Peacock

1/1934            Engine changed to 15hp BM-type Bolinder at Saltley Yard

30/7/1949       Purchased by BTC (D&IWE), SE Division fleet, fleet no 232

1/10/1953       Passed to BTC (BTW)

1954               Sold to John Hemelryk, London

1993               Sold to Birmingham Museums on the death of John Hemelryk, but kept at the Black Country Living Museum, Dudley

                       The most original FMC boat, having been maintained throughout its life in original form with no modifications other than the engine change in 1934 and still having many original fittings.  Consequently designated as part of the National Historic Fleet, and also the inspiration for the HNBC’s John Hemelryk Award