Hi Neil,
It is possible that the 'boxes' were a logical extension of the technique of
winding boxes or baskets from coal shafts - in early mines (and even some
Shropshire mines into the 20th Century!) the sledge or wheels used to bring
the coal to the pit bottom was not wound up the shaft, only the basket or
box, it was then dropped on another sledge to set of wheels at the pit top.
Thirty years after the opening of the canals at Worsley (c1790) boxes were
being used on the Shropshire tub boat canal as part of the operation of the
shaft-tunnel system at Coalbrookdale. 4 boxes of coal (or goods) per tub
boat were taken to the transhipment wharf, then the boxes were lowered down
shafts to wheeled frames 120ft. below.
Cheers
Kelvin Lake
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Neil Davies
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Subject: 'containerized' canal transport
hi
I am interested in the development of coal transport using 'boxes' in the
underground canals at, and from, Worsley and the subsequent spread of this
transport mode. There does not seem to be much about such transport prior to
its employment here but the box design would seem fairly advanced. Any
thoughts/references would be gratefully received.
Neil Davies
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