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Battlestone

Heading towards Castleford flood lock.

A busy day.

Barges at Besthorpe loading point on the river Trent.

Photo courtesy of John Noble.

Easedale H.

Heading back to Besthorpe for another cargoe of gravel.

Photo courtesy of John Noble

Easedale H

Acaster's gravel barge at Stubbs Lane bridge on the Aire and Calder navigation.

Easedale H.

with a mixed cargoe of sand and gravel from the Besthorpe Quarry on the river Trent.

Easedale H.

Passing under the old A1 trunk road bridge at Ferrybridge.

Farndale H

Seen passing her birth place at Knottingley in 2008.

Farndale H

En route back to Goole having delivered another load of gravel to Whitwood. Castleford.

Floss

At the Knottingley Boat Yard.

Floss

On the slipway in Hirst's boatyard Knottingley 2008.

Fusedale H

Returning light to Goole, photographed at Ferrybridge.

Fusedale H

Loaded and ready for the trip to Whitwood, Castleford.

Photo courtesy John Noble

Setting off

Fusedale H sets off from Besthorpe with another load of gravel for Whitwood. Castleford with Battlestone just arriving to load.

Photo courtesy John Noble

Fusedale H

Leaving Besthorpe enroute to Castleford with a load of gravel.

Photo courtesy John Noble

Humber Enterprise

Former tanker barge now being converted to dry cargoe vessel.

Flip

Berthed in Goole.

Humber Enterprise

Back in Goole in December 2008 after being away for dry docking.

Cannot wait to see her back working once more

Humber Pride

Picture by Matt Finn

Humber Trader

On the river Hull

Picture by Matt Finn

Hargreaves

One of Hargreaves push tugs and lash pans passing Spotborough Lock en routs to Doncaster with stone.

Hargreaves

Pusher tug and load entering Spotborough Lock June 2008

Hargreaves

Close up of pusher tug at Spotborough June 2008

Hargreaves

Pusher tug and stone load leving Spotborough Lock.

Hargreaves

Tug and load leving Spotborough June 2008.

Hargreaves

Heading down the Don Valley enroute to Doncaster June 2008.

Hargreaves

Passing through the leafy Don Valley en route for Spotborough.

Hargreaves

Returning to Caedby for another load of Caedby Stone June 2008.

Hargeaves

Loading the barges at Caedby Quarry.

Heather Rose

Turning at Besthorpe quarry.

Photo courtesy John Noble.

Heather Rose

En route for Castleford with a load of gravel.The Big K coal mine in the background.

Heather Rose

About to enter Bulholme lock Castleford.

Gainas

At Spotborough Lock 2008

Mary

John Deans tug leaving Hull's KGD with the food oil barge.

Mary

Entering the river Hull with tanker barge.Pictured in the early evening February sun

Mary

Passing Hulls "The Deep" on its way up the river Hull.

Mary

On river Hull.

Risby

Leaving Besthorpe.

Photograph courtesy John Noble

Rix Falcon

At Castleford

Picture by Matt Finn

Rix Phoenix

Setting off from Pollington Lock for Fleet near Leeds

6.a.m. in the morning.

Rix Phoenix

Leaving Pollington en route for Fleet.

Rix Phoenix

Heading towards the Heck road bridge.

Rix Phoenix

Leaving Whitley lock. The M62 motorway pass's overhead.

Rix Phoenix

At the Fleet Oil depot Leeds.

Some of the Rix Fleet

Picture by Matt Finn

Rix Phoenix

Passing through Goole Barge Dock Nov 2008.

Rix Phoenix

Outward bound passing Whitgift.

Sarah Birch

The former Hodgsons Tannery barge at Knottingley 2008.

Rix Phoenix

In Aldwarke Lock on the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation.

Photograph copyright 2009 by Andrew Hurrell.

Rix Phoenix

Leaving Aldwarke Lock.

Photograph copyright Andrew Hurrell.

Rix Phoenix

Enroute to Greenline Oils on the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation.

Photograph copyright 2009 Andrew Hurrell.

R35

Besthorpe Loading

Loading sand and gravel at Besthorpe

Picture courtesy of John Noble

Seagull

Heading towards Whitwood. Photographed at Castleford.

Seagull

Leaving Castleford flood lock and back on the river system heading for Whitwood.

Seagull

Passing Tim Grian terminal Goole.

Selby Judith

Moored on the river Hull.

Picture by Matt Finn

Service

At Goole now preserved and under the care of the Waterways Museum.

Sunken Barge

The name of this barge is unknown, it is laid in the Humber silts at Hessle Haven 2008.

Photograph courtesy of Pat Crang.

Sunken Barge

Derelict barge at New Holland 1st May 2009.

Swinderby

On the river Hull.

Photo by Matt Finn

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