Moving FMC Narrowboat Kildare from the Black Country Living Museum to Braunston April 2023

Narrowboat Kildare is one of the national historic fleet, owned by the Black Country Living Museum, and operated by the Friends of President.
She is a 71 and a half foot long Fellows Morton and Clayton butty (unpowered) boat, built in 1913. Nowadays she is usually paired with Narrowboat President, a 1909 steam powered boat.

She was moved to Braunston marina in April 2023 to use the wet dock there for some work on the front cabin, before being part of the parade of historic boats at the Braunston boat rally on the 24th and 25th of June.
This is the story of that trip.

Narrowboat President was unavailable for towing as she requires a new boiler at the moment. You can join the crew or help out, details are on the website:
https://nb-president.org.uk/

Many thanks go to Malcolm Burge and Polly on Narrowboat Stafford for providing the tow. South Midland Water Transport Ltd
https://www.alvecotemarina.co.uk/cana...

If you're in the Dudley area, then don't miss the wonderful Black Country Living Museum
https://bclm.com/

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:30 Title
01:21 Background for the trip
02:12 Day 1: Thursday 13th April
04:42 M5 bridge
06:57 Galton tunnel
08:33 Arriving Birmingham
08:52 Summary Day 1
09:02 Day 2: Friday 14th April
10:02 Worcester bar
10:35 Mailbox Turn
11:26 Edgbaston
12:36 Kings Norton Junction
13:37 Summary Day 2
13:52 Day 3: Saturday 15th April
14:55 Housekeeping in morning sunlight
17:32 Drone over Fosse Top lock
21:09 Passing under HS2
21:43 Breasted locking
23:23 Drone through fields
24:27 Braunston Junction
26:55 Entering the marina
28:26 Safely moored up
29:13 Summary