery was the Tyne and Wear PTE's house colours, and can trace it's origins back to the 1930's via the PTE's Buses. The Landrover's primary duties was to provide Escort and Emergency duties to the Traffic using the Tunnel.On the vehicle's rear, is a large sign which reads 'Follow Me' which illuminates when the convoy system is in use. I liked these vehicles, and wanted to exhibit one at the Preston Park Rally, however the management were not very sympathetic towards that idea, so it never came to pass. I undersand that they all passed through a Landrover dealer in Wingate Co Durham after withdrawal, and SNL685Y turned up at an outdoor centre in Scotland, where it was seen by a Tunnel Employee on holiday there! I don't know the current locations of any other survivors.
This photo shows SNL685Y a Short Wheel Base Land Rover/Carmichael. This was the last of the SWB Landrovers in service at this date. The call sign ' T5' was always the oldest vehicle in the fleet.The vehicle's main duty at this time was to pull the motorbike recovery trailer.
Land Rover
