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