Trousercowboy
28-10-2008, 07:31 PM
I'll put this in Heritage Sites because I think sometimes they open it to the public, but this was a cheeky visit because I wanted to see this baby up close. Despite the temptation, out of respect for the hoist and it's restorers, we didn't climb it (and of course I would have been too much of a pussy to anyway :blush:)
Info from www.goole-on-the-web.org.uk
"Goole's success as a port came from its ability to compete with the railways to export coal from the Humber. This was achieved by a system of compartment boats developed by William Bartholomew in 1863. They were locally known as 'Tom Puddings' and consisted of long trains of compartments which could hold around 40 tons of coal each. The compartments were lifted into awaiting ships at Goole via hydraulically operated hoists. Between 1863 and 1912, five hoists were used at Goole to cope with the enormous tonnage of coal. The system continued to be used up to 1985.
The hoists at Goole were 90 feet high. A cage was lowered to below the water level and a loaded compartment was moved over it. At the same time hydraulic pistons could move the empty one out of the way. The loaded compartment was then secured to the cage and the whole thing raise to the required height for the ship. Another pair of pistons then rotated the case 125 degrees to allow the coal to tip out into the ship's hold."
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc192/veeneck/Tom-Pudding-Hoist-Goole/Picture2.jpg
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc192/veeneck/Tom-Pudding-Hoist-Goole/616.jpg
No.5 hoist was bulit in 1910 and is the last surviving Tom pudding hoist left in the world - by 1913 there were over 1000. During peak performance it could shift around 300 tons of coal an hour.
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc192/veeneck/Tom-Pudding-Hoist-Goole/522t.jpg
Number 5 today:
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc192/veeneck/Tom-Pudding-Hoist-Goole/oct26th08034.jpg
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc192/veeneck/Tom-Pudding-Hoist-Goole/oct26th08006.jpg
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc192/veeneck/Tom-Pudding-Hoist-Goole/oct26th08015.jpg
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc192/veeneck/Tom-Pudding-Hoist-Goole/oct26th08022.jpg
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc192/veeneck/Tom-Pudding-Hoist-Goole/oct26th08019.jpg
Tom puddings under the hoist
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc192/veeneck/Tom-Pudding-Hoist-Goole/oct26th08030.jpg
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc192/veeneck/Tom-Pudding-Hoist-Goole/oct26th08013.jpg
Here's some cool old footage (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dAJ0IkQo3H0&eurl=http://www.goole-on-the-web.org.uk/main.php?key=189)
Info from www.goole-on-the-web.org.uk
"Goole's success as a port came from its ability to compete with the railways to export coal from the Humber. This was achieved by a system of compartment boats developed by William Bartholomew in 1863. They were locally known as 'Tom Puddings' and consisted of long trains of compartments which could hold around 40 tons of coal each. The compartments were lifted into awaiting ships at Goole via hydraulically operated hoists. Between 1863 and 1912, five hoists were used at Goole to cope with the enormous tonnage of coal. The system continued to be used up to 1985.
The hoists at Goole were 90 feet high. A cage was lowered to below the water level and a loaded compartment was moved over it. At the same time hydraulic pistons could move the empty one out of the way. The loaded compartment was then secured to the cage and the whole thing raise to the required height for the ship. Another pair of pistons then rotated the case 125 degrees to allow the coal to tip out into the ship's hold."
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc192/veeneck/Tom-Pudding-Hoist-Goole/Picture2.jpg
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc192/veeneck/Tom-Pudding-Hoist-Goole/616.jpg
No.5 hoist was bulit in 1910 and is the last surviving Tom pudding hoist left in the world - by 1913 there were over 1000. During peak performance it could shift around 300 tons of coal an hour.
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc192/veeneck/Tom-Pudding-Hoist-Goole/522t.jpg
Number 5 today:
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc192/veeneck/Tom-Pudding-Hoist-Goole/oct26th08034.jpg
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc192/veeneck/Tom-Pudding-Hoist-Goole/oct26th08006.jpg
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc192/veeneck/Tom-Pudding-Hoist-Goole/oct26th08015.jpg
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc192/veeneck/Tom-Pudding-Hoist-Goole/oct26th08022.jpg
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc192/veeneck/Tom-Pudding-Hoist-Goole/oct26th08019.jpg
Tom puddings under the hoist
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc192/veeneck/Tom-Pudding-Hoist-Goole/oct26th08030.jpg
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc192/veeneck/Tom-Pudding-Hoist-Goole/oct26th08013.jpg
Here's some cool old footage (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dAJ0IkQo3H0&eurl=http://www.goole-on-the-web.org.uk/main.php?key=189)