British Waterways Board — An Integrated Transport System Available to Purchase

The British Waterways Board are a public corporation, set up by the 1962 Transport Act, to administer some 2,000 miles of Britain's inland waterways. Consequently, the Board have a wide range of interests, ranging from freight transport and warehousing to water supply and leisure activities. A Division of the Board, the Freight Services Division, is responsible for the promotion and development of traffic and facilities on the Board's commercial waterways (i.e. those designated as “Commercial” under the 1968 Transport Act) and the management of the Board's warehouses and depots, docks and freight carrying fleets.