Francis Herne

Ma Pardoes.

Me. Liveaboard, CC, under 30. I've been doing ~1500 lock-miles per year on my own boat and a variety of others. Also DShk, agg221, Jonny P, Ewan123, ... Often (as with the fendering here in fact) I generally agree with your underlying point, but the attitude that comes with it is offputting. Your list of reasons would have been a perfectly good argument if you hadn't tacked the pedalo bit on the end. Another awkward mooring is Worcester racecourse/promenade - rough concrete protruding above gunwale height, depending on river level.

I like that. Perfectly smooth elliptical counters don't look the part for a 90yo boat. That kind of thing is for Hudsons!

Which of the several collections mentioned in the thread? If you mean Faulkner's I already mentioned that. 😉

On a bit of a tangent, the only places I can think of with a specific 9' beam restriction: Dutton stop lock and thus the tunnels at Barnton/Saltersford/Preston Brook. Profile above water might be tight in a cruiser. Jesus Lock on the River Cam (9' 8", others on the Great Ouse system are a bit over 10'). You're a bit wide for the Mon & Brec and everything else [over 7ft] is over 12ft unless I've forgotten something.

I've just been rewatching the video; definitely a swing bridge as described from 11:15. The presenter compares its foundations very favourably to those of the current sliding structure!

NLS has quite a variety of maps for this area, and indeed for pretty much everywhere. Most of them show the railway line to the cathedral. You can move the pin around to see the maps in different locations. Select from the list on the right for various dates and scales. https://maps.nls.uk/geo/find/marker/#zoom=16&lat=52.1919&lon=-2.2271&f=0&z=1&marker=52.1930,-2.2288&from=1449&to=1977&i=101586499 There are some good photos in the gallery of this article, including a couple that show the archway under the bridge and onto South Quay. https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24402126.worcester-nostalgia-railway-line-wrong-track/ I can't find any information about a station at the racecourse. Nothing labelled on old maps although a couple have features that could be a platform if you squint. EDITED to add: The Wikipedia article reports "An accident occurred on 6 July 1876 when carriages were being shunted from Worcester Foregate Street station to the Butts Siding adjacent to Worcester racecourse entrance for a returning racegoers excursion. [...]" so there must have been some passenger traffic. Three of the carriages fell into the river.

There's an interesting presentation on the 2024 works for the Permanent Way Institute, which has some history of the structure, descriptions of the problems at the time and a lot of 3D models etc. Coal trains are right on the maximum axle load limit for major freight routes, 26 tons per axle or 102t per wagon. Container trains have the same limit on most routes but don't push up against it in the same way - you can load exactly the maximum weight of coal whereas containers come as they are. Heaviest is stone - same axle loading but shorter wagons as it's denser. Or a string of locomotives coupled together!

First post says a Viking 26 which should be trailable, so OP can do it (or anywhere else in the country > 9ft beam) if they really want.

I prefer 12mm -- larger than that and holding a coil gets cumbersome. Also 14/16mm can be a bit stiff when trying to flick it around dollies and things. I think my hands are about the ordinary size.

The Euphrates changed horses a few times in a 2-hour journey, so definitely operating at more than the continuous output rating or there'd be no point in doing so! I agree that the theoretical discussion is rendered moot by the facts. 😀

The Euphrates Packet was scheduled for 2 hours to cover 9½ miles and three locks from Tipton to Birmingham, so a speed over 5mph. This is making the error (like another thread recently) of assuming horses have 1hp, which is only about right if they're working constantly at a steady output all day. Usable power of a horse depends on the duty cycle and packet boats often changed horses at quite frequent intervals. The figures I can find aren't great but I think you'd get in excess of 5hp per horse over an hour or so. Greater for a few seconds while accelerating which is where you really need it.

Some plans, I think for a Royalty. 3' bed hole plus 2" framing.

Looking the other way 2022. I presume your photo was taken from the railway bridge. I'd noticed the differently-coloured patch of wall but had no idea there used to be a bridge there.

Reported open this afternoon, with some pictures. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077187767065