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Links to external websites . . . ◊ Grangetown News - A community website and newspaper for the Grangetown area of Cardiff which is only a mile or so away from the Penarth Dock and Ely Tidal Harbour. ◊ Tyne Tugs and Tug Builders - A history of tugs on the River Tyne - A great source of information about Tyne tugs, their owners and builders, as well as the development of engines and shipping. ◊ The 1928 Gaff Cutter Yacht Emanuel - 'Emanuel' is truly an Old Gaffer having been built in 1928. Her custodians / owners - Robert and Jan Holden - are also Old Gaffers, having themselves been built in 1943 and 1947 respectively. She was designed by Andrew Anderson and built by Andrew Anderson and Son in the old lifeboat station shed at the Dock Beach, Penarth. ◊ The Wales and Marches Horological Society - For people interested in horology: clocks, watches, scientific instruments, barometers or just the passing of time! ◊ Leeds Engine Builders - England's Biggest Locomotive Building City - Engine making in Leeds goes back to the late 18th century and in 1812 the first commercial use of steam locomotives began with Murray, Fenton and Wood built locomotives hauling coal on the Middleton Railway. Leeds is proud to have built more railway engines than any other place in England. ◊ The Transport Archive - Tells the story of Britain's transport system since the eighteenth century. Using several thousand images, it shows how waterways, railways and aviation have changed our lives. No longer available. ◊ Welsh Railways Research Circle - WRRC - An excellent organisation for research into the history of the railways of Wales. 'For over 40 years, the Welsh Railways Research Circle (WRRC) has been bringing together researchers and modellers who are interested not only in the mainline and branch railways of Wales and the Border Counties, but also the tramways, tramroads and the many rail connected industrial locations across the Principality.' |
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