Steam-powered boats improved river travel because it was better than rowing.Steam power made it MUCH easier to go up river against the current. At the time it was the only way for a large boat to go up river.
Steam-powered boats improved river travel because it was better than rowing.Steam power made it MUCH easier to go up river against the current. At the time it was the only way for a large boat to go up river.
Steam-powered boats improved river travel because it was better than rowing.Steam power made it MUCH easier to go up river against the current. At the time it was the only way for a large boat to go up river.
Steam-powered boats improved river travel because it was better than rowing.Steam power made it MUCH easier to go up river against the current. At the time it was the only way for a large boat to go up river.
The River Thames is important to people in London because in the olden days the roads were all messed up and not suitable for driving so they used boats to get anywhere in London. They also used it for transporting goods around the country.
Steam power made it MUCH easier to go up river against the current. At the time it was the only way for a large boat to go up river.
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Look up 'Thames meander' on Wikipedia for a good explanation.
There is virtually no commercial traffic on the River Thames now because modern ships are too big to get up the river. Most of its present day use is for leisure purposes like tourist boats, rowing, fishing and private cruisers. Therefore the number of people using it varies according to the time of year.
The River Thames has always been used as a trading route, that's why London grew up around it.
In the 1970's, I forget what year, the Thames dried up to a trickle in July.
Tides as far up river as Teddington Lock and heavy rainfall in the rest of the river.