Tom pudding
Tom Pudding was a type of lighter used to transport hard coal .
history
The lighter type was developed by the English engineer William H. Bartholomew for the Aire and Calder navigation. It was used from 1863 to 1986 to transport coal through the newly opened Knottingley Canal at the Stanley Ferry , South Yorkshire mining sites to Goole, some 50 kilometers away . The power plant in Ferrybridge was later supplied with coal with an enlarged 150-tonne type .
description
The Tom Pudding Lighter was a rectangular transport container for about 40 tons of coal, which was moved in a group. Initially, six units were coupled in a row with a pointed front part to form a bandage. Later even up to 38 units were put together to form a push convoy. The formation was propelled either by a push boat or a tug . The individual transport containers were pulled out of the water at the destination with a lighter elevator and tipped directly into the ocean-going vessel. This saved the need for unloading with a crane .
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- Description of the Tom Pudding transport ( English )
- Description of the Tom Pudding History ( English )