bobtrotter

Thank you all for your feedback, it was a nice dream but there are insurmountable problems, maybe in another life this will happen Back to the drawing board.

having read this thread with great interest I can conclude that it is easily explained to people with a lesser understanding of physics, like me. It is witchcraft

I mentioned in my intro that I am working on an idea, I would like to get some feedback from people who use waterways on a daily basis. The basic premise is to try to get freight back on canals, that is why the canal network was built in the first place so it would be good to return to basics. I can see many advantages to this idea,Some are: Increased revenue for upkeep and restoration of waterways, a much greener alternative to road haulage, less congestion on roads and an opportunity to increase awareness of our great waterways. Obvious disadvantages include: Time scale for deliveries, possibly more congestion on waterways and greater wear and tear on waterway assets. The plan I have in mind is a slow start using existing craft to pull purpose built butties to and from exchange points for transferring loads to and from road transport. I would like some feedback as to the possibility of paying you nice narrow-boaters to carry out this task initially. Eventually leading up to a fleet of working craft, operated by full time employees. Just a brief outline of my plan, any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you for your time

where do I sign?