A milk pipeline is a pipeline that transports milk. Milk dairy Ameland
In 1978, the first long-distance milk pipeline was taken between Nes on the island of Ameland to Holwerd on the Frisian mainland. It meant an international prime. At that time, this pipeline from Ameland's cooperating farmers cost four and a half million guilders (half of which was contributed by the Ministry of Agriculture) and is 15 kilometers long; It leads 8 kilometers through the Wadden Sea.
The pipeline did not carry continuous milk ashore, but every day an amount of approximately 30,000 liters. The milk was launched in a kind of package. First there was an inflatable rubber ball in the tube with rinsing water behind it and then a rubber ball. Then the milk followed by a final ball. The pump-driven plant pushed the milk at a speed of 1.7 meters per second to the reception station on the Friese shore. Cable Tube
After 1995, the milk pipeline was no longer used and large sections were cleaned up. In 2000, KPN employees discovered the remains of the pipeline on a map of Rijkswaterstaat. They suggested using this for the construction of a fiber optic cable from the mainland to Ameland. With the implementation of this plan, a saving of 131,000 guilders was achieved. Also see
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