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

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2004

L+L

 

The halfway milepost

 

More fourths of May from years gone by

[PeterScott]

This afternoon 2021

 

 

 

S+W Stafford Branch Compare 13Apr2017

Edited May 4, 2021 by PeterScott
link

[John Liley]

The River Oise forms part of a chain of waterways linking Belgium with the Seine, and traffic on it is steady. The pusher pair of 38 metre barges will be carrying 600 tonnes, the same loading as on the Aire & Calder in England (had the A&C not fallen into such a state that, when it is open at all, only 350 tonne loads can be managed (Come on IWA. Do something!))

 

6/700 tonnes is the limit of the C du Nord currently. A new waterway, the Seine-Nord Canal, is due to replace it. reducing the number of locks  and raising the capacity to 4,500 tonnes at a time.

 

The yacht will be heading, no doubt, for the Mediterranean, having passed, perhaps, through the Canal de St Quentin, rather than the Nord, which is difficult for smaller craft - there  are surges within the locks, due to the way the sluices are arranged, and the handlers of ropes can be vulnerable.

[Ray T]

Storm's a brewin' at Hatton.

11:30 this morning.

Edited May 5, 2021 by Ray T

[PeterScott]

On 25/04/2021 at 19:57, Rob-M said:

[25Apr2021]  Copperkins II leaving Colwich lock.

 

 

On 25/04/2021 at 21:55, PeterScott said:

Gosh. Emailed them to say that they were on the thread! Nearest one I have here is from June 2018

Today also at Colwich Lock T&M

 

 

[Tam & Di]

6 hours ago, John Liley said:

The yacht will be heading, no doubt, for the Mediterranean, having passed, perhaps, through the Canal de St Quentin, rather than the Nord, which is difficult for smaller craft - there  are surges within the locks, due to the way the sluices are arranged, and the handlers of ropes can be vulnerable.

 

I'm glad to hear someone else mention the surges. When pleasure boaters ask about the choice between the St Quentin and C.du Nord I comment on them but usually get told it's nonsense. However I have seen seen a commercial skipper taken by surprise and washed back onto the forend of the guy behind him. The C.du Nord was designed before WW1 but not finished until after WW2 of course, and was out of date from the word go.

 

Tam

[PeterScott]

On 15/07/2020 at 21:00, John Liley said:

 

I took this picture half a century ago on one of several forays through London's waterways. Beneath the herbage lies a one-time connection between the Limehouse Cut and the Thames.

 

On 16/07/2020 at 13:11, PeterScott said:

By 1979, looking from the bridge, it was even more down-at-heel. ...

On 16/07/2020 at 15:13, OldGoat said:

...now; like much of London it's go awfully grand.....

On this day in 2005

the link - with ducks

[John Liley]

1 hour ago, Tam & Di said:

 

I'm glad to hear someone else mention the surges. When pleasure boaters ask about the choice between the St Quentin and C.du Nord I comment on them but usually get told it's nonsense. However I have seen seen a commercial skipper taken by surprise and washed back onto the forend of the guy behind him. The C.du Nord was designed before WW1 but not finished until after WW2 of course, and was out of date from the word go.

 

Tam

Likewise.I also know of someone who almost lost a foot, being treated, thankfully, because of the presence of a lock-keeper (not always guaranteed in these days of automation) who called in medical attention quickly.

 

That apart, the Canal de St-Quentin is far more attractive, as I am sure you agree!   JL

[PeterScott]

This afternoon 2021

 

 

HS2 works

around Woodend Lock T&M

 

with its new blue sign

and teapots

 

 

[Rob-M]

6 minutes ago, PeterScott said:

This afternoon 2021

 

 

HS2 works

around Woodend Lock T&M

 

with its new blue sign

and teapots

 

 

There was only one teapot a few weeks ago but I didn't take a photo.

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2015

 

Cawood Swing Bridge River Ouse. With "a couple of foot of fresh" on a spring tide.

