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Post-FMC History

Date	Action	Owner	Name	Source
9.1948	Went to D.I.W.E SE Division at FMC finish	BW
10.1952	Transferred to Waterways maintenance fleet	BW		PH
1954	To S E Barlow	S E Barlow
27.10 1954	Registered at Tamworth No 208 as FRANKLYN	S E Barlow	FRANKLYN
1957	To Earlswood Marine (J L Pinder) for £600 still in S E Barlow's livery, with a stripped Bolinder (ex Barlow's IAN) in.	J Pinder	FRANKLYN	John Pinder 18.3.01
1957-1959	Converted to full length 45 seat passenger carrying trip boat with coke fired central heating, a dartboard and a piano. FRANKLYN had a Ruston Hornsby 3VSHM with a 3-1 reduction gearbox and "Bolinder" blades.	J Pinder		John Pinder 18.3.01 and Colin Scrivener 16.3.01
16.6.1959	Entered service as a tripboat. ( See C.S letter for more detail about the trips)	J Pinder		John Pinder 18.3.01 and Colin Scrivener 16.3.01
17.8.1962	at Stourbridge National (as Waterbus)	J Pinder	FRANKLYN	AB/BH
1972/3	Ruston Hornsby broken crankshaft replaced by new SR3	J Pinder	FRANKLYN	John Pinder 18.3.01
1978	to Tim Wood ex John Pinder, fitted with SR3 with Bolinder heads under floor (these went to Ian Braine)	T Wood	VANGUARD	Tim Wood 9.3.01
1979/80	fitted with JP2 ex BREAM. Still visible were traces of the coal bunker and forward boiler room bulkhead	T Wood	VANGUARD	Tim Wood 9.3.01
14.8.1980	at Walthamstow Rally owned by Tim Wood with JP2	T Wood	VANGUARD	AB
1982	Sighted with JP2	T Wood	VANGUARD	AB
4.1983	For sale by Murrells (in partnership with Tim Wood)	T Wood	VANGUARD	WW Apr 1983
12.1983	For sale by Murrells (in partnership with Tim Wood) as "unconverted, new back cabin shell, JP2 new bottoms & keelson asking £10,000"	T Wood	VANGUARD	WW Dec 1983
28.6.1984	at Rickmansworth. Also 20.10.1984	T Wood	VANGUARD	AB
25.6.1985	Surveyed by Jim MacDonald	T Wood	VANGUARD	G Pursglove 24.2.01
29.6.1985	to Geoff Pursglove for £10,200	G Pursglove	VANGUARD	G Pursglove 24.2.01
23-25.8.1986	at Brentford Rally. Now with E type Bolinder (but not fitted) ex Grand Canal barge 68M ex CIE	G Pursglove	VANGUARD	AB and GP
5. 1990	Seen at Cowley with Bolinder	G Pursglove	VANGUARD	AB
1996/7	Bolinder taken out and sold to Ian Braine and present Kelvin K2 fitted. Still wooden bottom BW 63350	G Pursglove	VANGUARD	G Pursglove 24.2.01
April 2007	To Anthony and Carmela Piccolo for £40,000.  Now lying at Bulbourne	A & C Piccolo	VANGUARD	C. Piccolo
March 2008	Previously unidentified photo now recognised as VANGUARD	A & C Piccolo	VANGUARD	Bob May

Sightings

Ref	Date	Source	Captain	Crew	Butty	Notes
VANGUARD	7.1911					Launched Saltley
	2.8.1911					Inspected
Bm 1243.	29.9.1911	Reg	William Griffiths			Registered
Bm 1243.	9.9.1912	Ilk CIJ	W Griffiths
	15.10.1912		Griffiths			Irregularity
	10.9.1914 6.5.1915 14.5.1915	Dav CIJ Brent Toll Brent Toll	H Prince Griffiths	3--	Rugby
Bm 1243.	28.5.1915	Dav CIJ	J Griffin	3--	Rugby
Bm 1243. (by 11690)	7.6.1915 10.6.1915 29.9.1915 27.3.1916	Bkd CIJ Brent Toll Brent Toll Brent Toll	Griffin	311	Rugby Rugby	c2 18t 18c 17t
GJ 11895 11895 11895 11895	21.6.1916 22.6.1916 29.7.1916 17.8.1916	Brent Toll Brent Toll Brent Toll				Gauged 17t 2c 13t 14c
Bm 1243. 11895 11895 11895 11895 11895 11895 11895 11895 11895	24.8.1916 20.1.1917 3.3.1917 19.3.1917 27.3.1917 3.4.1917 21.4.1917 12.5.1917 19.5.1917 30.8.1918	Bkd CIJ Brent Toll Brent Toll Brent Toll Brent Toll Brent Toll Brent Toll Brent Toll Brent Toll Brent Toll	Griffin	411	Siberia	c7 14t 18c 14t 13c 18t 15t 4c 14t 12c 15t 16c 14t 11c 13t 14c
Bm 1243. Bm 1243 11895	27.2.1922 1.8.1922 15.12.1923	War CIJn Leamington Brent Toll	J Neal	3— 11-		12t 13c
By 12008 (Baron)	10.11.1926 12.1.1928	Brent Toll				Converted
	21.4.1934					Inspected
Bm 1550	25.5.1934	Reg	Thos Hough			Registered
Bm 1550.	8.8.1934	Bm CIJ	T Hough	2--.	-
Bm 1550.	28.9.1934	Bm CIJ	T Hough	2--.
