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Was it scrapped?

From what i can see on the DVLA site Mercury Tractor FEK844 is still taxed until Aug 2012... al be it painted green now.
From what i have read it ran until the early 80s.
I think it maybe in private ownership with a collector now

I was once told that Wigan Borough Council obtained the tractors and the trailers from Burtonwood Airbase after the War. They were used to transport Bombs from the munitions dump to the planes on the runway. The seating areas for the passengers were added to the originsl chassis bases, which formerly had half round cradles so that the bombs spanned from side to side. I have seen somthing similar on Historic archive footage of the RAF in the Second world War. Can anyone verify this ? Nice nostalgic photo anyway. Spent many a summer Sunday on these travelling up to Haigh Hall. Sadly missed

This one is showing as first registered in 1959, which coinsides with the closure of the base, so it could have passed into civi use and been registered at that point. They where used in a lot of bases and aiports at the time so its more likely that this was bought new as a leisure train rather than a modified airside vehicle, and the closure of the base, with its appearance at Haigh Hall led someone to add 1 to 1 and get 3, and then its become a bit of a local myth!
i could be wrong though

Actually, found some info and more pictures of it -
http://freespace.virgin.net/neil.worthington/tractor.htm

I just looked on DVLA and its now taxed until August 2013 and its colour is listed as green.Would'nt it be great if the current owner brought it back for a nostalgic re-run from the plantation gates to the hall

The Tractor lives in Aspull
and is now in its original green and cream livery.

does anybody know who owns this Tractor now

The tractor is in Aspull
near the gerrard arms at the bottom of Bolton Rd.

How many tractors were there? I remember FEK844 and JEK128 I think.