Talus MB-H
Talus MB-H RNLI launch vehicle
TypeLaunch vehicle
ManufacturerClayton Engineering Limited
Length216 in (5.5 m)
Width96 in (2.4 m)
Height117 in (3.0 m)
Weight19.000 tonnes with track pads
Propulsiontracks
Engine modelCaterpillar 3208 V8 Diesel
Gross power210 hp (160 kW)
Drawbar pull15 tonnes (18 tonnes max.) on bare drum
Speed7.5 miles per hour (12.1 km/h)

Talus MB-H is a continuous track launch tractor which was specifically designed for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), to launch and recover lifeboats from beach-launched lifeboat stations.[1] The tractor was built by Clayton Engineering Limited in Knighton, Powys.[2]

The tractor is now largely being discontinued because the RNLI have now replaced the Mersey class all-weather lifeboat with the new Shannon Class Lifeboat which uses the new Launch and Recovery System from Supacat.

RNLI Talus MB-H fleet

Op. No. In service Station Reg No. Image Current lifeboat pay-load
T 91 1991–present Llandudno UAW 558Y[3] Mersey-class Andy Pearce (ON 1164)
T 92 1990–2015 Ilfracombe[4] A462 AUX Mersey-class Spirit of Derbyshire (ON 1165)
T 93 1990–1993
1993–present		 Skegness[5]
Rhyl		 A496 CUX Mersey-class Lil Cunningham (ON 1183)
T 94 1990–present Llandudno
Pwllheli		 B567 FAW Mersey-class Lilly and Vincent Anthony (ON 1168)
T 95[6] 1999–present Lytham St Annes B188 GAW Mersey-class Her Majesty The Queen (ON 1189)
T 96 1986–present Wells-next-the-Sea B668 HUJ Mersey-class Doris M. Mann of Ampthill (ON 1161)
T 97 2016–present Aberdovey C282 LNT Atlantic 85-class Hugh Miles (B-896)
T 98 1993–present Clogher 86-D-120010 Mersey-class Doris Bleasdale (ON 1190)
T 99 1991–2015 Hoylake C82 NUX Mersey-class Lady of Hilbre (ON 1163)
T 100 2009–2010 Bembridge
Cover during construction of new Boathouse		 D446 RAW Mersey-class Peggy & Alex Caird (ON-1124)
T 101[7] 1988–2015

2015 – present

 Bridlington[8]

Ramsey

 D335 SUJ (2016 – present: MMN-258-H) Mersey-class Marine Engineer (ON 1169)
T 102 1993–present New Quay E387 VAW Mersey-class Frank and Lena Clifford of Stourbridge (ON 1172)
T 103[9] 1992–present Scarborough E589 WAW Mersey-class Fanny Victoria Wilkinson and Frank Stubbs (ON 1175)
T 105 1991–2015 Ramsey FMN 664V Mersey-class Ann and James Ritchie (ON 1171)- Replaced in 2015 by T101 and sold to Caldey Island to be used to tow a low water landing stage. (Flooded in 2021, replaced by T117)
T 106

3/2017–present

 Filey[10]

Maryport

 F760 BUJ Mersey-class Keep Fit Association (ON 1170)

MST Rescue 900 (9 metre RIB) "E-ON Spirit of Maryport" of Maryport Independent Inshore Rescue

