Category: Other Transport
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A quick post on the latest involving the Llangollen canal at Whitchurch especially after a comment that was posted on this blog. Yesterday several including Taylors and Court Above the Cut attended a tour of the breach site conducted by CRT’s Project Manager. At the point where they went down to the entrance to the…
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A short post on those exciting (or in the eyes of some, infernal) new autonomous driving vehicles seen about London. I reported that I’d seen my first one on 22nd April 2026, as described in this recent post. That one was LD73 PGS. Quite a number of others have been sighted since – with both…
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This is the first canal breach post since 29th January 2026 when the last one was done! However I have kept a continual monitor upon what has been happening and made lots of notes and screencaps and links to various videos and the different stages of the work to begin to set up the Whitchurch…
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The main news is Euston’s new Assisted Travel Lounge that recently opened. More on that in a bit but first a brief on the Waymos being seen about London’s streets… 1) Way to go! Spotted my very first Waymo yesterday! What an exciting moment! Like all other reports of Waymos in London this had a…
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2026 is the Wuppertal Schwebebahn 125th Anniversary! The railway’s first ever test run took place on 5th December 1898, thus the world’s longest surviving monorail system began life much earlier than is often thought. The 125th anniversary is related to the actual opening of the line in 1901 – whilst also not forgetting the Kasier’s…
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England and Wales’ canal network will receive an additional £6.5 million in government funding to enhance resilience against extreme weather and maintenance costs. This adds to the existing £52.6 million annual funding for the Canal and River Trust (CRT). The investment aims to extend the life of critical assets such as embankments and reservoirs, supporting…
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Which of the two major canal breach sites of 2025 will it be that gets to see its repairs finished first. The answer is doubtless Whitchurch. That on the Bridgewater, well in my view its going to be finished sometime in 2027. For most of 2026 however, the two will be running concurrently thus it…
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The latest news re Llangollen canal and Whitchurch breach (21st January) is several boats have been moved off the canal. A number of Youtubers have filmed these going ons. One of those is Pacemaker which has gone away for inspection and work. The hull didn’t look too bad, and that because having painted a number…
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The two boats Sefton and Ganymede have been refloated. Actually they were refloated for a short while last night, however the short pound they were in was soon drained again just to be sure there was nothing untoward happening. Today the boats were refloated once again. The fact the water was drained might possibly have…
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What will happen over the weekend? Not much unless the contractors are being paid extra to undertake certain works – which could include the completion of the secondary cofferdam, the inspection and towing of the two retrieved narrowboats. Possibly other sundry work here and there, as well as taking all the winching equipment away and…
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