“The barge carrying the linkspans arrived from Poland early on Tuesday morning.”

“For Joe, the enigmatic bargeman played by Ewan McGregor in Young Adam, employment is a necessary evil, a burden on the back of his freedom.”

“He worked as a bell hanger and a bargeman on the Thames before a stint in the Royal Navy.”

“The film stars Ewan McGregor as Joe, a Scottish bargeman who lives and works on a boat with a family of three.”

“Co-owner Phil Dunham, a 45-year-old bargemaster from Runcorn, admitted it was sad to see the two docks close.”

“The bargemaster hollered at his helper to tie them up with a rope as big around as my leg.”

“Nowell Warner, the King's bargemaster, was at the forefront.”

“Why Mr. Macguire was telling me of a bargee he knew who had a woman in pretty much every major town along his route!”

“Have these people never walked on a leafy tow path, admired the multi-coloured boats or acknowledged the cheery salutation from a bargee?”

“One old bargee described the Institute as the happiest, blessedest little place in Brentford.”

“It's good to see an old canal brought back to life, but I wonder what those 19th century bargemen would make of the modern cappuccino lifestyle.”

“They provided work for eighty-one bargemen, and presumably made a profit for their thirty registered owners.”

“When the two bargemen fish the dead woman from the water, Joe realises the corpse is his ex-girlfriend Cathie.”