Bm 1212	6.11.1934	Bm CIJ				Bm 448 Reg No
Bm 1550.	9.11.1934	Bm CIJ	T Hough	2--.
Bm 1550.	16.11.1934	Bm CIJ	T Hough	2--.
Bm 1550.	8.3.1935	Bm CIJ	T Hough	2--.
Bm 1550.	17.4.1935	Bm CIJ	T Hough	2--.
Bm 1550.	26.4.1935	Bm CIJ	T Hough	2--.
Bm 1550.	25.5.1935	Bm CIJ	T Hough	2--.
Bm 1550.	22.7.1935	Bm CIJ	T Hough	2--.
Bm 1550.	2.9.1935	Bm CIJ	T Hough	2--.
Bm 1550	3.2.1936	Bm CIJ				Bm 562 Ptg
	3.1936					Docked Uxbridge
Bm 1550.	15.3.1936	Bm CIJ	T Hough	2--.
Bm 1550.	21.3.1936	Bm CIJ	T Hough	2--.
Bm 1550.	3.4.1936	Bm CIJ	T Hough	2--.
Bm 1550.	29.5.1936	Bm CIJ	T Hough	2--.
Bm 1550.	19.6.1936	Bm CIJ	T Hough	2--.
Bm 1550.	20.8.1936	Bm CIJ	T Hough	2--.
Bm 1550.	17.10.1936	Bm CIJ	T Hough	2--.
Bm 1550.	27.2.1937	Bm CIJ	H Beresford	2--
Bm 1550	21.3.1938	Wv CIJ	J Harrison	223	Exe
Bm 1550	8.4.1938	Nott CIJ	J Harrison	223	Exe	g8 g6 g2½
Bm 1550	2.11.1938	Nott CIJ	J Harrison	233	Exe	g7 g7 g3
	3.1939					Docked Saltley
Bm 1550	11.7.1939	Wv CIJ	J Green	328		Wv 47,48 Aft cabin o/crowded
Bm 1550	14.8.1939	Ell CIJ	J Green	117	Drayton	b? g9,8,6,4,2,9m empty
Bm 1550	17.9.1940	Wv CIJ	J Green	127	Dawley	After cabin fumigated
	18.9.1940				V=1w girls 10,9,7; D=1m 1w b6b5g2g3	Diptheria .case Removed to hospital. Fore & aft cabs fumigated
	19.9.1940					6 children removed to Boro Hosp. Aft cab again fumigated
Bm 1550.	25.1.1941	Bm CIJ	J Green	134	Dawley
Bm 1550.	18.10.1941	Bm CIJ	G Doughty	2--
Bm 1550.	2.2.1942	Bm CIJ	F Brooks	211	Italy
Bm 1550.	7.2.1942	Bm CIJ	T Brooks	211	Italy
Bm 1550.	2.3.1942	Calc TR	Brooks		Italy	Iron Forgings Bilston to Brentfd
GJ 11895.	6.3.1942	Calc TR	Brooks		Italy	Cocoa Beans Bham to Brentfd
GJ 11895.	30.3.1942	Calc TR	Brooks		Italy	Cement Brentfd to Bham
Bm 1550	9.4.1942	Bm CIJ	T Brooks	211	Italy
	15.5.1942..	Calc TR	Brooks		Italy	Sugar CRB to Bham
	23.5.1942	Calc TR	Brooks		Italy	Iron Forgings Bilston to CRB
Bm 1550	14.8.1942	Bm CIJ	J Smith	2--	Glasgow
	21.9.1942	Ban TR 388	Smith		Glasgow	Goods W&NJ to Oxford
GJ 11895.	17.10.1942	Calc TR	Smith		Glasgow	Copper Brentfd to Bham
