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**Bunkerbarge** · 21-12-2005

Barry,

I have to say I do appreciate your writings and thoroughly enjoy reading them. I sincerely hope that you may continue to write for masny years to come.

Now industrial heritage is a subject that always makes my ears prick up. My hero was Fred Dibnah and one of the most interesting TV programs I have seen in a long time was "Seven Wonders of the Industrial World". Absolutely fascinating stuff. You need to sail through the Panama canal then watch the episode about how it was made. The vision to do it is mind blowing.

I am also curently reading a book about the history of marine engineering written in 1937. It explains some of the very early steam engines that used sea water as feed. The brine pumps removed the concentrated brine and went through heat exchangers to warm the incoming feed water. Probably bore the rear off most people but I really enjoy coming up with such stuff.

We have one of the richest and most amazing industrial heritages in the world and we should all be proud of that fact and occassionally spend a bit of time learning about it.

This summer I am going on a day trip on a steam train to visit Iron Bridge in Shropshire. The story of how that was assembled is also absolutely amazing and I know I will just be in awe of the structure.

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Bunkerbarge Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Halifax, Yorks: Nassau, Bahama's:Port Canaveral, USA: and all points in between. Real Name: Richard My Models: Robbe U-47, Deans Marine Cossack, Steam Coaster, Revell U-Boat, Motorcycles. Visit Bunkerbarge's Gallery Posts: 3,671 Images: 230	Barry, I have to say I do appreciate your writings and thoroughly enjoy reading them. I sincerely hope that you may continue to write for masny years to come. Now industrial heritage is a subject that always makes my ears prick up. My hero was Fred Dibnah and one of the most interesting TV programs I have seen in a long time was "Seven Wonders of the Industrial World". Absolutely fascinating stuff. You need to sail through the Panama canal then watch the episode about how it was made. The vision to do it is mind blowing. I am also curently reading a book about the history of marine engineering written in 1937. It explains some of the very early steam engines that used sea water as feed. The brine pumps removed the concentrated brine and went through heat exchangers to warm the incoming feed water. Probably bore the rear off most people but I really enjoy coming up with such stuff. We have one of the richest and most amazing industrial heritages in the world and we should all be proud of that fact and occassionally spend a bit of time learning about it. This summer I am going on a day trip on a steam train to visit Iron Bridge in Shropshire. The story of how that was assembled is also absolutely amazing and I know I will just be in awe of the structure.