Tom Pudding was the name given to the tub boats on the Aire and Calder Navigation, introduced in 1863 and used until 1985, which were a very efficient means of transferring and transporting coal from the open cast collieries of the South Yorkshire Coalfield near Stanley Ferry to the Port of Goole, competing with rail. The name derives from their resemblance to a string of black puddings[1] or perhaps Yorkshire puddings and the first name of the original constructor.
- ^ "Tom Puddings". Goole on the web. Retrieved 13 November 2022.