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[PeterScott]

On this day in 1998

 

Old Turn Junction  BCN  

The Hat: They Must Have Known Someone Was Visiting (G8)

Compare  21Aug1990  1Jun1998  14Nov2002/14Nov2015  5May2003  5Aug2003  21Dec2003  7Aug2005  6Dec2007  24Oct2009  14Nov2015  22Aug2016  (#2) 2Jul2018  1Jul2018  31Aug2019   12May2023/13May2023 and  Name-discussion15Nov2022

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marple Flight Lock15  Peak Forest and other parts of the flight

Compare  28Apr1980 (#2) 11May2007 (#2)  8Jul2012  11Aug2012  30Nov2014  8Oct2015  1Oct2016  1Jun2019  20Dec2020  (#2)  (#3)

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1991 

On 03/06/2021 at 16:16, PeterScott said:

On 2 June 1991

Stainforth & Keadby Canal - Keadby's sliding railway bridge  Compare 3Jul2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vazon Road Swing Bridge S&SYN is the road bridge next to the sliding railway bridge. Fending off. Compare 6Aug2012 (second pic)

 

and another view of the railway bridge

 

 

and earlier in t'other direction on 29May1991

 

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 1991

 

 

Bramwith Junction S&SYN

 

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 1991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sprotbrough bridges S&SYN

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 1992

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BCN OldML under the M5 (before the scaffolding) starting at Oldbury Junction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spon Lane Junction BCN OldML/SponLane Locks Br 

Passing the junction and later that day, after ascending Spon Lane locks

 

Compare 22Jun2001

 

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 1992

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engine Arm BCN:

(#1) Junction Bridge 

(#2) (#6) (#7)  (#8) Engine Arm Aqueduct  Compare  11Apr1978 21Aug1990/21Aug2016 21Nov2003 5Nov2013  13Nov2015

(#3) (#4) Bridge Street Bridge looking towards junction, looking towards the end

(#5) Poling near the end

 

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 1992

 

 

 

 

Summit Tunnel Old Main Line BCN 

Compare 11Apr1978 5Nov2013   2Nov2014

BCN Old Main Line  

 

 

 

and later in the day Galton Tunnel (northwestern entrance)  BCN NewML Compare 2May2021

 

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 1992

 

 

 

Smethwick Pumping Station

BCNMain Lines   

 

first on the OldML and later this day on the NewML

 

 

New and Old Main Lines BCN from Brasshouse Lane

Compare   11Apr1978    30Aug1982

 

 

 

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 1992

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smethwick Top Lock No 1  BCN Old ML and the remains of the parallel lock 

Compare 11Apr1978  21Aug1990  8Jun2004   22May2012   5Nov2013   Sept2018 

 

Smethwick flight

 

BCN Smethwick Junction  Old Main Lines / New Main Line

Compare  21Aug1990  21Nov2003  30Sep2008   24Jul2012 (photo9of10)  5Nov2013  13Nov2015 

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 1992

 

 

 

 

Winson Green Junction

BCN Main Line 

 

Compare 

23Dec2002  8Aug2011  14Nov2015  20Aug2016  (#2)

 

 

 

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 1992

 

Spon Lane Station Bridge  BCN New ML  Compare 27Dec2007

 

 

M5 Motorway bridge

 

 

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[oboat]

2 hours ago, PeterScott said:

On this day in 1992

 

 

 

 

Winson Green Junction

BCN Main Line 

 

Compare 

23Dec2002  8Aug2011  14Nov2015  20Aug2016  (#2)

 

 

 

Bit different last week they are now in imminent danger of being declared SSSI's!!!!!!!!

