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There's nothing wrong with that! It was just an observation - I am involved with a GU boat with northern shading so I can't criticise!

Very nice - but Southern boat, Northern shading......!

Boy racers? - don't you mean old git racers, ie me going back home to the other half (perhaps not racing then.....!)

Never mind the loco (B16?) - this is Ernie Humphries with the "Phobos" and "Actis"

Copyright National Railway Museum

Boatman in the film is Jim Bradley, pictured here about 1953 at Tipton with wooden motor Chiltern (often mistakenly identified). His gait was unmistakeable, the result of a boating accident in a tunnel I believe

I was looking over the Queen Mary at Long Beach some years ago and asked the British engineer/guide what engines the lifeboats had - he was highly amused that anyone would want to know- hadn't got a clue. At last I've found out!

Ben Smith worked for Claytons right up into the 50s and perhaps 60s with various boats, including "Usk" and "Mole" and "Gifford"

I should have added picture copyright CRT collections

http://collections.canalrivertrust.org.uk/bw192.3.2.2.12.1.69 I know we have had this discussion before, but an old friend of mine had this picture of the "Hasty" and "Richmond" on the wall of her flat as she maintained it showed her parents, John Boyes and his wife. Her eyesight was good, and she had had this picture for many years, so she ought to know her own family? - I think we shall have to agree to disagree!

I had a friend of an older boating generation (born 1896 - around when steamers were common) who talked about "Engines" (steamers) Motors and boats, a pair of boats being either "a pair of one-horse boats" or a "Motor and boat" - I don't remember the term "butty" being used very often. However younger boaters I knew called them such. The same with locks eg what we know today as the Cape locks at Warwick were known as "Warwick 2" to earlier generations, but going back further my friend would call these "Bailey's 2" (presumably a lock keeper of that time) and no doubt known by other names going further back still.

If the engine has a fuel lift pump I'm assuming you've had a look at the diaphragm to check it hasn't got any splits in it, as this can send a lot of diesel in to the sump?

Never had any friends and the girls never would!

You know very well who I am - but what has that got to do with this topic?

Don't most boats have these - they're called drums in the back end!

No, it was over a cup of tea in his house at Longford!

Ernie told me that he was no relation to Tom

Ron Hough died 10 years ago this March

There were 3 Ron Houghs in fact, although one (perhaps fortunately!) went to Australia. They were cousins I believe.

All the people in this film are boaters, the main character is the late Ron Hough, of "The Bargee" fame, and his soon-to-be wife Sylvia. Also seen are her parents, Mr and Mrs Powell (of educational film strip fame) with their boats "Belfast" and "Argus". Ron had the "Banstead" and "Feltham" at the time, and they are glimpsed passing, with Louis Powell on the motor and Ron waving from the butty.Ron is elsewhere seen on the "Belfast". The scenes in the pub were the "Ship" inn at Braunston.

Bascote

Picture I believe is one taken by Will King

Steel, covered with a top cloth Note also the Ricky-boat pigeon box with oval portholes

They emptied there on the inside, with a conveyor over the canl

Note also Oil Pressure gauge in top panel (I'm getting that deja vu feeling....)