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Canal Carrier

Canal Carrier: Narrowboats and barges on the cut. A canal carrier runs narrowboats and barges on the country's canals, carrying coal, grain, timber and bricks…

Narrowboats and barges on the cut. Carry coal, grain and timber by water, at a horse's pace.

A canal carrier runs narrowboats and barges on the country's canals, carrying coal, grain, timber and bricks at a pace the railways and lorries beat easily and a price they struggle to match. Boat families live and work aboard, the locks set the pace and a hard winter freezes the whole system. The canals pass to the state in 1948, and road haulage takes most of the traffic within a generation.

Setup costs
£27,000 to £275,000
Competition
Medium
Category
Transport & Logistics

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