Daniel Adamson

Historic tug’s bell rings again

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February 11, 2026

The bell from a long-scrapped Shroppie canal tug is on public display for the first time. Steam tug W. E. Dorrington was built in 1906 for the Shropshire Railway and Canal Company (SR&CC), and its bell is on show in Warrington Museum until February 28. This has prompted further research into its role in the…
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ANDERTON BOAT LIFT HOSTS MAJOR STEAM FESTIVAL AND 10K CHARITY RUN

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May 2, 2022

Anderton Boat Lift, Cheshire’s historic ‘Cathedral of Canals’ in Northwich, will be hosting two major public weekend events in May – a Steam Festival (7 & 8 May) and a 10K Run (Sunday 15 May). Over the first weekend, more than a dozen historic traction engines and steam boats, including the award-winning 1903 Art Deco…
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Steam ship ‘The Danny’ fires up for record cruising year

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April 28, 2022

AWARD-winning heritage steamship, the Daniel Adamson, is firing up for a new record-breaking season of leisure cruises along the waterways of Cheshire and Merseyside. Affectionately known as ‘The Danny’, the 1903 steamship launches its 2022 programme on Good Friday, April 15, with a rare visit to Canning Half Tide in Liverpool’s Royal Albert Dock followed…
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