Freight & Canal Operations (2006)
All pictures on this page are from 2006
Johnsons Lock in January 2006, with BW boats ready for some work in conjuction with the adjacent development next to the lock
Scowser at Sturts in February 2006 en route to Limehouse
Scowser's lock wheeler!
St Pancras Way development - April 2006. Rubble being loaded into barges
Paddington April 2006
Former working boats at Paddington Basin during the Calvacade 29 April 2006
Scowser at Hampstead Road lock with an empty dumb barge May 2006
Ara and Archimedes seen at Lisson Grove very early one moring in May 2006
Micks Tug in May 2006 at Little Venice during a break in dredging operations
Land & Water tug 'Dignity' operating the mud barge during dregding operations in Delamere Terrace, Little Venice, May 2006
Micks Tug pushing the Land & Water dredger across the pool at Little Venice during dredging operations May 2006
London BW tug spotted quite a way off track at Twyford in July 06. They have occasionally ventured a long way out of the capital, for example one was spotted at Leighton Buzzard
Unidentified company's 'tug' at St Pancras in July 06. One thing is known about this company - it is based in Harwich! Its boats have also been seen on the Stort during towpath works there
One of the BW London tugs hauling a dumb barge loaded with bricks, slabs and other stuff for BW works in July 06, observed from the deck of Cafe Laville
Jeanette seen in August 06 Cowley
Unamed Wood Hall and Heward boat seen in September 2006 at Northolt during towpath resurfacing works
Delightful but unamed tug seen near Southall in September 2006
Wood Hall and Heward's 'Lenny' seen following at the same spot in Southall September 2006
Work boat seen on the Limehouse Cut near Burdett Road in April 2006
'Lenny' in Brownings Pool during the Cavalcade in 2006. Lenny performs tasks such as picking up rubbish form the boats, distributing equipment around the rally site and so on. She is operated by volunteers
Scowser leaving Hawley Road lock August 2006 en route to Kings Wharf to collect dumb barges with plasterboard destined for recycling
The venerable Scowser again! Seen at Frog Lane bridge, Islington with a barge loaded with equipment and sundries for towpaths works alongside the Packington Street estate, March 2006
Years covered in this feature:
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
