Category: Other Transport
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Xmas Day might be a day where most are usually at home celebrating the festivities. For the boaters its a time of getting reorganised, moving back onto their boats, moving away from the site and nearer to Grindley Brook locks where possible and the rest of it. Moving out of the area completely is dependent…
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At this time of writing the canal pumps are working and a number of pipes have been laid to convey drinking water (well filthy canal water rather – but it WILL be treated accordingly and purified in order to become drinking water) to Hurleston. No doubt it’ll be thirst quenching tap water for the numerous…
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The Llangollen canal had a massive breach at Whitchurch this morning. The incident site is just to the west of the town near its large Aldi store, and this is where the Sandstone Trail crosses the canal by way of a lift bridge. A huge sinkhole appeared and canal boats were seen sitting perhaps twenty…
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Is work finally commencing on the long task of repairing the Bridgewater canal breach that occurred nearly a year ago? Peel Holdings have turned up and it seems they are starting some work next week. Its basically to sort the temporary dams by putting in earth dams (bunding) instead. It doesn’t necessarily mean the main…
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View of the aqueduct taken in 2004 by the author. This, the featured image, is taken from the same position where the narrowboat photos for the AI generated videos were shot – as discussed below. When the canals have so many problems such as breaches and the likes, like the massive breach on the Bridgewater…
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The railway tunnel at Sapperton is no doubt famous and modern sleek Class 800s IETs from Paddington to Gloucestershire pass through it daily. There’s a much bigger tunnel through the same hills yet its popularity and awareness depends on where one is coming from. Even in the days before the railways arrived in the Golden…
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This is a follow up to other stuff on Wandsworth’s Young’s Ram brewery and the Surrey Iron Railway. Some further stuff related to the former waterway (known as McMurrays canal) which served the town and its brewery was found thus this post was created. Since there’s very little written on this canal, it seemed a…
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The Coventry Canal opened in 1769, that’s 250 years ago. Its architect, James Brindley, worked on the scheme for a few months before being sacked. It must be the only occasion which this most notable engineering genius was told he was no longer wanted. The first part of the canal from Bedworth into Coventry was…
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The Coventry Canal was one of the country’s earliest waterways to be opened following the success of the Bridgewater Canal. The section from Coventry to Atherstone was opened in 1769, and the rest of the canal followed as time went on eventually bringing it a total of 27 miles to Fradley junction (not forgetting the…
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The Southwold Railway – England’s premier three foot narrow gauge passenger railway! This week its ninety years since the last passenger trains ran. 2019 is also the 140th anniversary of the line’s opening. This somewhat quirky railway was in service for just fifty years, and remained moribund for several decades more. It has left a…
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