Ostrich

30/7/1949       Purchased by BTC (D&IWE), SE Division fleet, fleet no 229

?                      Transferred to maintenance fleet

1/10/1953       Passed to BTC (BTW)

1/1/1963         Passed to BWB

1963                Sold to private ownership as OSTRICH, but renamed KESTREL due to story about possible name swap (see HNBC Newsletter articles), and part cabin conversion added, later extended to full length cabin

2008                Restored to cargo carrying condition, still as KESTREL

NOTE There are other ex-working boats named Kestrel - see GUCCC butty Triagulum and FMC Kestrel