Landrover and Range Rover!

The demise of another British Institution?

Since it was decided to end the production of the most successful Land rover Defender, much disappointment has been expressed! Despite the current projections of the new products, Brexit has put a spanner in the operations a surprise that no one expected, but here we are again with the Germans?

The Land-Range rovers have a long history for practicality in both farming, off road and police/military and other civil defence and private usage! The Defender was the out come of good design and hard work that improved a product that was for a long time lagging in the vehicle market with the Germans taking it through Mercedes?

When Land rover had got it right, it would be taken by the overtake of the company for some more modern concepts, despite great design and potential only the Range rover now brings in the money! But the Defender and all of its variants will live on since their are so many who love the landies and there is talk of it continuing under a different guise?

As for the military Britain has opted for the Range rover, but world-wide the Land rover is still a good option for a huge variety of roles and abilities including rail adaptions and amphibious use? 

Despite the Evoke being a good design, it so far has as one knows only attracted interest from the police forces across the U.K.

The Armoured car and small APC versions will continue to keep this going for some considerable time?

The RNLI. Part-Two.

'Always on Call.'

We have seen one of the worst winters across the British isles in this past year, with storms, high winds and severe flooding. Through it all and every day the men and woman of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution carry on with their daily call outs to save lives.

The R.N.L.I. founded in 1824 is unique in that it is funded by public contributions from the public and most, if not all staff are trained volunteers, The service operate a number of different type of boats from inshore to deep water. Types such as the Oakley and Waveney, various inflatables and now hovercraft to cross vast areas of sand.

There has been various improvements in relation to boat design leading to the new nearly unsinkable version, but the main stay remains the Arun, Clyde, Tyne and Mersey classes. All Life boats are fitted with powerful engines to operate at sea in severe weather and wave conditions.