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Post-FMC History

 

Date

Action

Owner

Name

Source

9.1948

Went to D.I.W.E SE Division at FMC finish

BW

 

 

10.1952

Transferred to Waterways maintenance fleet

BW

 

PH

1954

To S E Barlow

S E Barlow

 

 

27.10 1954

Registered at Tamworth No 208 as FRANKLYN

S E Barlow

FRANKLYN

 

1957

To Earlswood Marine (J L Pinder) for £600 still in S E Barlow's livery, with a stripped Bolinder (ex Barlow's IAN) in.

J Pinder

FRANKLYN

John Pinder 18.3.01

1957-1959

Converted to full length 45 seat passenger carrying trip boat with coke fired central heating, a dartboard and a piano. FRANKLYN had a Ruston Hornsby 3VSHM with a 3-1 reduction gearbox and "Bolinder" blades.

J Pinder

 

John Pinder 18.3.01 and Colin Scrivener 16.3.01

16.6.1959

Entered service as a tripboat. ( See C.S letter for more detail about the trips)

J Pinder

 

John Pinder 18.3.01 and Colin Scrivener 16.3.01

17.8.1962

at Stourbridge National (as Waterbus)

J Pinder

FRANKLYN

AB/BH

1972/3

Ruston Hornsby broken crankshaft replaced by new SR3

J Pinder

FRANKLYN

John Pinder 18.3.01

1978

to Tim Wood ex John Pinder, fitted with SR3 with Bolinder heads under floor (these went to Ian Braine)

T Wood

VANGUARD

Tim Wood 9.3.01

1979/80

fitted with JP2 ex BREAM. Still visible were traces of the coal bunker and forward boiler room bulkhead

T Wood

VANGUARD

Tim Wood 9.3.01

14.8.1980

at Walthamstow Rally owned by Tim Wood with JP2

T Wood

VANGUARD

AB

1982

Sighted with JP2

T Wood

VANGUARD

AB

4.1983

For sale by Murrells (in partnership with Tim Wood)

T Wood

VANGUARD

WW Apr 1983

12.1983

For sale by Murrells (in partnership with Tim Wood) as "unconverted, new back cabin shell, JP2 new bottoms & keelson asking £10,000"

T Wood

VANGUARD

WW Dec 1983

28.6.1984

at Rickmansworth. Also 20.10.1984

T Wood

VANGUARD

AB

25.6.1985

Surveyed by Jim MacDonald

T Wood

VANGUARD

G Pursglove 24.2.01

29.6.1985

to Geoff Pursglove for £10,200

G Pursglove

VANGUARD

G Pursglove 24.2.01

23-25.8.1986

at Brentford Rally.  Now with E type Bolinder (but not fitted) ex Grand Canal barge 68M ex CIE

G Pursglove

VANGUARD

AB and GP

5. 1990

Seen at Cowley with Bolinder

G Pursglove

VANGUARD

AB

1996/7

Bolinder taken out and sold to Ian Braine and present Kelvin K2 fitted. Still wooden bottom  BW 63350

G Pursglove

VANGUARD

G Pursglove 24.2.01

April 2007
To Anthony and Carmela Piccolo for £40,000.  Now lying at Bulbourne
A & C Piccolo
VANGUARD
C. Piccolo

March 2008

 Previously unidentified photo now recognised as VANGUARD
A & C Piccolo

VANGUARD

Bob May

 

 

Sightings

 

Ref

 

Date

 

Source

Captain

 

Crew

Butty

Notes

 

VANGUARD

7.1911

 

 

 

 

 

Launched Saltley

 

2.8.1911

 

 

 

 

 

Inspected

Bm 1243.

29.9.1911

Reg

William Griffiths

 

 

 

Registered

Bm 1243.

9.9.1912

Ilk CIJ

W Griffiths

 

 

 

 

 

15.10.1912

 

Griffiths

 

 

 

Irregularity

 

 

10.9.1914

6.5.1915

14.5.1915

Dav CIJ

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

H Prince

Griffiths

 

3--

 

 

Rugby

 

Bm 1243.

28.5.1915

Dav CIJ

J Griffin

 

3--

Rugby

 

Bm 1243.

 

 

(by 11690)

7.6.1915

10.6.1915

29.9.1915

27.3.1916

Bkd CIJ

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

 

Griffin

 

 

 

311

Rugby

Rugby

c2

 

18t 18c

17t

GJ 11895

11895

11895

11895

21.6.1916