Daniel Adamson

[billh]

Had a trip on the steam tug Daniel Adamson from Manchester to Ellesmere Port yesterday.What a great experience.

http://www.thedanny.co.uk

The weather was good, the crew  were excellent, but best of all , the vessel is magnificent. The restoration is to a very high standard, machinery, decor , wood and steel finishes, first class. Short visits to the wheelhouse, engine room and stoke hold whilst underway were allowed. The sounds of the ship were very evocative: the heartbeat of the condenser air pump, the much used  steam whistle, the rattle of the steering chains- powered from a "servo" steam engine in the wheelhouse,but  the engine room telegraph bell meant most to me.

A proper ship with strong canal connections.

If you get the opportunity, I can thoroughly recommend a trip on "The Danny"

Bill

 

[Mirithehamster]

went on her on Saturday At Albert Dock Liverpool during Steam At The Dock on 6th May 2017