Gailey

1899                Iron composite horse boat

14/6/1937        Converted to motor boat by W J Yarwood & Sons Ltd, Northwich (part of Yard No 592), with Bolinder 9hp BM type engine

                        Fleet No 341, but later reverted to 35 (to avoid duplication of numbers)

20/8/1937        Registered at Birmingham No 1609

22/6/1938        Gauged BCN No 2025

1/1/1949          Purchased by BTC (D&IWE), NW Division fleet

1/10/1953        Passed to BTC (BTW)

                        Was not re-registered at Northwich in 1958, therefore presumably already transferred to maintenance fleet

1/1/1963          Passed to BWB

                        At some stage, a new extended cabin has been fitted, and a completely new bow

1/7/2012          Passed to Canal & River Trust

2020                 Still in CRT maintenance fleet