T 107 1991–present Filey
 F769 BUJ Mersey-class Keep Fit Association (ON 1170)
T 108[11] 2009–2014 Exmouth F133 FUJ Mersey-class Margaret Jean (ON 1178)
T 109 1992–present Margate[12] G296 KUX Atlantic85-class Colonel Stock (B-930)
T 110 1991–present Anstruther G751 MNT Mersey-class Kingdom of Fife (ON 1174)
T 111 2020–present Caister Independent Lifeboat 12 22 MN Alicat Workboats-Inshore Rescue Boat Fred Dyble II[13]
T 112 2017–Present Ferryside Independent Lifeboat H977 SNT Ribcraft The Freemason (ON 1173)
T 113[14] 1994–2015 St Ives[4] J794 VUX Mersey-class The Princess Royal (Civil Service No. 41) (ON 1167)
T 114 1990–2006
2006–present
Skegness[15]		 J126 WUJ Mersey-class Lincolnshire Poacher (ON 1166)
T115 1994–present Aldeburgh K499 AUX Mersey-class Freddie Cooper (ON 1193)
T 116 1992–2014 Dungeness K920 DUJ Mersey-class Pride and Spirit (ON 1186)
T 117 1991–present Skegness[15]
Seahouses		 L784 JNT Mersey-class Grace Darling (ON 1173) Now sold to Caldey Island to be used to tow a low water landing stage
T 118[16] 1993–present Newcastle W224 SNT Mersey-class Eleanor and Bryant Girling (ON 1188)
T 119 1991–present Hastings[17] N470 XAW Mersey-class Sealink Endeavour (ON 1125)
T 121 1992–2019 Barmouth (until March 2019) DX04 YZG Mersey-class The Moira Barrie (ON 1185)
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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Talus MBH Tractor". Description and details of the Model. Clayton Engineering Limited. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  2. ↑ OS Explorer Map 201 - Knighton and Presteigne Tref-y-clawdd a Dyffryn Elan, Author: Ordnance Survey. Publisher: Ordnance Survey. Work: Folded Map. ISBN 9780319237588
  3. ↑ "UAW 558Y - 1982 Talus MB-H Crawler - Launch And Recovery Tractor". flickr photograph of T91. flickr. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Meet the RNLI's Trojan horses – the lifeboat tractors of the south west". Talus tractors based in the South-west of England. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  5. ↑ Skegness Lifeboats – An illustrated History. Author: Leach, Nicholas. Publisher:Landmark Publishing Ltd. Year Published:2008. Work: Chapter 7, Lincolnshire Poacher, Page 84, Arrival of new boat and tractor. ISBN 978-1-84306-423-7
  6. ↑ "A Man and his Beast". Photos from the Lytham St Annes Station of there new Talus MB-H (T 103). Copyright © 2014, Industry MRO Pty Ltd. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  7. ↑ The Bridlington Lifeboat – The First 200 Years, 1805-2005. Author: Fred Walkington, MBE. Publisher: Phillimore & CO. Ltd. 2005 Edition. Work: Chapter 6, Page 108, Illustration 37. The present lifeboat tractor, T101. ISBN 9781860773358
  8. ↑ "Bridlington Lifeboat Station – RNLI website". Home page of the Bridlington station. RNLI © 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Tractor Photos - Lifeboat Recovery Tractor". Photo of Talus T103 at Scarborough. Tractor Photos © 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Filey Lifeboat Station – RNLI website". Home page of the Filey station. RNLI © 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "The Tractor has Arrived". Photos from the Exmouth Station Website of there new Talus MB-H (T 103). Exmouth Lifeboat Station - RNLI. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  12. ↑ "Margate Lifeboat Station – RNLI website". Home page of the Margate station. RNLI © 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "Caister Lifeboat | EXPLORE OUR LIFEBOATS". www.caisterlifeboat.org.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "Tractor Photos - Lifeboat Recovery Tractor". Photo of Talus T103 at St Ives. Tractor Photos © 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  15. 1 2 Skegness Lifeboats – An illustrated History. Author: Leach, Nicholas. Publisher:Landmark Publishing Ltd. Year Published:2008. Work: Chapter 7, Lincolnshire Poacher, Page 94, illustrations: Talus T114 bottom left of page, Talus T117 top of page. ISBN 978-1-84306-423-7
  16. ↑ "Newcastle – Talus Launch Tractor". Photograph of T118. © 2009-2014 Irish Lifeboats. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  17. ↑ "Hastings Lifeboat Station – RNLI website". Home page of the Hastings station. RNLI © 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
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