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The Tuesday Night Club on Tour
Tour 2002
9 - Newport to Goole - Market Weighton Canal, River Humber, Goole Docks. Including the Aire and Calder Navigation up to New Junction Canal Junction and back.
Thursday 4th July 2002
Newport was left at 08.25 and we arrived early at Humber Lock
(09.50) for out 10.30ish departure. The sluice keeper was not about, but after a
fone call, soon arrived and
locked us up - singly this time! (only slight rise this time as we needed most
of the flood to get up to Goole). Off at 11.00. The only commercial traffic we
met was a sander, hugging the outside of a bend wrong side. We knew that they
did this and was already making for the other side of the river, when we heard a
VHF communication from the barge master "Narrowboats, could we go green to
green here?" Ian Clarke acknowledged this, but still no word from John, as
his VHF was having one of it's dodgy moments. We could not contact John on ANY
frequency and watched in amusement, that then turned to horror as a bow to bow
situation nearly occurred. At the VERY last moment, John swung over and slid
passed the barge, waving at the barge master. We imagined the barge master was not amused.
Un eventful passage the rest of the way up to Goole. The Goole Harbourmaster
wanted us to go past the docks as we were not to use Ocean lock, but the
smaller upstream Victoria Lock. We kept well out of the way of "Humber
Energy",
one of the maximum size Aire and Calder dimensioned tankers that ply between
Hull and Woodlesford Oil Terminal on the Aire and Calder. This we followed into
the lock keeping a respectful distance from. The Goole lockies were not up their
ignorant best and were actually quite friendly. Passage through the locks and
the docks is free to private pleasure craft, as long as you make the passage an
hour or so from High water. Names and addresses have to be supplied of the owner
of the craft on the way in, but NOT on the way out!
eventually out of Victoria Lock at 13.25 and we followed "Humber Energy" all the
way through the docks and up to Rawcliffe Bridge, where we tied up to go to the Black
Horse pub (14.20). John in Frogmoore had stopped in Goole, on the visitor
moorings by Goole Boathouse.
The Black Horse was shut!, so we carried on (14.30) to the New Junction Canal Junction,
where we winded at 15.20. It was a relief to get away from the trashed up water,
left in the wake of Humber Energy. Finally ALL the Aire and Calder had
been Done - in - Earnest!
Back to Goole visitor moorings at 16.10 - rather a speedy run. We then topped up with diesel at Goole Boathouse
and had a one and a half hour water refill! We had been running empty water tank
due to all
the tidal passages. That night Earnest's crew went to wander round Goole
to find a pub to eat and drink in. First bit of drizzly rain for yonks. Eventually we
settled on a new Wetherspoons, which lived up to their good name. Robbie,
John's crew member had left that afternoon and John went, predictably to the
public library and stayed in that night.
Waiting at Humber Lock for the tide. Market Weighton Canal.
Leaving Humber Lock. The flood was now well under way. Humber Estuary.
Rather choppy passing Blackcroft Jetty as we come up the Tidal River Ouse.
Looking back down the Tidal River Ouse to Trent Falls. Apex light is centre
picture.
Approaching Goole. Tidal River Ouse.
Goole. Dutch River to left, Ocean Lock into the dock to right. Tidal River Ouse. Picture Martin Wilson.
Ocean Lock, Goole Docks. Tidal River Ouse.
Entering Victoria Lock with "Humber Energy". Goole Docks / Tidal River
Ouse. Picture Martin Wilson.
Entering Victoria Lock with "Humber Energy" - we keep a respectful
distance! Goole Docks. Picture Martin Wilson.
John Chapman in Frogmoore eventually enters. Victoria Lock Goole Docks. Picture Martin Wilson.
Victoria Lock. Goole Docks. Picture Martin Wilson.
Leaving Victoria Lock, we follow Humber Energy out of Goole Docks. Picture Martin Wilson.
As we came through Victoria Lock, we get to see all of Goole Docks. Picture Martin Wilson.
The courteous "Agila" at berth. Goole Docks. Picture Martin Wilson.
The preserved "Tom Pudding" coal pan loader in Goole Docks. Picture Martin Wilson.
Whizzing along the Aire and Calder, on the way back to Goole during our detour
to the New Junction Canal and back. Dutch River in to the left of picture. Picture Martin Wilson.
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