The Inland Navigator again demonstrates the River Trent's freight carrying potential
Robert Wynn and Sons are providing a timely reminder of the role the River Trent can play in reducing congestion on Nottinghamshire's roads.
At this election time, the Inland Navigator is this weekend again demonstrating the freight carrying potential of the River Trent. The Robert Wynn and Sons owned vessel will carry a 135 tonne load from the former Power Station site at Staythorpe along the River Trent to the Port of Goole.
The 135 tonnes transformer will be loaded in to the Inland Navigator, a former tanker barge, during Friday afternoon and then on Saturday will begin her journey downstream through the central arch of Newark's historic Town Bridge, arriving at Goole mid afternoon on Sunda. Traditionally similar loads would have been transported in excess of 100km along such regional roads as the A616, A614 and A1 this movement however will involve only a 1 km road journey from National Grid Transco's substation to the Trentside loading facility.
Some 15 months ago the Inland Navigator carried two 280 tonnes Quadrature Boosters on behalf of NGT these were the largest single piece loads ever carried on the Trent upstream of Newark.
Tim West Spokesperson for Robert Wynn & Sons commented, "The movement of this transformer along the Trent will have a beneficial impact on the regions traffic levels this weekend.
Furthermore it demonstrates to politicians of all parties the freight carrying potential of our waterways in particular the Trent. It is to be hoped that those elected locally will actively work towards increasing the tonnage carried on the river which is of course one of the UKs longest
commercial waterways."
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