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Crane

1924                Iron composite motor boat

1/1/1949          Purchased by BTC (D&IWE), SE Division fleet, Fleet No 199

1/10/1953        Passed to BTC (BTW)

1/10/1954        Sold to Willow Wren Canal Carrying Co Ltd (not renamed)

2/3/1964          Sold to Willow Wren Hire Cruisers Ltd, Rugby, and used as a camping boat

5/1981             Sold to D&D Canal Carriers, Braunston, used as a camping boat in summer and coal carrying in winter

1991                Sold to Heartlands Community Project, Birmingham

by 2003           Sold to private ownership and maintained as cargo carrying boat

For photo details, click the i top left of each photo