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Talus MB-764 amphibious tractor
Talus MB-764 is a four-wheel drive launch tractor which was specifically designed for the RNLI, to launch and recover inflatable inshore lifeboats from beach and shorebased launched lifeboat stations.[2] The Tractor is produced by the British company of Clayton Engineering Limited who are based in Knighton, Powys.[3]
| Talus MB-764 | |
|---|---|
Talus MB-764 RNLI Launch Vehicle | |
| Type | Launch vehicle |
| Manufacturer | Clayton Engineering Limited[1] |
| Length | 3.880 m (152.8 in) |
| Width | 2.260 m (89.0 in) |
| Height | 2.950 in (0.0749 m) |
| Propulsion | All Gear 4 wheel drive |
| Engine model | 4 cylinder Diesel |
| Gross power | 80 hp (60 kW) |
Development edit
The MB-764 was the first launch tractor designed and developed in conjunction with the RNLI to launch the institutions smaller inshore inflatable lifeboat fleet. Clayton’s based the design of the MB-764 on Ford County Commercial Cars.[4] At the design and development stage the company presented two Prototype models. The first being the main take up by the RNLI. The first of these launch tractors went into service with the RNLI in 1975 and since then over 30 tractors have been operated by the Institute around the United Kingdom and Ireland. The basic design, operating and performance characteristics have not changed from the initial design concept vehicle, with the exception of the propelled wading capability.
RNLI Talus MB 764 Fleet edit
Current Location edit
| Op. No.[a] | Reg No. | Station | In service[5] | Image | Current Lifeboat Pay-load | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW01 | XTK 150M J72200 | New Brighton Cardigan Relief fleet St Bees Relief fleet St Catherine Relief fleet Trearddur Bay Relief fleet | 1974–1987 1987–1995 1995–1996 1996–2000 2000–2002 2002–2010 2010–2011 2011–2020 2020– | |||
| TW02 | LRU 581P | Relief fleet Beaumaris Cardigan Abersoch Silloth Relief fleet Lyme Regis Relief fleet Weston-super-Mare Relief fleet | 1976 1976–1987 1987 1988–1997 1998–2003 2003–2004 2004–2014 2014–2015 2015–2023 2023– | |||
| TW03 | RLJ 367R | Blackpool Relief fleet Newbiggin Relief fleet St Ives Rye Harbour Aberystwyth Relief fleet Arran (Lamlash) Relief fleet Largs Relief fleet Kinghorn Kessock Relief fleet Kinghorn Relief fleet | 1977–1979 1979–1981 1981 1981–1986 1986–1991 1991–1992 1992–1996 1996–1998 1998–2004 2004–2005 2005–2012 2012 2012–2014 2015–2016 2016–2017 2017–2022 2022– | Atlantic 85 Spirit of Loch Fyne (B-857) | ||
| TW04 | TEL 705R J 93085 | Whitstable Cardigan Trearddur Bay Relief fleet Kinghorn Relief fleet Kinghorn Relief fleet St Catherine | 1977–1994 1995–2002 2002–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2014 2014–2017 2017–2019 2019– | Atlantic 85 Eric W Wilson (B-841) | ||
| TW05 | UJT 151S | Littlestone-on-Sea Staithes and Runswick Relief fleet St Ives Trearddur Bay Mudeford Relief fleet Weston-super-Mare Rhyl | 1977–1978 1978–1987 1987–1991 1991–1995 1996–2002 2002–2006 2006–2007 2007–2011 2012– | D-class (IB1) Mary Maxwell (D-770) | ||
| TW06 | VRU 611S BMN 476L | Abersoch Peel Largs Kinghorn Relief fleet Barmouth Bude Cleethorpes | 1978–1988 1988–1992 1992–1997 1998–2003 2003–2004 2004 2004–2007 2007– | D-class (IB1) James Burgess II (D-757) | ||
| TW07 | MAN 49W XLJ 796S 88-D-43711 | Peel St Bees Abersoch Skerries | 1978–1988 1989–1996 1997–2003 2003– | Atlantic 85 Louis Simson (B-866) | [6][7] | |
| TW08 | D508 RUJ 87-CE-3065 | Littlestone-on-Sea Lough Swilly Beaumaris Kilrush | 1979–1994 1995–1996 1996–2000 2001– | Atlantic 85 Edith Louise Eastwick (B-844) | [8][9] | |
| TW09 | PEL 169W J 93085 | Newbiggin Staithes and Runswick Atlantic College Abersoch St Catherine Relief fleet Burry Port | 1981–1992 1992–1993 1994–2002 2003–2009 2010–2019 2019–2022 2022– | Atlantic 85 The Missus Barrie (B-915) | ||
