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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2016 19:20:17 GMT
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Post by bargemast on Oct 26, 2016 22:00:45 GMT
Thanks gazza, there a lot of reading of interesting information there, only as far as I could see, not much about the wide beam barges working there.
Peter.
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Post by phil70 on Oct 26, 2016 22:24:11 GMT
A couple of years ago I came across a pusher tug with a mahoosive flat motoring upstream from Denver, a sign on the flat declared it was testing the navigation, it was a widebeam
Phil
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Post by erivers on Oct 26, 2016 22:43:44 GMT
You are very welcome to suggest anything to do with the waterways of East Anglia which you would like to see included on the site. If you can provide information or pictures which would add to the resource, that would be even better! Just make contact at webmaster@eawa.co.ukOn the subject of Fenland barges, Alan Faulkner, who has been a very key figure in EAWA for many, many years is the co-author of the excellent authoritative little book "Fenland Barge Traffic" published by Robert Wilson which you might like to look out for although it's fairly difficult to find now. Another great resource on the site is the full collection of back copies of the association's journal "The Easterling" with the last 10-year's editions downloadable directly and previous editions all the way back to 1991 available on CD by request for a small donation. You are also very welcome to join and contribute to our Forum. It's nowhere near as active or exciting as this one but does have some useful content. Thanks for your interest, Gazza and Peter. |
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Post by erivers on Oct 26, 2016 22:59:26 GMT
A couple of years ago I came across a pusher tug with a mahoosive flat motoring upstream from Denver, a sign on the flat declared it was testing the navigation, it was a widebeam Phil That would most probably have been when Anglian Water was running test barges for a short time to investigate the viability of transferring sewage sludge from Ely to their processing plant at Kings Lynn by river. If successful the scheme would have saved about 50 large lorry movements every day. Unfortunately, the tidal section of the river below Denver proved too much a challenge for them. Now, if only we could persuade the powers that be to put a lock alongside the Tail Sluice of the Relief Channel a safe easy route to Kings Lynn would be available to all. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2016 8:30:55 GMT
You are very welcome to suggest anything to do with the waterways of East Anglia which you would like to see included on the site. If you can provide information or pictures which would add to the resource, that would be even better! Just make contact at webmaster@eawa.co.ukOn the subject of Fenland barges, Alan Faulkner, who has been a very key figure in EAWA for many, many years is the co-author of the excellent authoritative little book "Fenland Barge Traffic" published by Robert Wilson which you might like to look out for although it's fairly difficult to find now. Another great resource on the site is the full collection of back copies of the association's journal "The Easterling" with the last 10-year's editions downloadable directly and previous editions all the way back to 1991 available on CD by request for a small donation. You are also very welcome to join and contribute to our Forum. It's nowhere near as active or exciting as this one but does have some useful content. Thanks for your interest, Gazza and Peter. Will do! Will pull my finger out and fill a membership form out too! The CD sounds interesting as well. Added to my list of jobs to do. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2016 8:34:00 GMT
Thanks gazza, there a lot of reading of interesting information there, only as far as I could see, not much about the wide beam barges working there.
Peter.
All the Fenland craft would be a beam of around 10' or more depending on location - unhindered by narrow canal locks. This is a cracking read for the history of my river www.amazon.co.uk/Along-Nene-Peterboroughs-Waterway-Centuries/dp/1873254008 |
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