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Journeys since 1978
1978 11.4.78 11.4.78 Test Voyage Norton Canes to Pelsall J & Return
  August   IWA Rally - Titford Pools Maiden Voyage
  September     From Titford to Great Haywood
  October     To Norton Canes
         
1979 30.6.79     To Black Country Museum
  1.7.79 13.7.79 Black Country Museum  
  14.7.79     To Ellesmere Port, via display days at…
  15.7.79   Fazeley St Wharf  
  18.7.79   Wolverhampton  
  22.7.79   Norbury Junction  
  24.7.79   Market Drayton  
  26.7.79   Audlem  
  28.7.79 29.7.79 Nantwich  
  1.8.79 2.8.79 Chester  
  3.8.79     Arrival at Ellesmere Port
  4.8.79 16.8.79 Ellesmere Port Museum  
  17.8.79     To Northwich via MSC and Weston Marsh Lock
  18.8.79 19.8.79 IWA Rally - Northwich  
  20.8.79 25.8.79   To Stourbridge via Anderton Lift
  26.8.79 27.8.79 DASH 2 Rally Stourbridge via Anderton Lift
  28.8.79 30.8.79   Return to Norton Canes
  October   BCM  
  October   Farmers Bridge - for launch  by Penguin Books of Bryan Marsh’s new book Returned to Norton Canes
         
1980 17.5.80 24.5.80   Norton Canes to Stoke Bruerne
  9.8.80 23.8.80 IWA Rally - Walthamstow  
  August     to Stoke Bruerne
  4.10.80 11.10.80   from Stoke Bruerne to Norton Canes?
         
1981 July   Steam Spectacular, Soulbury  
  July   at Stoke Bruerne  
  August September IWA Rally - Godalming return to Stoke Bruerne
         
1982 July   Steam Spectacular, Soulbury return to Stoke Bruerne
  3.9.82 19.9.82   Stoke Bruerne to Norton Caines via Brentford & Oxford
         
1983 13.1.83   Bought by BCM  
  April   Delivered to BCM  
  October     Stourbridge
         
1984 17.8.84 23.8.84   to Hawkesbury
  25.8.84 27.8.84 Hawkesbury National Rally I  
  28.8.84 ?   return to BCM
  31.10.84   FoP launched at County Hall, Birmingham  
         
1985 22.3.85 24.3.85 Icicle Cruise to Parkhead Advertised as a "training cruise"
  4.5.85 6.5.85 BCN Rally - Titford Pools  
  11.5.85 12.5.85 Birmingham Science Museum  
  2.6.85   Canning Wharf, Birmingham  
  21.6.85 23.6.85 Birmingham Boating Festival  
  21.9.85 22.9.85 Galton Valley Rally  
  16.10.85 24.10.85 Bonded Warehouse Rally Stourbridge
  20.11.85 22.11.85 Tipton - docked at Caggy's  
         
1986 11.5.86 12.5.86 Birmingham Science Museum  
  30.6.86 5.7.86 Tipton - docked at Caggy's  
  12.8.86 22.8.86   BCM to Brentford
  23.8.86 25.8.86 IWA Rally - Brentford  
  26.8.86 4.9.86   Return to BCM
  15.10.86 21.10.86 Bonded Warehouse Rally Stourbridge
         
1987 2.5.87 4.5.87 Titford 150 Rally  
  9.5.87 10.5.87 Birmingham Science Museum  
  11.5.87 17.5.87 BWB Pageant, Cambrian Wharf  
  18.5.87 23.5.87   to Ellesmere Port
  23.5.87 25.5.87 Ellesmere Port Festival  
  25.5.87 30.5.87   Return to BCM
  11.7.87 17.7.87   to Gloucester with Northwich and return
  22.8.87 29.8.87   To Hawkesbury
  29.8.87 31.8.87 IWA Rally - Hawkesbury II  
  31.8.87 6.9.87   Return to BCM
  16.10.87 18.10.87 Bonded Warehouse Rally Stourbridge
         
