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Volvo 145 Estate patrol car on motorway. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 10357)
Austin 2200 and a Triumph 2.5 PI M5 junction 11, southbound entry slip road 1972. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 10356)
Police Constable Anthony (Tony ) Whitehouse, MBE, awarded the MBE for his Services to Road Safety both inside and outside the service. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 10355)
Crime Prevention Department van 1975.(Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 10354)
A car being fitted out by radio workshops, Home Office Wireless maintenance Unit as they were always known officially. The top black box is a Coded Tone Generator (CTG), which enabled mobiles to change their status on the rather crude availability system in the Information Room, rather than have to wait to get in on the radio to verbally pass the same info. Today Airwave enables that to be done as a matter of course. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 10353)
Thanks to Martyn Hillier for further information
Triumph 2.5 PI motorway car 1974. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 10349)
This would have been 1974. It is at the rear yard entrance to Talbot House. The saloons replaced the previous Escort Panda Vans mid 1974. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 10348)
This is “Petrol Pete” Maunder, on a Triumph 650cc Saint. At this time the Traffic motorcyclists, as opposed to the riders of the 250cc beat bikes, were issued with helmets with an integral ear speaker & boom mike. This was probably a publicity shot, showing “the old way” when the rider had to stop to transmit and of course the new, super improved way, when he rode past the camera, happily chatting to Information Room. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 10347)
Thanks to Martyn Hillier
Ford escort with chequered band 1981. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 10339)
Police Caravan about 1973. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 10311)
Crime Prevention Van about 1973. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 10310)
According to an ex main road motorcyclist it’s not a Gloucestershire motorcycle. This is a BMW R75/6, of which Gloucestershire Constabulary had four. We didn’t have that (awful) livery, we didn’t have those blue lights, the air horns, or those Craven make panniers. Further information tells us that this is Police Constable Steve Lee of Sussex Police in 1976 on his new BMW. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 10309)
Ford Escort vans about 1975. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 10308)
(Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 10365)
(Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 10366)
Police Constable John William Lane Bamfurlong, 1978 on a BMW R75/7. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 10368)
Ford Transit about 1977. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 10369)
Two traffic officers and Range Rover showing the equipment carried. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 10370)
Volvo 145 estate patrol car on the A40 at Hazleton Pike. Police Constable Martin Cordwell driving, with Police Constable Hamish Pirie as observer. 1972. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 10371)
This time with chequered band. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 10335)
Triumph, either a 2.5 PI or a 2500Swith Pye Whitehall radio set. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 10334)
Police Constable Brian Ireland on a BMW R75/7(Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 10374)
Fred Price and Hamish Pirie. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 10373)
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10368 definitely John Lane….joined the Cadets with John and pretty sure his uniform number was 1011 or very close to that..
Urn 10366 is Pc Keith ‘Ernie’ Wilson.
10374 Agree with Martin Sullivan. The rider is Brian Ireland, possibly Tivoli area of Cheltenham.
10368 The rider is possibly John Lane. Making a visit to Bamfurlong around the time of it opening late 1978.
urn 10368
Pc John Lane
URN 10347 Pete Maunder
URN 10348
This would have been 1974. It is at the rear yard entrance to Talbot House.
The saloons replaced the previous Escort Panda Vans mid 1974.
URN 10369
This would be one of The ‘Task Force’ vans as it has the red stripe and bigger blue light fitted. I think it is the Northern Division van
10355 Agree with Ken Jones, it’s Tony Whitehouse. Now in his 80’s. Spoke with him at last traffic reunion. 10373 Fred Price and Hamish Pirie.
10355 Tony Whitehouse ?
Urn10355 Benny Goodman?
Urn10374 Brian Ireland?
Urn10355 Benny Goodman?
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