Hawkesbury Junction - steam narrowboat Laplander
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Hawkesbury Junction - steam narrowboat Laplander
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 22 Jun 2013
The vessel is a 30' x 7' iceboat built c1830. The steam plant is a modern installation of c1980-86. The engine is a c1900 built inverted vertical single cylinder by W H Bailey of Salford and must have started life as a stationary engine. The cylinder is 3.5" x 7" and fitted with slip eccentric reverse. The boiler is a Clarkson 'thimble tube' boiler of c1960s vintage. This was visited in a rush and I failed to observe the steam generator and pump sets that are listed as being on board. The main engine's flywheel is not a feature of marine engines and rather gives its stationary origin away. This was one of four steam narrowboats participating in a Steamboat Association rally on the Coventry Canal. There were also steam launches and working narrowboats taking part.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.457354
Longitude
-1.470159