[PeterScott]

 On this day in 1992

 

 

 

 

Bromford Junction  BCN  MainLine / Spon Lane Locks Branch  

Compare  18Apr2001   27Dec2004  20Oct2005  28Aug2008  27Sep2010  13Nov 2015

 

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[PeterScott]

 On this day in 1992

 

 

 

Brades Locks BCN

 

 

 

 

 

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[PeterScott]

  On this day in 1982

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gosty Hill Tunnel  Dudley No2 Canal

 

The legging was to proceed forwards with least engine, improving the chances of the metal cratch passing under the lowest part. Which it failed to do.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On 03/06/2021 at 16:27, PeterScott said:

On 2 June 1987

Gosty Hill Tunnel

the wall of the tunnel tug's building still standing

and the B&W picture from C&RT's collection

 

 

 

 

 

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2013

 

 

 

Tame Aqueduct Coventry Canal 

Compare  30May1992  11Sep1994  25Nov2002 (#2)  21Mar2005  9Aug2005  27Sep2006  16Jul2008   6Jun2013/6Jun2016  8Oct2013  6Nov2014   15Nov2015  22Sep2017  (#2)  31Mar2019  21Jul2022  25Jul2022

 

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 2013

 

 

Overflow by Peel's Wharf Coventry Canal. And a Black Cat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fazeley Junction  B+F/Coventry

Compare  17Apr2001   25Jul2002  25Nov2002  26Dec2002  8May2003  28Dec2004  9Aug2005   19Dec2005 23Dec2007 14Jul2008  9Sep2010  2Aug2011/2Aug2020  8Oct2011/8Oct2015  27Jul2012   16Aug2014   6Nov2014   15Jul2015   15Jun2017   17May2018  31Mar2019  6Aug2020 23Aug2020  1May2021 21Jun2021  30Oct2021  31Oct2021

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 1991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cromwell Lock and weir River Trent  Compare  3Jun1991  2Sep2009  16Apr2010  3Aug2012  25Aug2012 (#2) 31Aug2012  (#2)  28Aug2013  2Aug2015 (#2) Feb2016  Sept2019  earlier(last pic)

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[PeterScott]

On this day 1991

 

 

 

Gainsborough River Trent   Compare 16Apr1978   4Aug2012(fourth pic)  28Aug2015(fourth pic)  30Aug2017   20Jan2022

 

 

Tidal Trent:  remembering to keep a good lookout behind

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[Captain Pegg]

Loving the pictures of the BCN before it became an urban forest. I miss the views across both levels from the train at Smethwick, and of Perry Barr top flight from the M6. Although the latter was mostly eradicated by sound barriers. Just about the one unreconstituted view still available is looking up Oldbury locks from the M5.

 

Speaking to someone last weekend they seemed to think I was mad in suggesting there were far too many trees on the BCN. 

[oboat]

14 hours ago, PeterScott said:

  On this day in 1982

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gosty Hill Tunnel  Dudley No2 Canal

 

The legging was to proceed forwards with least engine, improving the chances of the metal cratch passing under the lowest part. Which it failed to do.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I can relate to that THING in the cut. On our very first entry with O/S visitors abroad we became amalgamated with a large Ski Jacket complet with a very good quality metal zip just before entry. It took over two hours for the divorce to take place. 

Visitors very embarrassed.

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 1991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newark  RTrent,

Compare 16Apr1978 (#2) 1Sep2009  8Sep2009  16Apr2010  (#2)   16Apr2010/16Apr1978 17Apr2010 10Nov2010 14Jun2013 7May2015   26Jul2015  2Aug2015  18Jul2016  16Apr2017  27Jun2021  31Jul2022

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 1992

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delph (BCN) Dudley Canal No 1 

Compare 20Jun1974  11Apr1978 (#2) 15Aug1995  24Mar1997  30Jul1997  25Mar2000  10Jul2001 (#2)  24Jun2002  23Jul2002  2May2003  28Aug2008   17May2011    24Sep2017 (#2)  5Jul2018  7Jan2023

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 1992

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stourbridge Basin, Stourbridge Branch  

Washing/Brasso

 

Compare   26Aug1991 17May2011  24Sep2017

Edited June 3, 2023 by PeterScott