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Registration number
2836
Status
Registered
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Previous names
- 1960 - 1979 Water Wagtail
Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Narrow Boat
Location
Fazeley
Vessel type
Town Class Small Woolwich
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Harland & Wolff Ltd, Woolwich
Built in
1935
Hull material
Steel
Rig
None
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
71.50 feet
(21.79m)
Breadth: Beam
7.00 feet
(2.13m)
History
COROLLA is a narrow boat of steel construction built by Harland & Wolff of Woolwich in 1935. She was ordered for and put into service of the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company, continuing into service ofBritish Waterways until 1960 when she was converted for use as a Zoo Bus in London, taking passengers to and from Paddington/London Zoo/Camden Lock.
She was converted in 1959 for use as a trip boat by British waterways and ran for them during the 1960s. During the 1970s she was leased to Brummagem boats in Birmingham and went by the name “Brummagem Fly” and continued trip boat duties in the West Midlands.
The vessel was sold into private ownership in1979 and was bought for restoration by her present owner in 2014.
Key dates
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1935
Built by Harland & Woolf, Woolwich
-
1936
Engine change to National 2DM
she was converted in 1959 for use as a trip boat by British waterways and ran for them during the 1960s. During the 1970s she was leased to Brummagem boats in Birmingham and went by the name “Brummagem Fly” and continued trip boat duties in the West Midlands.
-
1959
Converted to trip boat
-
1960
Engine change to Lister HA
-
1979
Sold into private ownership
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