# 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. The Tractor is produced by the British company of Clayton Engineering Limited who are based in Knighton, Powys.

## Development

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. 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.
The information is correct with reference to the Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2025 unless noted otherwise,.

## RNLI Talus MB 764 Fleet
### Current Location

| Op. No. | Reg No. | Station | In service | Current Lifeboat Pay-load |
| TW01 | XTK 150M J72200 | New Brighton Cardigan Relief fleet St Bees Relief fleet St Catherine Relief fleet Trearddur Bay Relief fleet Teignmouth | 1974–1987 1987–1995 1995–1996 1996–2000 2000–2002 2002–2010 2010–2011 2011–2020 2020–2024 2024– | Atlantic 85 Claude and Kath (B-947) |
| TW02 | LRU 581P | Relief fleet Beaumaris Cardigan Abersoch Silloth Relief fleet Lyme Regis Relief fleet Weston-super-Mare Relief fleet Portishead | 1976 1976–1987 1987 1988–1997 1998–2003 2003–2004 2004–2014 2014–2015 2015–2023 2023–2024 2024– | Atlantic 85 My Lady Anne (B-884) |
| 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 Lyme Regis | 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 2022–2023 2023– | 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 and Deanna Adams (D-889) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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 Silloth | 1987–1996 1997–2002 2002–2009 2009–2010 2010–2021 2021–2024 2024– | Atlantic 85 Elaine and Don Wilkinson (B-828) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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 Henrietta H (B-948) |
| 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 Relief fleet | 1996–2002 2002–2012 2013–2024 2024– | |
| TW38 | N469 XAW | Skerries Silloth Relief fleet Abersoch | 1997–2003 2003–2013 2013–2016 2017– | Atlantic 85 Peter and Ann Setten (B-886) |
| TW39 | N687 YAW 96-D-61119 | Lyme Regis Clifden | 1997–2004 2004– | Atlantic 85 Joyce King (B-869) |
| 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 Alexander (B-875) |
| TW41 | P301 DAW | Tighnabruaich Relief fleet Arran (Lamlash) Relief fleet Portishead Relief fleet | 1997–2002 2002–2004 2004–2013 2013–2015 2015–2024 2024– | |
| TW42 | R473 UUX 97-G-8631 | Clifden Relief fleet Youghal | 1998–2004 2004–2005 2005– | Atlantic 85 Gordon and Phil (B-890) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| TW64 | HG63 VAO | Lyme Regis Relief fleet | 2014–2023 2023– | |
* ↑ Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number