 

 

 

Bridges and the entrance at Selby.

(The boat ahead, having clumped Cawood, missed Selby and needed rescue from a sandbank in Goole. Boat and crew unhurt)

Compare 4May2005

Edited May 5, 2021 by PeterScott
extra pic

[PeterScott]

Today 2021

 

 

 

Fradley Junction

T&M/Coventry

 

Compare

#3393 (1977)

#5916 (1978)

#3055 (1995)

#1760 (2004)

#589 #6028 (2010)

#3492 (2012)

#5621 (2017)

#2319 #2786 #3281 (2020)

 

 

 

 

Edited May 5, 2021 by PeterScott
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[PeterScott]

On this day in 1996

 

 

Entering Bancroft Basin

Stratford-on-Avon

Southern Stratford Canal.

 

After the raising of the bridge 

 

Compare

8Apr1993  

24Dec2003  

25Dec2003

 

And on the river

 

More  fifths of May in years gone by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 5, 2021 by PeterScott
extra link

[PeterScott]

This afternoon 2021

 

 

above Fradley Middle Lock T&M Compare #4030 (2013) #3921 (2014) #460  #3594 #3495 (2017) #5585 (2019)

[David Mack]

1 hour ago, PeterScott said:

 

and teapots

 

 

 

58 minutes ago, Rob-M said:

There was only one teapot a few weeks ago but I didn't take a photo.

 

And only one on 25 October last year.

[ditchcrawler]

1 hour ago, PeterScott said:

Today 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tam & Di]

This day 2021 I had cause to look through the pages of my passport    ?

 

Tam

 

 

[Rob-M]

On this day, 2018

Carrying salt to Droitwich on Scorpio

[John Liley]

10 hours ago, Tam & Di said:

This day 2021 I had cause to look through the pages of my passport    ?

 

Tam

 

 

Mine has thw Angeel of the North, a yacht, a tube train and various historical figures I do not recognise. But no canals. There must be some government office working away on such things.

[Tam & Di]

1 minute ago, John Liley said:

Mine has thw Angeel of the North, a yacht, a tube train and various historical figures I do not recognise. But no canals. There must be some government office working away on such things.

 

Are they like Amazon do you think - do they tailor the passport pictures according to things you've searched on Google? I guess that could get to be embarrassing   ?  

I did wonder if the boat pictured in mine belongs to a forum member.

 

Tam

[Guest]

24 minutes ago, Tam & Di said:

 

Are they like Amazon do you think - do they tailor the passport pictures according to things you've searched on Google? I guess that could get to be embarrassing   ?  

I did wonder if the boat pictured in mine belongs to a forum member.

 

Tam

 

It depends when they were issued. There was some discussion on here ISTR when the canal scene pages were added.

 

Mine was issued in 2012 (expires next year) and doesnt have these pages. I'm guessing yours was issued after that?

 

Edit. A search would indicate those canal scenes were actually added in 2011, I will need to double check mine.

Edited May 6, 2021 by The Happy Nomad
Date correction.

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1996

 

Edstone Aqueduct

Southern Stratford Canal

 

Compare

#5842 (1993)

#2653 (1996)

#3791 (1998)

#2352 (2001)

#4645 (2003)

#3688 (2011)

#2675 (2012)

#1915 (2018)

[Rob-M]

1 hour ago, The Happy Nomad said:

 

It depends when they were issued. There was some discussion on here ISTR when the canal scene pages were added.

 

Mine was issued in 2012 (expires next year) and doesnt have these pages. I'm guessing yours was issued after that?

 

Edit. A search would indicate those canal scenes were actually added in 2011, I will need to double check mine.

Mine was issued in 2012 and I do have the canal picture on page 17.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Rob-M said:

Mine was issued in 2012 and I do have the canal picture on page 17.

 

Yes I've just checked, mine does too.

[Athy]

Passport? Oh yes, that dusty thing in a pigeon-hole in my bureau.