Humber Princess and other Big Boats

[pearley]

[pearley]

 

Graveller Battlestone

 

 

Humber Renown converted from a tanker to graveller

 

Us waiting to follow Farndale through Castleford 

Edited November 21, 2018 by pearley

[pearley]

From 1993

 

Coal loaded at Eastwood penning through Sprotbrough. I think this traffic only lasted a year. 

 

 

Astley loading staithe which disappeared when the Aire was rerouted

 

 

Humber something at Thorpe Marsh power station. The station was closed so I think the tanker was uploading lubricating oil from the power station storage tanks. 

Edited November 21, 2018 by pearley

[pearley]

From 1995

 

Trentcal at Castleford heading empty to Leeds to load effluent to dump in the North Sea. The remains of the loading gear used to be visible just below Knostrop Lock. 

 

 

Dunlin exiting Fishponds Lock. 

Edited November 21, 2018 by pearley

[pearley]

From 1996

 

These shots show Humber Energy coming in to moor by the oil terminal at Castleford. Can't recall if it was to deliver or just overnight. 

Humber Energy coming into Castleford.bmp

Humber Energy moored at Castleford.bmp

[pearley]

From 1998 on the Trent. I think one has been reversed when I scanned them. 

Fuzedale.bmp

Fuzedale 2.bmp

Eskdale.bmp

[Joe Bourke]

First two pictures of Exol Pride in the New Junction, the third of Pride penning out of Ocean Lock (Goole) onto the River Ouse.

[pearley]

From 2011

 

Humber Princess at Heck

 

 

Graveller passing the end of New Junction

 

 

Humber Princess heading into Doncaster Lock

Edited November 21, 2018 by pearley

[pearley]

Brocodale H unloading at the original gravel Wharf in Leeds, now housing. 

 

I've also have a photo taken after we passed showing the drag line crane used to unload but its a bit dark. 

Edited November 21, 2018 by pearley

[Jen-in-Wellies]

Humber Pride in Lemonroyd Lock, Aire & Calder. 2012. The destination oil terminal is just beyond.

 

Humber Princess, unladen, approaching Eastwood Lock, Rotherham. 2013.

 

Edited November 21, 2018 by Jen-in-Wellies

[pearley]

Can others download the pictures on posts 5 & 6? Or should I try to convert them to jpg? 

[Victor Vectis]

They download OK on my Mac.

 

Interesting pics. Thank you.

[NB Esk]

Good pics, thanks.  Not certain but they could be BACAT hopper barges in post 3.

 

 

[peterboat]

Because I see the Pride every week I suppose I have got a bit unsurprised about seeing her in film, she is a lovely boat though and maybe the last proper working boat in the North?

[pearley]

This is not canal but Selby Lock. We came out of the Derwent earlier than we'd should have due to a spring tide but assumed that when we got to Selby it would be slack  water. So we were pushed sideways by the tide and caught the anchor of the freighter which left a don't in the gunnel of the hiring boat we were on. 

 

17 minutes ago, NB Esk said:

Good pics, thanks.  Not certain but they could be BACAT hopper barges in post 3.

 

 

It was definitely coal they were loaded with so I'm sure they would have been normal.pans so as to be unloaded at Ferrybridge. Comparing with the many other pics I have of loaded coal trains the seem the norm. 

Edited November 21, 2018 by pearley

[mrsmelly]

4 hours ago, pearley said:

 

Graveller Battlestone

 

 

Humber Renown converted from a tanker to graveller

 

Us waiting to follow Farndale through Castleford 

Its best not to throw a left when exiting that there lock!! I came in there on a flood a few years back having come down from Leeds and entered the lock and went astern and nowt happened!! The drive plate just simply jacked in without prior warning. Lucky wasnt the word!!

[NB Esk]

11 hours ago, mrsmelly said:

Its best not to throw a left when exiting that there lock!! I came in there on a flood a few years back having come down from Leeds and entered the lock and went astern and nowt happened!! The drive plate just simply jacked in without prior warning. Lucky wasnt the word!!

There's a good clip on YouTube of a barge crossing the junction on a flood.  He gets taken downstream but it's no issue, simply stems into the far bank and gasses it after his stern comes round.  No sweat, he's done it before.....

 

 

[Derek R.]

A few shots from a trip in '88.

We went from Herts, Brum, Manchester, Wigan, Over the Leeds & Liverpool, Leeds, New Junction, Keadby, Lincoln, Nottingham, and back into African Queen country from Leicester.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This one's been up before - LEEDS MAGNETIC

 

Edited November 22, 2018 by Derek R.
Swop image

[mrsmelly]

2 hours ago, NB Esk said:

There's a good clip on YouTube of a barge crossing the junction on a flood.  He gets taken downstream but it's no issue, simply stems into the far bank and gasses it after his stern comes round.  No sweat, he's done it before.....

 

 

Yeah but he probably had a proper engine not my poxy little 42 hoss vetus ?

[NB Esk]

An' probably a slightly better driveplate.....

 

 

[Stilllearning]

7 hours ago, Derek R. said:

A few shots from a trip in '88.

We went from Herts, Brum, Manchester, Wigan, Over the Leeds & Liverpool, Leeds, New Junction, Keadby, Lincoln, Nottingham, and back into African Queen country from Leicester.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This one's been up before - LEEDS MAGNETIC

 

I think this painting may be of the same place as your sixth photo?

 

[David Mack]

On 21/11/2018 at 21:15, pearley said:

So we were pushed sideways by the tide and caught the anchor of the freighter which left a don't in the gunnel of the hiring boat we were on.

 

How appropriate!

[Derek R.]

13 hours ago, Stilllearning said:

I think this painting may be of the same place as your sixth photo?

 

 

And the fourth. Ferrybridge power station - The very place! Thanks for showing.

[Naughty Cal]

Easter 2012 in Whiteley Lock

 

 

[Pluto]

For bigger boats, you really need to go abroad. This is the Amoebe carrying 1200 tons of iron ore from Amsterdam to Linz passing one of the locks on the Rhine-Main-Donau Canal.