1988 14.5.88 15.5.88   Brierley Hill
  23.5.88 28.5.88   to Ellesmere Port
  28.5.88 30.5.88   Ellesmere Port Festival
  30.5.88 2.6.88   to Norbury
  2.6.88 11.6.88 Norbury - docking  
  11.6.88 12.6.88   Return to BCM
  22.6.88 24.6.88   Leamington Spa
  24.6.88 26.6.88 at Leamington Spa  
  27.6.88 29.6.88   Return to BCM
  20.8.88 26.8.88   To Castlefields
  27.8.88 29.8.88 IWA Rally - Castlefields via Ellesmere Port & MSC
  30.8.88 4.9.88   Trip to Stourbridge
  4.9.88 10.9.88 at Stourbridge  
  10.9.88 11.9.88 FMC Meet at Stourbridge  
  12.9.88 17.9.88 at Stourbridge  
  18.9.88 19.9.88   Return to BCM via S&W
  25.9.88 9.10.88   To Nottingham & return to BCM
         
1989     Refit - New boiler  
         
1990 27.4.90 4.5.90   From BCM to Little Venice
  5.5.90 7.5.90 Cavalcade Little Venice
  8.5.90 17.5.90   at Battlebridge Basin
  18.5.90 20.5.90   at St Katharines Dock
  21.5.90 10.6.90 Brindley Run to Stoke Top Lock
  11.6.90 16.6.90   Return to BCM
  14.7.90 19.7.90   to Stoke Top Lock
  19.7.90 20.7.90 Unveiling of Brindley Stoke
  21.7.90 22.7.90   at Etruria
  23.7.90 25.7.90   Return to BCM
  20.8.90 22.8.90   to Gloucester
  23.8.90 27.8.90 IWA Rally - Gloucester  
  28.8.90 31.8.90   Return to BCM
  15.9.90 16.9.90 Windmill End  
         
1991 24.3.91 29.3.91   to Ellesmere Port
  29.3.91 1.4.91 Ellesmere Port Festival  
  1.4.91 5.4.91   to Etruria
  5.4.91 7.4.91 Bone Mill Museum, Etruria  
  7.4.91 12.4.91   Return to BCM
  7.5.91 10.5.91   to Stoke Bruerne
  11.5.91 18.5.91 At Stoke Bruerne  
  18.5.91 22.5.91   to City Rd Basin, London
  23.5.91 25.5.91 First Fly Run to Braunston
  25.5.91 27.5.91 Braunston Boat Show  
  27.5.91 30.5.91   Return to BCM
  9.6.91   Students' Games Flame Trip to Sherborne Wharf, Gas St & Brindley Place
  11.6.91     Return to BCM
  17.8.91 18.8.91 Heart of England Rally Cambrian Wharf
  22.8.91 26.8.91 IWA Rally - Windmill End  
  13.9.91 16.9.91 Black Country Boating Festival Stone Cross
  18.10.91 21.10.91 Bonded Warehouse Rally Stourbridge
         
1992 6.3.92 8.3.92   to Warwickshire Fly
  20.3.92     to Warwickshire Fly
  21.3.92 11.4.92 at Warwickshire Fly  
  11.4.92   Kildare maiden voyage  
  16.4.92 19.4.92   to Coventry
  19.4.92   Coventry Basin Easter Rally
  20.4.92 24.4.92   Return to BCM
  9.5.92 11.5.92 Birmingham Science Museum  
  18.5.92 23.5.92 Food Run to Ellesmere Port
  24.5.92 30.5.92 Food Run to Coven
  31.5.92 6.6.92 Food Run to Soulbury Top
  7.6.92 11.6.92 Food Run to Little Venice
  12.6.92 20.6.92   Return to Lapworth
  26.6.92 27.6.92   Return to BCM
  18.7.92 20.7.92   to Diglis
  25.7.92 26.7.92 Upton on Severn  
  26.7.92 31.7.92   at Diglis
  1.8.92 3.8.92   Return to BCM
  13.9.92 18.9.92   to Nottingham
  18.9.92 19.9.92 Nottingham FMC Depot  
  19.9.92 24.9.92   Return to BCM
  23.10.92 26.10.92 Bonded Warehouse Rally Stourbridge
         
