On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 02:42:16 -0000, "trainfinder22" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>This year we had some bulk boats and a couple of turbines move on the >New York Canals...The canal is also the prefeered route for factory >fresh yaughts moving to the great lakes.... >I suppose that the canal system in Britain could be a great alternive >to moving fertliser and bulk commditys to and from the farms as the >barge can park alongside the famer fields and unload fertilser >straight to the fields as oposed to the railway network were the >farmer has to pick up his fertliser at a shunting siding... > > Unfortunately - even our railway trip freight workings stopped many years ago, I'm not sure when exactly, but probably in the 1960's - and most village sidings have lain dormant ever since except for use by the engineers. Back OT - I don't know of any agricultural traffic on the canals, I'm sure someone else will explain more. -- Malcolm
