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38 minutes ago, cuthound said:

CRT have disabled the paddle gear to the side pond and put a notice on it saying "do not use" or words to that effect.

Yes, Atherstone Lock six is the only working sidepond paddle at Atherstone these days. The sign goes on to say to be used by CRT staff  for water-level control only

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24 minutes ago, Rob-M said:

Working side ponds on the Droitwich canal.

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The sign: (compare with #457)

"Please always use side ponds first

1. With boat in lock close lock gates

2. Open side pond paddle first

3. Once water levels are equal close side pond paddle

4. Open gate paddles to finish emptying/filling lock"

There were volunteers winding them on our last visit in 2018, and explaining to passing boatcrews how they worked. Sadly the middle lock's sidepond was non-operational at the time, which almost defeats the watersaving of using the other two. On the fence nearby the volunteers were making their contribution to the debate on the new C&RT logo.L2795_20180810_0040.JPG.46f1a1e00884a984be672bc202728c94.JPG

 

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17 minutes ago, PeterScott said:

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The sign: (compare with #457)

"Please always use side ponds first

1. With boat in lock close lock gates

2. Open side pond paddle first

3. Once water levels are equal close side pond paddle

4. Open gate paddles to finish emptying/filling lock"

There were volunteers winding them on our last visit in 2018, and explaining to passing boatcrews how they worked. Sadly the middle lock's sidepond was non-operational at the time, which almost defeats the watersaving of using the other two. On the fence nearby the volunteers were making their contribution to the debate on the new C&RT logo.L2795_20180810_0040.JPG.46f1a1e00884a984be672bc202728c94.JPG

 

 

So the new logo WAS a sinking tyre after all! ?

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16 minutes ago, PeterScott said:

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The sign: (compare with #457)

"Please always use side ponds first

1. With boat in lock close lock gates

2. Open side pond paddle first

3. Once water levels are equal close side pond paddle

4. Open gate paddles to finish emptying/filling lock"

There were volunteers winding them on our last visit in 2018, and explaining to passing boatcrews how they worked. Sadly the middle lock's sidepond was non-operational at the time, which almost defeats the watersaving of using the other two. On the fence nearby the volunteers were making their contribution to the debate on the new C&RT logo.

 

I’ve not known them to be out of use for a few years now so I’m surprised by that.

 

I’ve often wondered why the the side ponds were provided and particularly why they were restored when others have been abandoned. I have considered that it may be to do with equalising water usage between these very deep locks (Hanbury for those who don’t know) and the shallower locks on either side.

 

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On this yesterday 2013.

The great Aylesbury Boat Break out commenced.

Day 1

Just a day before the Easter Holiday and just as boats were preparing to depart for a summer of cruising, one wall of the 1815 built lock 12, bowed inwards to within a metre of the opposite wall, trapping the boats on the arm including the boat we were in the process of purchasing,

The Aylesbury Canal Society coordinated a boat lift around with CART, from the town basin to Willowbridge Boatyard. Two Tuckeys cranes and three trucks moved 20 boats in two days.

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On this day 2013

The great Aylesbury Boat escape Day 2

 

and Whio reaches 50mph

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14 hours ago, cuthound said:

 

Its worse than that. CRT have disabled the paddle gear to the side pond and put a notice on it saying "do not use" or words to that effect.

 

I always made a point of using it, as as far as i am aware, it eas the last operating side po d on the system (Bratch and certain staircase flights excepted).

Droitwich?

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13 hours ago, Dav and Pen said:

Triple on the Nivernais

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The scene of our first ever boating holiday, in a cabin cruiser from the long-defunct Manubarges. I don't remember this lock flight, but then it was a quarter of a century ago.

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3 hours ago, DandV said:

On this yesterday 2013. The great Aylesbury Boat Break out commenced. ...  one wall of the 1815 built lock 12, [had] bowed inwards to within a metre of the opposite wall, trapping the boats on the arm

A C&RT-commissioned report on the failure here

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Fulbourne, also then moored in the basin, had engine-in-bits at the time of the boat-craning, so we stayed put. Instead of a season travelling the waterways we completed just one mile that year: the trip from Aylesbury Basin to Aylesbury Circus Field, the replacement home for the Aylesbury Canal Society

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1 hour ago, Athy said:

The scene of our first ever boating holiday, in a cabin cruiser from the long-defunct Manubarges. I don't remember this lock flight, but then it was a quarter of a century ago.

Athy. It’s on the Loire side of the summit and is preceded by a double where there is a cafe in the old lock house. We have done this crossing 3 times and always arrived by the cafe at midday so stopped in the lock and had an omelette.

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16 hours ago, PeterScott said:

Yes that could be at Glascote.

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There was a brief British Waterways enthusiasm for sorting out sideponds, and here is Glascote top lock having its paddle resealed in 2002. It still didn't seal properly and lots of boatcrew didn't use it properly, so BW wired up the paddlegear once more and so it is today.

Is he tying up her shoe laces?  That's kind.

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