tarboat

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Posted: 10 Jan 2015


Taken: 10 Jan 1908

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Henderson cableway

Henderson cableway
This travelling cableway was erected in 1908 at Grays for H Covington and Sons of Battersea by John M Henderson & Co of Aberdeen. It was used for lifting waste material and refuse from barges in the Thames for dumping to reclaim land. The span was 900 ft and it could handle a net load of 4 tons. Powered by a two cylinder steam engine it could hoist at 300ft per minute and travel at 900 ft per minute.

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 Nicolas Mertens
Nicolas Mertens club
Impressive machine.
Seen in "Aerial Ropeways and Inclined Planes."
9 years ago.

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