| TW10 | VEL 99X | Hunstanton Relief fleet Kinghorn Relief fleet Training(Instow) Relief fleet Beaumaris Relief fleet Largs Relief fleet Appledore | 1982–1992 1992–1994 1994–1998 1998–2002 2003–2006 2006–2008 2008–2010 2010–2012 2012–2013 2013–2017 2017– | Atlantic 85 Glaneley (B-861) | ||
| TW11 | B251 HUX | Relief fleet Redcar Staithes and Runswick Criccieth Largs Staithes and Runswick Training(Instow) Barrow Shoreham Harbour Relief fleet Weston-super-Mare Relief fleet Lymington | 1985–1986 1986–1987 1987–1992 1992–1997 1997–1998 1998–2003 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2010 2010–2012 2012–2015 2015–2016 2016– | Atlantic 85 David Bradley (B-882) | [10] | |
| TW12 | D508 RUJ BPR 667T | Kinghorn St Catherine Relief fleet Beaumaris Hayling Island Relief fleet Beaumaris | 1987–1994 1995–1997 1997–2000 2000–2008 2008–2018 2019–2012 2021– | Atlantic 85 Annette Mary Liddington (B-838) | ||
| TW13 | D948 SAW | Beaumaris St Catherine Red Bay Relief fleet Beaumaris Relief fleet | 1987–1996 1997–2002 2002–2009 2009–2010 2010–2021 2021– | |||
| TW14 | D659 TNT J 15014 87-D-38843 | New Brighton St Catherine Youghal Relief fleet Lough Swilly Relief fleet West Mersea Relief fleet Burry Port Relief fleet Tighnabruaich | 1987–1990 1991–1995 1996–1999 1999–2001 2001–2007 2007–2009 2009–2019 2019–2020 2020–2022 2022–2023 2023– | Atlantic 85 James and Helen Mason (B-862) | ||
| TW15 | E592 WNT | Redcar Relief fleet Sheringham Silloth Largs Relief fleet Appledore Relief fleet Hayling Island | 1987–1991 1991–1992 1992–1994 1994–1998 1998–2005 2005–2007 2007–2017 2017–2018 2018– | Atlantic 85 Derrick Battle (B-829) | [11] | |
| TW30 | L123 HUX | Staithes and Runswick Relief fleet Youghal Relief fleet Lymington Training Relief fleet Red Bay | 1993–1998 1998–1999 1999–2005 2005–2006 2006–2016 2016–2017 2018–2019 2019– | Atlantic 85 Geoffrey Charles (B-843) | [12][13] | |
| TW31 | L526 JUJ | Littlestone-on-Sea Relief fleet Barmouth Rhyl Relief fleet Red Bay Relief fleet Lough Swilly Relief fleet | 1994–1999 1999–2004 2004–2006 2006–2008 2008–2009 2009–2019 2019–2021 2021–2022 2022– | |||
| TW32 | L161 LAW | Whitstable Relief fleet Penlee Relief fleet Burry Port Relief fleet Kinghorn | 1994–2000 2000–2003 2003–2014 2014–2018 2018–2020 2020–2022 2022– | Atlantic 85 Tommy Niven (B-836) | ||
| TW33 | M562 OUX | Lough Swilly Relief fleet Rhyl Mudeford | 1996–2001 2001–2002 2002–2006 2006– | Atlantic 85 Mudeford Servant (Civil Service No.48) (B-806) | ||
| TW34 | M71 RUX | Kilrush Relief fleet Kessock Relief fleet Kessock | 1996–2001 2001–2002 2002–2015 2015–2016 2016– | Atlantic 85 Robert and Isobel Mowat (B-873) | ||
| TW35 | N506 WNT | Red Bay Tighnabruaich Silloth | 1996–2002 2002–2012 2013– | Atlantic 85 Elaine and Don Wilkinson (B-828) | ||
| TW38 | N469 XAW | Skerries Silloth Relief fleet Abersoch | 1997–2003 2003–2013 2013–2016 2017– | Atlantic 85 Peter and Ann Setten (B-886) | [14] | |
| TW39 | N687 YAW 96-D-61119 | Lyme Regis Clifden | 1997–2004 2004– | Atlantic 85 Joyce King (B-869) | [15][16] | |
| TW40 | P472 CUJ | Aberystwyth Relief fleet Kinghorn Weston-super-Mare Tighnabruaich Weston-super-Mare | 1996–2002 2002–2003 2003–2011 2011–2012 2012–2023 2023– | Atlantic 85 Douglas Murray (B-830) | ||
| TW41 | P301 DAW | Tighnabruaich Relief fleet Arran (Lamlash) Relief fleet Portishead | 1997–2002 2002–2004 2004–2013 2013–2015 2015– | Atlantic 85 My Lady Anne (B-884) | ||
| TW42 | R473 UUX 97-G-8631 | Clifden Relief fleet Youghal | 1998–2004 2004–2005 2005– | Atlantic 85 Gordon and Phil (B-890) | [17][18] | |
| TW43 | S540 UNT | Hayling Island Relief fleet Abersoch Relief fleet West Mersea | 1998–2008 2008–2009 2009–2017 2018–2019 2019– | Atlantic 85 Just George (B-879) | ||
| TW44 | S193 RUJ | Appledore Relief fleet Rhyl Burry Port Relief fleet Trearddur Bay | 2000–2007 2007–2008 2008–2010 2010–2018 2018–2020 2020– | Atlantic 85 Hereford Endeavour (B-847) | ||
