No. 22: Bertha
Vehicle Stats
Fleet: NO. 22
Name: BERTHA
Reg: YJ03 THU
Year: 2003
A brief history of the Vehicle
Affectionately named Big Bertha this Foden Alpha is used to haul Carters Lightening Skid, bought in 2017 from Mr. R. Millband who had racked it out to travel a Twist; it has now be specially adapted and permanently modified to travel our skid ride. It has a special loading bay and framework that packs the floor plates and floor stretchers of the skid ride. This lorry also houses a generator to power the hydraulics during build up and the ride during opening.
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