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enviromental protection unit
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No: 23997   Contributor: Tommy Swindle   Year: 2010   Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz   Country: United Kingdom
enviromental protection unit

strathclyde fire and rescue's new EPU pictured at Hamilton fire station.It is a merc and is not on the run yet
Picture added on 06 July 2010 at 08:02
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The skirting seems very low. Can see it scrapping the road now and again......

Added by Nick on 06 July 2010.
do you have a pic of the front of the epu

Added by Luc Galloway on 06 July 2010.
Tommy any idea where this will be stationed or is it replacing the TSU at Hamilton?

Added by Grant Melville on 06 July 2010.
Will try and get a front shot this week.Yeh the skirt is a bit low,can see it grounding when starting to climb hills,unless it has a ferry lift facility like modern coaches.Will see if i can find out from our mechanics.

Added by Tommy Swindle on 06 July 2010.
The chassis and cab arrived at workshops late 2008 and i was told it was to be bodied as the new TSU,but as you see it has just been bodied and registered as a 10 plate and turned out as a EPU.Dont know if it can dual role TSU/EPU,there fore the older TSU would probably go if this is the case,who knows.Most probably it will be Hamilton based.

Added by Tommy Swindle on 06 July 2010.
Hi yes this is replacing the TSU at hamilton and the tsu will be given another role ive been told

Added by Steve Bonner on 07 July 2010.
any idea what other role the tsu will be given

Added by Luc Galloway on 07 July 2010.
ive seen a pic of the tsu and there are two lockers either side and have metal triangular shaped blocks which slide out does anyone know what they are for

Added by Luc Galloway on 07 July 2010.
Unknowen as yet ive heard it might be going for a refurb

Added by Steve Bonner on 07 July 2010.
Speed bumps, low kerbs, uneven roads, steeper gradients on the road - all potential obstacles for this vehicles low bodywork.

Added by Buzz on 14 September 2010.
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