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

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cambridge punts   River Cam Compare 24Jul1992  20Apr2003  30Sep2012   17Feb2015  9Feb2016   27Oct2018

[John Liley]

3 hours ago, Dav and Pen said:

From Facebook. Hope he made it

From bitter experience I would never do this without some (responsible) person on the side-deck beside the hinge to ensure that the person on the pole safely completed his journey without (a) not having pushed off hard enough, (b) had pushed so hard so that his arrival was at ankle-damaging speed or (c) had fallen off on the way. I have seen all three.  JL

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Grammar (again)

[Dav and Pen]

6 minutes ago, John Liley said:

From bitter experience I would never do this without some (responsible) person on the side-deck beside the hinge to ensure that the person on the pole safely completed his journey without (a) not having pushed off hard enough, (b) had pushed so hard so that his arrival was at ankle-damaging speed or (c) had fallen off on the way. I have seen all three.  JL

Did a bit of pole vaulting using the long shaft to get ashore from loaded NB occasionally when single handed, no so easy getting back aboard though.

[PeterScott]

5 hours ago, Dav and Pen said:

In 2015 had change from waterways and went to the seaside. The swing bridge caused a traffic jam back to the moors!

Moorings from Whitby Abbey in May2010

 

 

and the sea walls around the harbour entrance

 

 

and the bridge opening in October 2019

 

 

Compare Oct2019

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[PeterScott]

Yesterday in 1977

 

 

 

It's now Eldonian Basin Liverpool L+L Compare 16Oct2016

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[George and Dragon]

40 minutes ago, PeterScott said:

and the bridge opeining in October 2019

 

The swing bridge with a load limit of 15T. In 1978 I witnessed 3 Challenger (I think) tanks crossing from east to west. Only a maximum of two were on the bridge at the same time. This was before the new bridge was built.

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1996

 

 

 

Whitchurch Branch Llangollen Canal from Chemistry Bridge Compare 15Jul2004  30Mar2013  31Mar2013

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1993

 

 

Tame Valley BCN from Freeth Bridge "straight as a ruler" and Perry Barr Top Lock

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[PeterScott]

6 hours ago, Dav and Pen said:

...Hope he made it

On 14/05/2020 at 10:09, John Liley said:

Booming back on board the Luciole. It's not as easy as it looks - the list of incidents with these things is endless. People swing out too much if they are going ashore and come half-way back. Or they don't go far enough. They get the height wrong and bash their knees. Or they just fall off. Famously, on a barge entering a lock, the boom swung out on its own and speared the electric control box. They don't seem to be used so much nowadays.

2 hours ago, John Liley said:

From bitter experience I would never do this without some (responsible) person on the side-deck beside the hinge to ensure that the person on the pole safely completed his journey without (a) not having pushed off hard enough, (b) had pushed so hard so that his arrival was at ankle-damaging speed or (c) had fallen off on the way. I have seen all three.  JL

 

... which for no particularly coherent reason reminds me of this day 1993 at Walsall Top Lock

 

There were about four of them, all successfully jumping the locks, and were excellent ambassadors for the locality, showing interest in our boat and our travels, as well as stopping while we passed through.

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2011

 

 

 

River Thames Surrey Docks

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 2010

 

 

 

Recommended lockwheeling footwear.

 

Slaithwaite HNC

 

Compare

10Jan1987

17May2001

19May2001

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2012

 

and from this day 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

River Weaver from the Anderton Lift and a (maze-)display of the weights from the pre-restoration design

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1996

 

 

 

 

 

Weston Arm Montgomery Canal and Lockgate Bridge Aqueduct Compare 20Jun1984  2Apr2012  12July2014

 

 

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 2006

 

South Pennine Boat Club C+H Mirfield

 

 

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 2008

 

Below Rumps Lock

Middlewich

T&M

 

Fishing match

 

More from sixths of April

 

 

[Ronaldo47]

On this day in 2008, Oxford canal. Our last family holiday with teenaged  son and daughter. Boat  hired from Black Prince. The snowman's scarf had been unwound from the prop the previous evening! He kept our beer cold until he finally melted around Banbury.

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Comment on snowman added

[Athy]

15 hours ago, PeterScott said:

On this day in 2011

 

 

The "Mathematical Bridge" at Queen's College, constructed in the 18th century using clever scientific principles, which seem to have worked so far.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cambridge punts   River Cam Compare 24Jul1992  20Apr2003  30Sep2012   17Feb2015  9Feb2016   27Oct2018

 

[Dav and Pen]

Today in 2006 the engine change was going well. The new mountings were made and in the afternoon the new engine dropped into the engine room. The tanker barge behind was brought in by a tug with a failed engine and as is the case commercials get preference. They had a rebuilt V8 GM in the workshop and tomorrow they cut a hole in the side of the barge and got the old engine out. It took 3 days to complete the changeover.

[ditchcrawler]

40 minutes ago, Dav and Pen said:

Today in 2006 the engine change was going well. The new mountings were made and in the afternoon the new engine dropped into the engine room. The tanker barge behind was brought in by a tug with a failed engine and as is the case commercials get preference. They had a rebuilt V8 GM in the workshop and tomorrow they cut a hole in the side of the barge and got the old engine out. It took 3 days to complete the changeover.

 

 

Don't think I would stand under a load like that suspended on a Come along.

[Dav and Pen]

2 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:

Don't think I would stand under a load like that suspended on a Come along.

These Belgian guys just got stuck in. Familiarity I’m afraid

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2017

 

Shroppie Fly 

Audlem flight SU

 

Compare

5Apr2002

31Oct2014 

27Sep2015 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2006

 

 

 

 

 

Fall Ings Lock Wakefield Branch A+C Navigation Compare 7Apr2006 17Oct2008 31Mar2014 16Nov2016 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1979

Aspley Basin  Huddersfield Broad Canal Moored in the waterspace subsequently filled-in for a facilities block.

Compare  #1144 (2001)  #5784 (2006)  #4762 (2007)  #1776 (2020)

 

 

[Dav and Pen]

In 2015 still in Whitby

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2010

 

and on this day in 1979

 

Mirfield Railway Bridge C+H  Compare 15May2017