DIFFLOCKEDTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 2014
NAMED MODELSpecial · RescueUnited Kingdom

Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Defender

Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team's Defender 110 station wagon NX14 GKO, stationed at Durham fire station alongside sister vehicle NK53 TYA at Barnard Castle, a white rescue ambulance with a fluorescent yellow front, red and white chequer, winch, screen-framing roof rack with spot lamps, light bar and cargo bag for moorland casualty search and recovery.

Drive it in the gameSources & evidence
Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Defender — front three-quarter render
BASE VEHICLEDefender 110BUILT BYLand Rover (Defender 110 station wagon)IN SERVICE2014OPERATED INUnited KingdomPRODUCTION2LAYOUT4 wheels · 110″

The record

Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team covers the North Pennine moors of County Durham and the upper Tees from bases at Barnard Castle and Durham. ukemergency.co.uk photographed NX14 GKO, the team's newer Defender 110 station wagon, at Durham fire station: white with a fluorescent yellow front panel, black winch bumper, mirrored Ambulance lettering on the bonnet, a black roof rack whose front legs come down to frame the windscreen, four spot lamps and a MOUNTAIN RESCUE light bar on the rack front and a large cargo bag behind, two rows of red and white chequer along the doors and rear body, MOUNTAIN RESCUE on the doors, the team badge and TEESDALE & WEARDALE MOUNTAIN RESCUE AMBULANCE on the panelled rear quarters, yellow corner blocks on the rear doors and white steel wheels. The team runs it with NK53 TYA, an older Defender kept at Barnard Castle.

The registry's model reproduces NX14 GKO with the yellow front, screen frame, black snorkel, spot lamps and light bar, winch, chequer and lettering, badge and the roof bag, which drops as cargo in the game alongside the blue-light boost and winch pickups.

Specification

MANUFACTURERLand Rover (Defender 110 station wagon)
MODIFIER / COACHBUILDERTeesdale and Weardale SMRT (rescue ambulance fit)
MANUFACTUREDNX14 registration
ENGINEFord 2.2 L Duratorq TDCi turbo-diesel (Defender of 2014; not stated in the source)
PRODUCTION RUN2
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
OPERATED INUnited Kingdom
STATUSin-service
REGISTRATIONNX14 GKO (Durham); sister NK53 TYA (Barnard Castle)
FITTINGSWinch bumper, screen-framing roof rack, four spot lamps, light bar, cargo bag
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEDefender
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE110″
CATEGORYSpecial · Rescue

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Sources

  1. 1Others > Mountain Rescue ↗UK Emergency Vehicles · accessed 2026-09-11SOURCE
  2. 2https://www.ukemergency.co.uk/category/others/others-mountain-rescue/https://www.ukemergency.co.uk/category/others/others-mountain-rescue/ ↗REFERENCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-11T23:34:21.449Z · status: researched