1993 16.4.93 18.4.93   To Lapworth
  19.4.93 23.4.93 at Lapworth  
  24.4.93 30.4..93   to Little Venice
  1.5.93 3.5.93 Cavalcade Little Venice
  4.5.93 19.5.93 at Battlebridge Basin  
  19.5.93 20.5.93   to Rickmansworth
  21.5.93 23.5.93 Rickmansworth Festival  
  23.5.93 24.5.93   to Battlebridge Basin
  25.5.93 26.5.93 at Battlebridge Basin  
  27.5.93   Interview at Old Ford for TV  
  27.5.93 28.5.93 Second Fly Run - Part 1 to Braunston
  29.5.93 30.5.93 Second Fly Run - Part 2 to Gas Street Basin
  30.5.93     Return to BCM
  27.7.93 30.7.93   to Etruria
  31.7.93 1.8.93 Bone Mill Museum, Etruria  
  2.8.93 5.8.93   Return to BCM
  21.8.93 22.8.93   Circular trip to Smethwick
  18.9.93 19.9.93 Windmill End Rally  
  Nov. 93     Engine removed
         
1994 9.1.94     Towed to Bradley Workshops
  18.2.94   P on drydock  
  21.3.94     Returned to BCM
  24.6.94     First test run with refitted engine
  ?     to the Bratch
  2.7.94 3.7.94   Return to BCM, fusible plug blows at Deepfields 20.00 2.7.94
  13.8.94 26.8.94   to Waltham Abbey
  27.8.94 29.8.94 At IWA Rally - Waltham Abbey  
  30.8.94 14.9.94   Return to BCM via Hertford
         
1995       Fusible plug problems cancelled trips until…
  20.8.95 25.8.95   to Chester
  26.8.95 28.8.95 IWA Rally - Chester  
  28.8.95     to Ellesmere Port
  28.8.95 17.9.95 at Ellesmere Port  
  17.9.95 21.9.95   Return to BCM
         
1996 20.4.96 1.5.96   BCM to R. Lee
  1.5.96   Glasses Collection at Nazeing  
  2.5.96     to Limehouse
  3.5.96   Collection of Jigsaw Pieces from Pudge  
  3.5.96     to Little Venice
  4.5.96 6.5.96 Canalway Cavalcade Little Venice
  6.5.96     To Battlebridge
  6.5.96 17.5.96 at Battlebridge Basin  
  17.5.96     to Rickmansworth
  18.5.96 19.5.96 at Rickmansworth Festival  
  19.5.96     to Uxbridge Boats
  19.5.96 22.5.96 at Uxbridge  
  22.5.96     To Battlebridge
  23.5.96 25.5.96 Third Fly Run London to Braunston
  26.5.96 27.5.96 Braunston Boat Show  
  28.5.96 31.5.96   to Etruria
  1.6.96 2.6.96 Bone Mill Museum, Etruria  
  3.6.96 6.6.96   Return to BCM
  22.6.96 23.6.96 Jubilee Jigsaw Delivery Old Turn Birmingham
  23.8.96 26.8.96 IWA Rally - Windmill End  
  2.9.96 5.9.96   to Shackerstone
  6.9.96 8.9.96 Shackerstone Steam Festival  
  8.9.96 12.9.96   Return to BCM
         
1997 4.4.97 6.4.97 Merryhill  Weekend  
  25.4.97 27.4.97 Wolverhampton Weekend  
  2.6.97 6.6.97   to Gloucester
  7.6.97 8.6.97 at Nat. Waterways Museum  
  9.6.97 14.6.97   Return to BCM via Sharpness
  2.8.97 9.8.97   to Foxton
  9.8.97 16.8.97   to Nottingham
  16.8.97 22.8.97   Return to BCM
         
1998 18.5.98 22.5.98   to Braunston
  23.5.98 25.5.98 Braunston Festival  
  26.5.98 29.5.98   Return to BCM
  11.?.98 12.?.98 Parkhead Festival  
  22.8.98 27.8.98   To Salford Docks
  28.8.98 31.8.98 IWA Rally - Salford  
  1.9.98 8.9.98   to Bratch
  11.9.98 13.9.98 At the Bratch  
  ?     Return to BCM
         
