Tonic required. Send in your photos of what is nice on the waterways now.

[Ronaldo47]

The platform of my local station is curved, and the length of the trains (often 12 coaches) meant that the driver could not see the guard. For many years the platform has had key switch-operated illuminated indicators at several points along the platform, operated by the platform staff now that most trains are one man only. When the train is ready to depart, "CD" (Close Doors) is lit, and when the station man has checked that all doors have been closed properly (and no-one has been trapped!) "RA" (Right Away) is lit. 

 

Edited March 30, 2021 by Ronaldo47
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[tehmarks]

Made a new friend last night on the Llangollen.

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2002

 

River Weaver Vale Royal locks Compare yesterday's posting here

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1975

 

 

 

Fort Augustus Caledonian Canal Compare #3798 (2014)   #3954 (2015)   #1583 #1697 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2002

 

 

 

 

Weir T&M Anderton Lift. Odd looking bird. A hybrid ??

[John Liley]

When I viewed Secunda, and decided to purchase,she was very smart, with an equally smart dinghy. When I came to take her over the dinghy had been switched for a scruffy one with a dent in the side. The previous owners, meanwhile, had disappreared into the labyrinth †hat the Dutch system provides Still, it was useful on occasions (yes, there is rubbish in the Belgian canals too).

 

Eventually, though, we found the dinghy too heavy and awkward, particularly near the Nivernais summit, where the 31 metre locks did not leave us room to dangle it from the crane at the stern. Plastic Sportyaks proved a better bet. The steel thing then was consigned to havimg flowers planted in it, for display in the port at Ayxerre.

[ditchcrawler]

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2017

 

 

 

 

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct   Llangollen Canal Compare 23Sep1987 13Jul2004 

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[PeterScott]

On  this day in 2016

 

Circus Field Aylesbury

Wetdock

 

Painting Fulbourne cabin sides and front

and replacing the top cloths

 

Compare

posted 30Mar2020 - also this day #242

 

Edited March 30, 2021 by PeterScott
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[Dav and Pen]

The winter of 2019 was very dry in Burgundy and at the end of March this reservoir would normally be full up to the row of stakes. This feeds the Burgundy Canal and it is called Grand Bois. Things didn’t look good for boating and the Yonne side closed in July

Edited March 30, 2021 by Dav and Pen
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[PeterScott]

On this day in 2002

 

 

Anderton Lift

 

Opening weekend after restoration

 

Compare

#3096 (1998)

#4263 (2001)

#1260 (2004)

#351 (2008)

#4607 (2011)

#4567 (2013)

#1563 (2019)

 

 

 

Mushroom

[David Mack]

1 hour ago, ditchcrawler said:

That's a tonic and nice on the waterways now??

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2013

 

 

 

 

 

and on this day in 2012

Grindley Brook Staircase

 

Llangollen Canal

 

Compare

20Jun1984

29Mar2017

 

 

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 2013

 

 

 

 

Whitchurch Branch Llangollen Canal from Chemistry Bridge Compare 15Jul2004  31Mar2013

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2014

 

Below Broad Cut Low Lock No 3 C&H. We towed them off.  More thirtieths of March. Also hereabouts posted this day 2020

 

 

[jake_crew]

Huddersfield Narrow east of Marsden yesterday.  The first boat movement we thinkt for 6 months - a work boat.

[Athy]

12 hours ago, David Mack said:

That's a tonic and nice on the waterways now??

It's good to see early Springers - some now over 50 years old - still active. When they built this one, they hadn't yet got the hang of providing sufficient interior storage space.

Edited March 31, 2021 by Athy

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2012

 

Ellesmere Basin

 

Llangollen Canal

 

Compare

#4689 #4726 (2017)

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[ditchcrawler]

9 years ago on the middle level

[Mike Todd]

3 hours ago, Athy said:

It's good to see early Springers - some now over 50 years old - still active. When they built this one, they hadn't yet got the hang of providing sufficient interior storage space.

I did not realise that Springers were so small = just received an ad from ebay listing a 48 inch Springer Narrow Boat - only £12,300 provided that you collect in person. Fully 6'10 beam!

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/284231472924?campaign-id=90001&run-date=20210331023000&templateId=0bff632b-c44d-4b26-aa5d-5d92d3981176&templateVersion=483&co=14600&placement-type=mfe.piyi2P&user-id=45311131554&instance=1617183000&site-id=3&trackingCode=TE76002_T_ALL&placement-type-name=mfe.piyi2P&mfe-Id=101269

[Chagall]

2 minutes ago, Mike Todd said:

I did not realise that Springers were so small = just received an ad from ebay listing a 48 inch Springer Narrow Boat - only £12,300 provided that you collect in person. Fully 6'10 beam!

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/284231472924?campaign-id=90001&run-date=20210331023000&templateId=0bff632b-c44d-4b26-aa5d-5d92d3981176&templateVersion=483&co=14600&placement-type=mfe.piyi2P&user-id=45311131554&instance=1617183000&site-id=3&trackingCode=TE76002_T_ALL&placement-type-name=mfe.piyi2P&mfe-Id=101269

I like that, its nicely fitted out. 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1983

 

 

 

Basingstoke Canal

 

BrookwoodBottomLock

 

Goldsworth StJohnsLock

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2002

 

Below Dutton Locks River Weaver

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2002

 

Above Dutton Locks River Weaver Compare 27Mar2012 29Dec2012

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2014

 

 

 

 

Stanley Ferry Aqueduct   A+C Wakefield Branch  Compare   17Oct2008  25Feb2011  11Feb2012    29Jul2013