{"product_id":"tanker-barges-on-the-humber-waterways","title":"Tanker Barges on the Humber Waterways","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe introduction of iron tanks within barges in the early twentieth century enabled much heavier cargoes to be carried on the \u003cem\u003eHumber waterways,\u003c\/em\u003e including liquids such as coal tar or vegetable oils and, by the 1920s, petrol.\u003c\/strong\u003e By the late 1950s\/early 1960s, tanker traffic flourished on the industrial waterways like the Aire \u0026amp; Calder and Sheffield \u0026amp; South Yorkshire Navigations. Mike Taylor relates the story of the Humber tankers, widely illustrated and interspersed with recollections of men who worked on the waterways. This detailed book provides a overview of the history of these craft on the Humber waterways, including looking at boatyards, cargoes, waterway features and the interconversions of dry cargo craft to tankers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54262288187736,"sku":"9780752439211","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780752439211_9d7d02fe-47eb-42ce-8db5-f24ae9b3a835.jpg?v=1765190715","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/tanker-barges-on-the-humber-waterways","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}