[modeleng] Re: disused Underground photos
- From: Allen Messer <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:13:27 -0700 (PDT)
In the March 1978 issue of "Live Steam" magazine,
there is a photo of a Steam launch "Brindley",
described as "a 25 foot Steam powered "canal puffer"
owned by L. V. Nelson of Solihull, Warwickshire.
Powered by a coal-fired Merryweather type B boiler and
a single cylinder 4 x 4 engine swinging a 19" x 30"
propeller." I wonder if it is still in operation?
Al
--- Tony Wells <oaksfield@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Quite a few, from what I can gather - far more than
> I thought as there are
> at least three boat yards just doing restoration
> work. I would need to
> access the British Waterways Board's boat register
> to find out exact
> numbers, which isn't really on. As you know though,
> I live near where two
> canals meet, so get to see boat traffic on them both
> - including working
> boats still carrying sand and gravel and even coal.
> Many of these were
> converted to diesel power before WW2 however, but I
> still see the tell tale
> sign of a plume of steam from time to time!
>
> Tony.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Allen Messer" <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 2:46 PM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: disused Underground photos
>
>
> > Do you have any idea of how many canal "puffers"
> are
> > still in operation?
> >
> > Al
>
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