Middle Northwich Boats...

Tucana & Taurus...

 

Tucana is believed to be the British Waterways boat Zodiac with the fleet number B10, she was a refuelling craft for British Waterways until around 2005 when she was up for sale on the British Waterways auction, she did not sell because BW removed her and several other historic craft from the auction. Now being leased to 'Moving Forward'.

During the war Taurus was on hire to the War Department and went to GUCCo in 1945 as a maintenance boat and went on the SE division. During the 1960s she was used a BW landing stage on the River Trent. After nationalisation Taurus was bought by a firm on the Erewash Canal and used as a floating pontoon. Threefellows Carrying Company bought Taurus so she was used on the River Soar carrying gravel at Thurmaston when she was paired with Chiswick for several years.

 

Middle Northwich motor Tucana being towed to Sharpness


Middle Northwich butty Taurus working for Threefellows Carrying with motor Chiswick


Middle Northwich butty Taurus working for Threefellows Carrying with motor Chiswick


Middle Northwich butty Taurus working for Threefellows Carrying with motor Chiswick