Name Rally

RALLY was built circa 1926/27, presumably for the transport of dry cargo throughout Yorkshire and the surrounding counties. She is known to have been owned by the Acasters of Goole, a family dedicated to the transport of cargo in the region. Up until the late 1950s, she was used to transport coal on the Dearne & Dove Canal, after which she is know to have been transporting Belgian sand from Goole to Swinton.

Sometime after 1986, RALLY is though to have been owned by J Hargreaves of Leeds, and later was purchased by D Harris, who made some changes to her, such as putting up a steel roof at the back. At some point, she was renamed RALEIGH, and purchased by J Jackson, based at Bethells Bridge Boat Club, Hempholme, Driffield Canal. In 2008, she was purchased by the current owners who renewed the bottom with steel, removed 5 tonnes of concrete from the bow, and installed a new Cummins 6 cylinder engine. She is currently based at Bethells Bridge Boat Club.