| A notable development over the turn of 2011/2012 was the reliverying of Emergency Response Unit (ERU) 2593 into British Transport Police (BTP) colours. The reasoning is to permit the use of blue lights and two-tone sirens whilst on the way to incidents. There are strict controls over which organisations are permitted to use these, mainly being limited to Police, Fire, Ambulance and a few others (such as MoD bomb disposal). When accidents do occur on the underground, the police sometimes have to await the arrival of the ERU with its specialised knowledge and equipment. The use of blue lights will hopefully reduce response times. Rather than getting the rules changed, the plan is for the ERU vehicles to be driven by BTP officers. Some changes to the livery were expected, but the appearance in full BTP livery was something of a surprise. Note that the vehicle retains its CDS fleetnumbers on the front but also carries BTP number L91. Photographed at Acton Works on 12th January 2012. |
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12/01/2012 |
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22/01/2012 |