	25.10.1942	Calc TR	Smith		Upwood	Goods Faz St to Brentfd
Bm 1550.	7.11.1942	Bm CIJ	J Smith	2--	Glasgow
Bm 1550.	26.11.1942	Bm CIJ	J Smith	4--	Glasgow
Bm 1550.	5.3.1943	Bm CIJ	J Smith	3--	Glasgow
Bm 1550.	26.3.1943	Bm CIJ	J Smith	4--	Glasgow
	7.1943					Docked Uxbridge
Bm 1550.	19.8.1943	Bm CIJ	J Smith	3--	Glasgow
Bm 1550.	17.9.1943	Bm CIJ	J Smith	3--	Glasgow
Bm 1550.	4.2.1944	Bm CIJ	J Smith	2--	Glasgow
Bm 1550.	18.3.1944	Bm CIJ	J Smith	2--	Glasgow
Bm 1550.	5.8.1944	Bm CIJ	J Smith	2--	Glasgow
Permit 531	25.10.1944	SU docket	J Smith		Glasgow	20 & 23 t wheat EP to Bloxwich
	10.12.1944	Calc TR	Smith		Glasgow	Copper Brentfd to Bham
	18.12.1944	Calc TR	Smith		Glasgow	Unknown cargo Dudley Port to CRB
Bm 1550.	14.4.1945	Bm CIJ	J Smith	31-	Glasgow
Bm 1550.	19.5.1945	Bm CIJ	J Smith	2--	-
Bm 1550	26.5.1945	Bm CIJ				Fins 46, 51 Cert
Bm 1550.	6.7.1945	Bm CIJ	T Peasland	212	Italy
Bm 1550.	20.7.1945	Bm CIJ	J Smith	2--	-
Bm 1550.	26.4.1946	Bm CIJ	Joe Smith	111	Glasgow
Bm 1550.	20.5.1946	Bm CIJ	Joe Smith	111	Glasgow
Bm 1550.	8.8.1946	Bm CIJ	T Ambridge	3-6	Grimsby	V=1-b10,8,7;G=2-b10,8,7
Bm 1550.	30.8.1946	Bm CIJ	T Ambridge	3-6	Grimsby	Caution 891, 892 issued
	9.1946					Docked Uxbridge
Bm 1550.	12.9.1946	Bm CIJ	I E Argent	11b8m	Spain
	mid 1947	M Webb			Spain
Bm 1550	16.10.1947	Hill TR	Argent			Tanning Materials Braunston to Cov C
	1.1.1949					Transferred to DIWE
Bm 1245	1.11.1948	Bm CIJ	T Ambridge	11-	-
	5.1.1949	Manning List	T Hambridge		Natal
Bm 1245	30.3.1949	Nor CIJ	T Ambridge	135	Natal	g8 g3 b12 b10 b9 Cert produced for Vanguard wrong. Bm 1550 Letter 1.4.49 Abated 26.5 (owner BW)
Bm 1550.	22.6.1949	Bm CIJ	J Pitchford jun	11-	Spain
	5.11.1949	Manning List	J Pitchford Jun		Spain
Bm 1550	2.3.1950	Bm CIJ	I.E. Argent	111	Spain	Boy 1
Bm 1550	7.4.1950	Bm CIJ	I.E. Argent	111	Spain	Boy 1
Bm 1550.	22.5.1950	Bm CIJ	Peter Tyler	12-	Spain
Bm 1550.	16.6.1950	Bm CIJ	I E Argent	111	Spain	Boy 1
FRANKLYN 208	30.10.1954	Reg				for S E Barlow

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