Militant "Bertha" Stretches Out a Helping Hand

Bertha-2

Chassis No 0860149 : Regn No Q846HNG : ex-Mil Regn No 00BP98(?)

"Bertha", so called by the wife of Tony Binks, of D W H Commercials, North Walsham, Norfolk, is expected to justify her keep. She is seen here with mechanic Keith Gotts rescuing a fully laden Ford coal lorry which had unwisely made its first delivery on this December morning in 1996, to Primrose Farm in Roughton, Norfolk. The Ford sank to its axles in the soft ground and it was too early in the day for coal dust to disguise the coalman's embarrassment as "Bertha" gave a hand.

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