1999 25.5.99     to Wolverhampton Top
  26.5.99     to Birmingham Beefeater Wharf
  27.5.99 28.5.99   Fly Run to Braunston
  29.5.99 31.5.99 Braunston Boat Show  
  31.5.99 4.6.99   Return to BCM (P to Bradley)
  14.8.99 19.8.99   to Gloucester
  20.8.99 26.8.99 at Gloucester, G & S Canal & to Worcester
  27.8.99 30.8.99 at NWF, Worcester  
  30.8.99 2.9.99   Return to BCM
         
2000 29.5.00 2.6.00   to Etruria
  3.4.00 4.5.00 Bone Mill  
  9.6.00 11.6.00   to Middlewich
  16.6.00 18.6.00 Middlewich Folk Festival  
  19.6.00 22.6.00   Return to BCLM
  27.7.00 30.7.00 Birmingham Boat Show  
  11.8.00 24.8.00   to NWF, Waltham Abbey
  25.8.00 28.8.00 NWF, Waltham Abbey  
  28.8.00 9.9.00   Return to BCLM
         
2001 27.1.00   Towed to Dadford's Wharf  
         
2003 29.3.03   Returned to BCLM  
  11.4.03   Official Return  
  9.6.03 11.6.03   to Middlewich
  13.6.03 15.6.03 Middlewich Folk Festival  
  15.6.03 19.6.03   to Birmingham
  19.6.03 21.6.03   to Braunston
  28.6.03 29.6.03 FMC Gathering, Braunston  
  30.6.03 3.7.03   Return to BCLM
  25.7.03 27.7.03 Birmingham Boat Show  
  11.8.03 21.8.03   to NWF Beale Park
  22.8.03 25.8.03 NWF Beale Park  
  25.8.03 5.9.03   Return to BCLM
  17.10.03 20.10.03 Stourbridge Bonded Warehouse including to and from
         
2004 17.4.04 18.4.04   to Hatton
  23.4.04 29.4.04   to Little Venice
  30.4.04 3.5.04 Canalway Cavalcade  
  3.5.04 9.5.04 London Canal Museum including journey
  10.5.04   Thames Tideway Limehouse to Brentford  
  11.5.04 21.5.04   Return to BCLM
  21.6.04 25.6.04   to Braunston
  26.6.04 27.6.04 Braunston Boat Show  
  27.6.04 29.6.04   to Foxton
  29.6.04   Foxton in steam  
  30.6.04 4.7.04   to Nottingham
  5.7.04 10.7.04   Return to BCLM
  23.8.04 27.8.04   to NWF Burton
  28.8.04 30.8.04 Burton on Trent NWF  
  31.8.04 3.9.04   to Shackerstone
  4.9.04 5.9.04 Shackerstone Steam Festival  
  6.9.04 11.9.04   Return to BCLM
  24.9.04 26.9.04 Parkhead Boat Rally including to and from
  28.9.04 1.10.04   to Huddlesford
  2.10.04   Huddlesford  
  3.10.04 6.10.04   Return to BCLM
         
2005 26.4.05 29.4.05   To Leamington
  30.4.05 2.5.05 Leamington Canal Festival  
  3.5.05 5.5.05   Return to BCLM
  22.5.05 27.5.05   To Crick
  28.5.05 30.5.05 Crick Boat Show  
  31.5.05 7.6.05   To London
  8.6.05   Delivery of Crystal Palace castings to Greenland Dock  
  8.6.05     To London Canal Museum
  11.6.05 12.6.05 In steam at London Canal Museum  
  16.6.05 18.6.05 Fly Run from City Road Basin to Stoke Bruerne  
  18.6.05 19.6.05 Blisworth Tunnel 200, Stoke Bruerne  
  20.6.05 23.6.05 At Waterways Museum, Stoke Bruerne  
  24.6.05     To Braunston Boat Show
  25.6.05 26.6.05 Braunston Boat Show  
  26.7.05 29.6.05   Return to BCLM
  26.7.05 28.7.05   To Worcester (via Tardebigge!)
  29.7.05 31.7.05 Severn Boat Festival, Worcester  
  1.8.05 2.8.05   To Tardebigge Basin
  13.8.05   At Tardebigge (For re-enactment of Aickman/Rolt meeting)  
  14.8.05 16.8.05   Return to BCLM
  16.8.05 22.8.05   To Northwich (via Anderton Lift)
  22.8.05 23.8.05 In steam at Northwich  
  23.8.05 25.8.05   To Preston Brook (via R. Weaver and Anderton Lift)
  26.8.05 29.8.05 National Waterways Festival, Preston Brook  
  30.8.05 7.9.05   Return to BCLM (via River Weaver and the Anderton Lift)
  24.9.05 25.9.05 Boaters Gathering at BCLM  
         
