tarboat's photos

The Angleur power station at Liège has a generating capacity of 178 MW. It first opened in 1978 and was increased in size in 2012. There are four gas turbine units on site. A grab shot from the train.

Charging hoppers and workers adjusting the charge and lids on top of the Monckton coke ovens. A nice selection of steel rod tools in the foreground.

Narrowboats Victoria and Spey leaving Mode Wheel Locks on the Manchester Ship Canal on a journey to Ellesmere Port.

QJ 7081 hauls a freight towards the summit to the west of Chaganhada on the Jitong Railway.

Islington Mill on James Street, Ordsall, Salford, was originally built for cotton spinning in 1823 by the self-taught Leeds-born architect David Bellhouse (1764-1840). A year after the original construction of Islington Mill, there was a partial structural collapse of the building. During rebuilding, various new structures were added to the original model that had consisted of a single row of cast-iron columns. Further extensions were subsequently added over the years, including a second mill (which was also later rebuilt), stables around the courtyard and an external engine house. By the early 1900s, the mill was being used for textile doubling rather than spinning. It now houses artistic studios across four floors, with a large open space on the fifth floor and an attic space on the sixth floor. It was listed Grade II in 1996.

Prairie tank 4144 leads a short passenger service across Oldbury Viaduct on the Severn Valley Railway.

The locks at Middlewood once took the Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal down to a junction with the River Irwell. After abandonment of the canal it was filled-in through this area and it was thought that the canal was lost for ever. However, in 2007 redevelopment of the derelict area began and the reinstatement of the canal was part of the scheme. Today the canal is navigable up two locks and through the development to a basin adjacent to the railway across the old alignment. This scene shows the new and vibrant place that this area has become, with apartment blocks both completed and being built. There was an arts event later in the day with hundreds of people attending and enjoying the sunshine alongside the revitalised waterway.

The Peel Building at Salford University was designed by architect Henry Lord and completed in 1896. It was originally the Salford Royal Technical Institute. The facade is constructed of red Accrington brick and terracotta. Earp, Hobbs and Miller were the partnership responsible for the sculptural detailing.

On my first visit to Lancaut I missed this kiln and so a return visit was called for. It is a single pot with two draw tunnels and rather overgrown. Condition is very good.

Fishing vessel PS82 'Isabella' lies against the fish quay at Padstow. Formerly SY30 'Louisa', this creel fishing vessel sank off the Isle of Mingulay in April 2016 with the loss of three lives.

1934 English Electric built ex-Blackpool tram No.236 passes the fine gates at the entrance to the depot at the Crich Tramway Museum. This tram first ran as part of the permanent fleet at Crich in 1912. It is a great thing to ride on a fine day and this was the first such occasion during the 2024 season.

HNLMS De Ruyter leaving Plymouth. This Dutch Frigate was commissioned in 2004. The accompanying tug is SD Powerful operated by Serco Marine Services in support of the UK Naval Service.

Disused roadway in the Hill Top Colliery near Bacup. This was the last small mine in Lancashire, working the 4ft 6ins Union Seam. All now blocked off and closed.

Corrugated iron extension to the factory of Numold (UK) Ltd at Gloucester. The business designs and make moulds for concrete castings. I suspect that this extension was used as a drawing/design office as it has a wall of windows to allow as much light in as possible. The building seemed to be out of use.

Cross Country Voyager class 221 136 awaits departure from Plymouth with a service to Leeds.

The Red Lion stood opposite the Potteries Electric Traction Tramway Depot in Stoke-on-Trent and outlived the tramway by many years. The Red Lion was much frequented by tram staff and later by the PMT bus staff who took over from the PET in the 1930's. It finally closed in 1973 to allow for street widening for the A500 Queensway road - but it was carefully demolished brick by brick by members of the Tramway Society and was eventually rebuilt at Crich using original materials wherever possible and reopened in 2002 at a cost of £500,000.

Corrugated iron barn on a farm at Windmill, Great Hucklow. In the vicinity there were the carcasses and remains of at least ten tractors of varying vintages!

The workshop at this boatyard in Reedham has developed a marvellous patina.