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The New River, is neither new, nor a river, but an aqueduct which was constructed when the poet and dramatist William Shakespeare was still alive, to bring fresh water into the City Centre. The automated leaf catching system on the River seems to have been deactivated, and in consequence the River is sludging up really badly. So now the hens are able to stroll across the surface of the sludge.
A received a reissue G1 Snarl for my birthday recently, so Sludge has a pal to hang out with now. I was surprised as Snarl has a die cast torso, whereas Sludge doesn't. Very cool feeling that weight again. I have to finish his stickers off; I think I put his rubsign in the wrong spot (isn't it usually on the vehicle mode?)
North West Water Authority sludge vessel GILBERT J FOWLER seen passing through West Float presumably after a dry docking at Wright & Beyer's Bidston Dry Dock as the paintwork looks prestine.
The ship and its fleetmates were used to convey sewage out into Liverpool Bay for dumping. Often referred to as "banana boats"!
Built by Ferguson of Glasgow in 1971. GRT 2548
This slide image is from the Tom Hesketh Collection in the care of the Merseyside Branch of the World Ship Society.
Click here to view the Tom Hesketh Collection: www.jhluxton.com/Acquired-Images/WSS-Merseyside-Tom-Heske...
Alongside at her berth, the former Glasgow and Southampton sludge carrier turned into a local excursion ship. I'll be aboard for a short cruise on Saturday.
IMO 5322752
Sludge Carrier/Excursion Steamship
Built 1955 Lobnitz, Renfrew
1,870t dwt
10Jun2025
And 66620 heads back towards Great Rocks Jcn, with a side on view of the limestone sludge down the cab. Seen at Peak Forest on the 13th September 2018 at 1726
It rained all day again today. The highest inflow rate into the return sludge basin today was 58 cubic metres per second. The basin holds 100,000,000 litres. The overflow into the raised bog will soon be level, which probably means that it will soon be full too. Let's hope that today is the last heavy rainfall.
I had seen a description of how to use Domke inserts to convert a Timbuk2 Messenger Bag into a camera bag, but not one for using the Timbuk2 Commute. So here it is.
Without the laptop there's even room for another lens:
Longannet power station is a large coal-fired power station in Fife capable of co-firing biomass, natural gas and sludge. The station is situated on the north bank of the Firth of Forth, near Kincardine on Forth.
Its generating capacity of 2,400 megawatts is the highest of any power station in Scotland. The station began generating electricity in 1970, and when it became fully operational it was the largest coal-fired station in Europe. It is now the third largest, after Bełchatów in Poland and Drax in England, and the 21st most polluting.
After failing to win a contract from the National Grid Longannet is set to close "by March 2016". The station was opened in 1973 and operated by the South of Scotland Electricity Board until 1990 when its operation was handed over to Scottish Power following privatisation.
The station is a regional landmark, dominating the Forth skyline with its 183 m (600 ft) chimney stack. Longannet lacks cooling towers, instead using water from the River Forth for cooling
Now classed as a 'museum ship' and owned by The Solent Steam Ship Trust, the SS Shieldhall is seen undertaking a pleasure cruise around Southampton Docks on 11th August 2019. She was built at the Lobnitz Yard in Renfrew for Glasgow City Council, and launched in October 1955. It was known as a 'Sludge Ship', built to transport treated Glasgow sewage to a point beyond the Isle of Arran, where it was dumped into the ocean. After performing this role for 21 years she was sold on to the Southern Water Company, although the nature of her role with them is not known. Finally, in 1985 she was retired, but thankfully preserved and can be found trundling around the Solent and beyond. Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved
Pretty weird looking water in the Brisbane river today. I would not jump in! What do the bullsharks say? This photo is for sale at Alamy: www.alamy.com/foam-and-bubbles-in-blue-water-image4098835...
Went for a walk out by the old neglected bowls club. Brought my newly acquired FED 5 with me to give it a try. Rangefinder was out by a bit for these photos. I have since rectified the problem...I think.
Don't know what has caused the stream to have that lovely colour and consistency, I didn't want to get too close to figure it out.
I was at work and needed some air, so I went onto the quayside in Peterhead on this ships last trip there. I had my old Olympus EE-3 half frame camera in the pocket of my boilersuit and decided to go ahead and waste a few frames on the tanker van just about to leave with all our sludge on board. I don't know about the result... but it was sort of fun though. And no, it didn't look anything like this in the real world since you ask.