2006 14.6.06 16.6.06   To Middlewich
  17.6.06 18.6.06 Middlewich Folk Festival  
  19.6.06 22.6.06   To Ellesmere Port
  23.6.06 25.6.06 Ellesmere Port Meet  
  26.6.06 30.6.06   Return to BCLM
      This season was curtailed as a result of a blown tube in President's boiler  
         
2007 18.6.07 22.6.07   To Braunston
  23.6.07 24.6.07 Braunston Boat Show  
  25.6.07 28.6.07   To Stoke Bruerne, Cosgrove and Stoke Bruerne
  29.6.07 9.7.07

At Stoke Bruerne, waiting for River Nene levels to fall to allow passage to

River Ouse and IWA National Festival at St Ives.

  
  10.7.07 14.7.07 (Above trip cancelled) Return to BCLM
  21.7.07 22.7.07 Traction Engine Weekend at BCLM, in steam  
  28.7.07 29.7.07 Transport Weekend at BCLM, in steam  
  25.8.07 31.8.07   To Shackerstone
  1.9.07 2.9.07 At Shackerstone Steam Rally  
  3.9.07 7.9.07   Return to BCLM
         
2008 7.6.08 13.6.08   To Foxton
  14.6.08 15.6.08 At FoxtonWaterways Festival  
  16.6.08 19.6.08   To Billing, River Nene
  20.6.08 22.6.08 At Billing  
  23.6.08 29.6.08 Through Salters Lode, noon 28.6.08, on to River Great Ouse To Waterbeach, River Cam
  5.7.08 6.7.08 At Cambridge, in steam Returning to Waterbeach each evening
  8.7.08 11.7.08   To Bedford, River Great Ouse
  12.7.08 13.7.08 Bedford River Festival  
  13.7.08 14.7.08   To Hartford Marina, Huntingdon, River Great Ouse
  18.7.08     To Ely, River Great Ouse
  19.7.08 20.7.08 At Ely, in steam  
  20.7.08     To Waterbeach, River Cam
  24.7.08 26.7.08 Through Salters Lode, 1400 hrs 25.7.08 To Whittlesey
  27.7.08   At Whittlesey  
  28.7.08 2.8.08   To Braunston
  3.8.08 7.8.08   Return to BCLM
  9.8.08   At BCLM in steam  
  20.8.08   At Netherton 150th Anniversary Event  
  22.8.08     To  Autherley Junction,. Shropshire Union Canal
  23.8.08 25.8.08 At IWA National Festival, Autherley  
  26.8.08     Return to BCLM
  26.9.08     To Parkhead
  27.9.08 28.9.08 At Parkhead Gathering  
  29.9.08     Return to BCLM (via Leys Junction to deliver Kildare)
2009 31.1.09   To Dadford's Shed , Stourbridge for work and repaint  
  21.5.09 28.5.09 To Caggy's drydock, then return to BCLM
  2.5.09   Centenary Birthday Party at BCLM  
  25.5.09 30.5.09   To Etruria, via Stone
  30.5.09 31.5.09 Etruria Industrial Museum  
  1.6.09 4.6.09   Return to BCLM
  25.6.09 26.5.09 Fly Run to Braunston  
  27.6.09 28.6.09 At Braunston Historic Boat Show  
  29.6.09   Recreation of original1910 Buckby Photograph  
  30.6.09 7.7.09   To Rickmansworth
  8.7.09   In steam at Batchworth Lock Centre until 9pm  
  9.7.09 10.7.09   To London Canal Museum
  11.7.09 12.7.09 In steam at London Canal Museum  
  13.7.09 17.7.09   To Henley via  Limehouse Basin and Teddington
  18.7.09 19.7.09 At Thames Traditional Boat Rally, Henley  
