101,s out of service??

[Lord Burley]

A bit puzzled by this one. I was always under the impression that nearly all the G.S,s were out of service by the mid 90,s. And the ambulance and specialist bodied ones soldiered on to about 98-99.

 

A bit surprised today whilst at my cousins(M.O.T station) and whilst talking to one of his workers(Ex T.A) about the 101 and if he ever came across them. He said yes. And there were two at his centre when he left.............In 2005. More than a bit surprised i said are you sure they were 101,s.To which he replied. I know what 1 tonne,s look like.

 

I though they had long been signed off.

[fv1609]

[Lord Burley]

Clive. Can you explain the graph?.

[fv1609]

Yes sorry. It is from a DGEME document dated 22/8/86. It lists 883 vehicle types that had recently become obsolete & those declared obsolescent ie that will fall obsolete on the declared date. The purpose was to coordinate the removal of all engineering support including EMERs/AESPs, special tools etc to coincide with the pre-determined date.

 

PS So much for that, I've been looking through some REME catalogues of 'B' & 'E' vehicles & most 101 variants are still listed in the 1998 publication.:undecided:

Edited October 20, 2010 by fv1609
More research!

[timbo]

So they must have been sat for at least 10 years at that point ??

 

Wonder if they were RB44's...?

[Lord Burley]

Well they went past that date of 1990. I think the last major operation the 101,s did was in the Balkans.

[antarmike]

Well they went past that date of 1990. I think the last major operation the 101,s did was in the Balkans.

 

Did they have Noken winches or Nokken winches when in the Balkans?

[Tony B]

101 ambulances were definitley in the Balkans. Mine had the distinctive red cross painted on the radiator grille that was a theatre marking.

[Lord Burley]

 

101 ambulances were definitley in the Balkans. Mine had the distinctive red cross painted on the radiator grille that was a theatre marking.

Ambulances were all that were left by then,and a few of the specialist types. The bulk of the G.S fleet were gone by 94.Still a bit puzzled by these so called two that were sitting in the T.A centre in 05.

[Stone]

So they must have been sat for at least 10 years at that point ??

 

Wonder if they were RB44's...?

RB44s were first in service 1990ish (ours 5/12/1991 with a middling reg number) so it makes sense that the 101s were pressed into filling the gap while they sorted the snags.

 

Does make you wonder what they thought they were going to do between April '90 and the RB44 in-service date though! Even without all their initial problems there would have been a gap.

 

Stone

[Tony B]

Heresv the sheet for my old one.

[Sean N]

A bit puzzled by this one. I was always under the impression that nearly all the G.S,s were out of service by the mid 90,s...there were two at his centre when he left.............In 2005.

 

All sorts of stuff hides in odd corners, often the TA, long after types are officially obsolete.

 

I remember in the mid '90s some beautiful, delivery mileage only 101s coming out through Aston Down - I think they must have been from CVD Ashhurch. Still in deep bronze green with bridge plates and everything, they looked as though they'd come off the production line yesterday.

[antarmike]

Heresv the sheet for my old one.

And my new one.

[Tony B]

Ashchurch sems to be where they were stored. No 101 was built as an ambulance. They were never intended to be ambulances but there was an UOR for Second Generation feild ambulances. More towards treatment in the vehicle rather than just transport. Marshall's of Cambridge got the contract and selected, now here I'm open to corection, 600 chassis from store for conversion. Considering only 2666 101s were ever built thats a high proportion.

[antarmike]

Ashchurch sems to be where they were stored. No 101 was built as an ambulance. They were never intended to be ambulances but there was an UOR for Second Generation feild ambulances. More towards treatment in the vehicle rather than just transport. Marshall's of Cambridge got the contract and selected, now here I'm open to corection, 600 chassis from store for conversion. Considering only 2666 101s were ever built thats a high proportion.

 

It was at Ashchurch for some time (as a chassis cab, unregistered) awaiting Ambulance body, before being converted to Truck GS with Marshall's rivetted back body rather than a land Rover Spot welded body.

 

It was actually built in September 1977 as a chassis cab under contract WV 12074 and stored at Ashchurch, awaiting ambulance conversion by Marshalls of Cambridge.

 

The card for 01AM15 shows it was converted instead to a G/S under Mashalls FVE 21A/230 contract and entered service in 1983, when it was returned to Ashchurch. In 1984 it was fitted out as a Rapier Tracking Radar Tractor (TRT), by 18 Command Workshops, as a planned repair, with the Asset Code 1829 0750. The vehicle was then issued to RAF West Raynham, where it served with 66 Sqn RAF Regt as part of 6 Wing defending USAF airfields until being struck off and sold at ADT, Boongate in 1992.

Edited October 26, 2010 by antarmike