Name Greyhound

Built in 1926, GREYHOUND left the FMC fleet with the remaining boats in 1949 and passed to the Docks and Inland Waterways Executive where she was based at the Hilmorton yard and worked as a maintenance boat. At this time, GREYHOUND's Bolinder engine was replaced with a Lister FR3. She passed into the hands of Alfred Matty and Sons and eventually fell into a state of disrepair. In 1986, GREYHOUND passed to Malcom Burge of Circle Transport who restored her to trading condition, painted in the black and white colour scheme. By 1991 Malcolm had moved to Captain Cargo Limited and repainted the fleet in the red and green colour scheme, GREYHOUND being the first to appear in the new colours. On May 1st 1996, GREYHOUND, along with the other Captain Cargo boats, passed to the newly formed South Midland Water Transport Limited and as such worked various jobs around the country. In recent years, GREYHOUND has won the Alfred Ritchie Challenge Cockeral for the best turned out working boat, the Volvo Penta Bolinder trophy and the Robert Aickman Memorial Trophy for the most meritorous journey to a national rally. The wooden cabin suffered after lots of boating and bolinderation over the years and she was taken on the 3rd February 2008 to Narrowcraft's factory in Poland for repairs. GREYHOUND is one of the few craft of her type to still have her original type of Bolinder engine fitted and remain in original condition.