  20.7.09 25.7.09   To Braunston
  26.7.09 6.8.09 At Braunston Marina (In steam 26.7 and 1 & 2.8)  
  7.8.09 8.8.09   To Stoke Bruerne
  8.8.09 9.8.09 At Stoke Bruerne History Weekend  
  10.8.09     To Braunston
  11.8.09 16.8.09   Moored at Braunston, out of steam
  17.8.09 18.8.09   To Foxton
  19.8.09   In steam at Foxton  
  20.8.09 28.8.09   To Redhill, via Leicester, Loughborough and Nottingham
  29.8.09 30.8.09 At National Waterways Festival, Red Hill Lock, River Soar  
  31.8.09 4.9.09   Return to BCLM, Dudley
  15.9.09 18.9.09   To Huddlesford Junction
  19.9.09   At Huddlesford Boat Gathering  
  20.9.09 23.9.09   Return to BCLM, Dudley
2010 18.4.10 30.4.10   To Little Venice
  1.5.10 3.5.10 At Canalway Cavalcade  
  3.5.10     To London Canal Museum
  4.5.10 12.5.10 At London Canal Museum (In steam 8 & 9.5)  
  13.5.10 14.5.10   To Rickmansworth
  15.5.10 16.5.10 At Rickmansworth Festival  
  17.5.10 21.5.10   To Stoke Bruerne
  22.5.10 25.5.10 At Stoke Bruerne (In steam 22 & 23.5)  
  26.5.10 28.5.10   To Crick
  29.5.10 31.5.10 At Crick Boat Show  
  1.6.10 5.6.10   Return to BCLM, Dudley
  19.6.10 20.6.10 BCLM Steam Weekend  
  21.6.10     To Dadford's Shed, Stourbridge for repairs
      July & August at BCLM for weekends in steam  
  24.9.10     To Parkhead
  25.9.10 26.9.10 Parkhead Boat Gathering  
  27.9.10     Return to BCLM, Dudley
2011 21.5.11 27.5.11   To Crick
  28.5.11 30.5.11 At Crick Boat Show  
  31.5.11     To Braunston (moored until......)
  25.6.11 26.6.11 At Braunston Historic Boat Show  
  27.6.11 1.7.11   Return to BCLM Dudley
  16.7.11 17.7.11 Demonstration weekend at BCLM  
  23.7.11 28.7.11   To Burton-on-Trent
  29.7.11 31.7.11 At National IWA Festival, Burton-on-Trent  
  1.8.11 7.8.11   Return to BCLM Dudley
       August at BCLM for weekends in steam  
  12.9.11 16.9.11   To Huddlesford Junction
  17.9.11 18.9.11 At Huddlesford Boat Gathering  
  19.9.11 22.9.11   Return to BCLM, Dudley
2012 16.4.12 23.4.12 Tour of Staffordshire  
  24.4.12 4.5.12   To Little Venice
  5.5.12 7.5.12 At Canalway Cavalcade  
  7.5.12 18.5.12   Moored at Willowtree Marina
  19..5.12 20.5.12 At Rickmansworth Festival  
  21.5.12 22.5.12   To London Canal Museum
  23.5.12 30.5.12 At London Canal Museum (In steam 26 & 27.5)  
  31.5.12     To Limehouse
  1.6.12 2.6.12 Royal Docks - Preparation for Pageant  
  3.6.12   River Thames Pageant  
  4.6.12 15.6.12   To Coventry (via Brentford)
  16.6.12 17.6.12 Coventry Steam Boat Association Rally  
  18.6.12 23.6.12   Return to BCLM, Dudley
  30.6.12   BCLM Olympic Torch Event  
  14.7.12 15.7.12 Newcomen Engine Tercentenary Weekend at BCLM  
      Remainder of July & August at BCLM for weekends in steam