Cheshire Lines
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Crew of traditional narrowboat Saturn, being towed as an unpowered 'butty' behind diesel powered narrowboat Jupiter.
Originally she would have been horsedrawn.
Saturn is the last surviving wooden Shropshire Union “Fly-boat”, built in Chester in 1906. and is now owned by the Historic Narrowboat Club
Her job was to rush cheese and produce, fresh from the farms of Cheshire and Shropshire, to the markets of the industrial towns and cities, running 24 hours, day & night.
20220617_121825
Crew of traditional narrowboat Saturn, being towed as an unpowered 'butty' behind diesel powered narrowboat Jupiter.
Originally she would have been horsedrawn.
Saturn is the last surviving wooden Shropshire Union “Fly-boat”, built in Chester in 1906. and is now owned by the Historic Narrowboat Club
Her job was to rush cheese and produce, fresh from the farms of Cheshire and Shropshire, to the markets of the industrial towns and cities, running 24 hours, day & night.