Owl

30/7/1949       Purchased by BTC (D&IWE), SE Division fleet, fleet no 230

1/10/1953       Passed to BTC (BTW)

7/1957             Transferred to maintenance fleet, after several years out of use, and fitted with Lister FR3 engine

1/1/1963          Passed to BWB

1963                Believed sold to private ownership after being involved in a fire, and converted to houseboat on Kennet & Avon Canal named BOXER

1969                Hired out as pleasure boat, then (mid 1970s) hired to Foxton Boat Services, later (1982) to Educational Cruises, who continued to use it as a skippered hire boat.  At some point during this period the engine was changed to a Lister HA3

1989                Sold in semi-derelict state, partially restored as cargo carrying boat with extended cabin and Seffle 25hp semi-diesel engine installed

1998/9             Fully restored to cargo carrying appearance by Warwickshire Fly Boat Co, Stockton, with Kelvin K2 engine fitted and under-cloth cabin conversion which was fitted out by the owners

Owl - the Story of  Josher by Jim Hutchinson, documents its restoration.