Talus MB-H is a

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launch tractor which was specifically designed for the

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(RNLI), to launch and recover lifeboats from beach-launched lifeboat stations. The tractor was built by Clayton Engineering Limited in Knighton,

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.OS Explorer Map 201 - Knighton and Presteigne Tref-y-clawdd a Dyffryn Elan, Author: Ordnance Survey. Publisher: Ordnance Survey. Work: Folded Map. 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

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RNLI Talus MB-H fleet

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RNLI Talus MB-H fleet

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