| TW47 | T315 FLG 99-D-87952 | Lymington Relief fleet Lough Swilly Relief fleet Lough Swilly | 2000–2006 2006–2007 2007–2021 2021–2022 2022– | Atlantic 85 Minnie and Ernest George Barry (B-819) | [19][20] | |
| TW48 | V281 EUJ | West Mersea Relief fleet Trearddur Bay Relief fleet Southwold Arran (Lamlash) | 2000–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013– | Atlantic 85 Rachael Hedderwick (B-876) | ||
| TW63 | DS13 LGW | Largs | 2013– | Atlantic 85 R. A. Wilson (B-854) | [21] | |
| TW64 | HG63 VAO | Lyme Regis Relief fleet | 2014–2023 2023– |
- ^ Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number
See also edit
- Talus MB-H Launch tractor
- Talus MB-4H launch tractor
- TC45 launch tractor
- Talus Atlantic 85 DO-DO launch carriage
References edit
- ^ "Clayton Engineering Ltd – Home Page". Home Page of Company web-site. Clayton Engineering Ltd. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Talus MB-4H Tractor". Description and details of the Model. Clayton Engineering Limited. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ OS Explorer Map 201 - Knighton and Presteigne Tref-y-clawdd a Dyffryn Elan, Author: Ordnance Survey. Publisher: Ordnance Survey. Work: Folded Map. ISBN 978-0-319-23758-8
- ^ "The foremost in four-wheel drive - The Definitive County Register Online". Information about County Commercial Cars. County Commercial Cars. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 93–95.
- ^ . Home page of the Skerries station. RNLI © 2014. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "Skerries – Talus Launch Tractor". Photograph of TW11 and registration No. © 2009-2014 Irish Lifeboats. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Kilrush Lifeboat Station – RNLI website". Home page of the Kilrush station. RNLI © 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ "Kilrush – Talus Launch Tractor". Photograph of TW 08. © 2009-2014 Irish Lifeboats. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Lymington Lifeboat Station – RNLI website". Home page of the Lymington station. RNLI © 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ Hayling Island Lifeboats. Author: Leach, Nicholas. Publisher:Foxglove Media, 2010 edition. Work: Chapter – 1995 to 2005, page 47: reference to the arrival of TW43 in 1998. Chapter – 2005 to present, Page 54: reference to dates of service of TW43. ISBN 978-0-9513656-9-4
- ^ "Red Bay Lifeboat Station – RNLI website". Home page of the Red Bay station. RNLI © 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "Red Bay – Talus Launch Tractor". Photograph of TW31 and registration No. © 2009-2014 Irish Lifeboats. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Abersoch Lifeboat Station – RNLI website". Home page of the Abersoch station. RNLI © 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "Clifden Lifeboat Station – RNLI website". Home page of the Clifden station. RNLI © 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "Clifden – Talus Launch Tractor". Photograph of TW 39 in the boathouse at Clifden. © 2009-2014 Irish Lifeboats. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Youghal Lifeboat Station – RNLI website". Home page of the Youghal station. RNLI © 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "Youghal – Talus Launch Tractor". Photograph of TW42 and registration No. © 2009-2014 Irish Lifeboats. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ . Home page of the Lough Swilly station. RNLI © 2014. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "Lough Swilly – Talus Launch Tractor". Photograph of TW47 in the boathouse at Lough Swilly. © 2009-2014 Irish Lifeboats. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Largs Lifeboat Station – RNLI website". Home page of the Largs station. RNLI © 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.