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

PeterScott · July 26, 2020

On 20/07/2020 at 23:04, haggis said:

... the IWA festival at Burton on Trent which we attended on Gamebird. We took the dogs for a walk the first evening and [Gael] disappeared at one point and we found her on board Copperkins our shared boat which was there with other owners. It amazed us how she became aware of the boat from quite a distance when there were hundred of boats there. Haggis

On this day in 2011 - at Fradley Junction on the way to the Festival

Dav and Pen · July 26, 2020

Found the Album with the Irish photos. This is Penny using the card system on the Shannon Erne link or the B and B canal.

its a system of connected lochs and river through beautiful country (if the weathers good)

A great mooring called Houghton Shore and sign at end of the Woodford River.

John Liley · July 26, 2020

In Ireland long ago a Grand Canal barge discovered up a creek on the Shannon in the 1960s

jake_crew · July 26, 2020

I guess a Kromhout, Widdop or big Bolly engine.

Did they get it going I wonder, they take a bit of starting.

Reminds me of the TV series traversing the Grand Canal in the E 83 with a similar engine.

David Mack · July 26, 2020

Today, Rochdale Canal at Walsden

Dav and Pen · July 26, 2020

The old Grand Canal/ Guinness barges have a very enthusiastic following M45 is or was unconverted and I thought the engine was a Gardner. Fox is a maintenance boat seen on the upper Shannon.

Pluto · July 26, 2020

1 hour ago, John Liley said:

In Ireland long ago a Grand Canal barge discovered up a creek on the Shannon in the 1960s

Originally they used Bollinders, and there were loads of spares just lying around when I visited the maintenance yard at Tullamore in 1981.

PeterScott · July 26, 2020

On this day in 2015

Beeston Cut River Trent Navigation

PeterScott · July 26, 2020

On this day in 1997

Stoke T&M Compare #1725 (2000) #501 (2001) #1459 (2013), and earlier on the tripfrom Great Haywood

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PeterScott · July 26, 2020

On this day in 1994

Foxton Locks GU Leicester Line Compare #2306 (1973)

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Ray T · July 26, 2020

12 hours ago, Athy said:

We used to pass it (or its twin brother, if it had one) from time to time.moored somewhere on the North Oxford if memory serves. It had an interesting history (perhaps there was a thread about it on here?) though I don't remember the details.

Saw the boat at Radford last week. It now has a permanent cabin top and some portholes along the hull.

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PeterScott · July 26, 2020

On this day in 1994

top of Foxton Inclined Plane. And a postcard of the plane when working across the junction

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PeterScott · July 26, 2020

On this day in 2007

Ickles Lock Rotherham S+SYN And So To Bed

George and Dragon · July 26, 2020

12 hours ago, Athy said:

We used to pass it (or its twin brother, if it had one) from time to time.moored somewhere on the North Oxford if memory serves. It had an interesting history (perhaps there was a thread about it on here?) though I don't remember the details.

'Twas between Napton and Braunston 3 years ago. A year later further up the North Oxford but I forget the exact location.

Naughty Cal · July 27, 2020

On this day 2016. Heading back into Boston after a choppy run across from Wells next the Sea on our way home from the Norfolk Broads

GUMPY · July 27, 2020

On this day in 2012 we changed boats

PeterScott · July 27, 2020

On this day in 1994

end of Welford Arm GU Leicester Line

PeterScott · July 27, 2020

1 hour ago, Naughty Cal said:

On this day 2016. Heading back into Boston after a choppy run across from Wells next the Sea on our way home from the Norfolk Broads

From August 2015

and earlier

Compare #2405 (1992)

Dav and Pen · July 27, 2020

Further to my post#2581 The Irish barge 45M. This barge sank in Lough Derg on 1st Dec 1946 whilst on passage from Dublin to Limerick with a cargo of Stout in barrels during very strong wind which caused the cargo to shift and the towline from the tug snapped .Large waves swept into the hold and the crew were thrown into the water. 3 where lost and 1 made it ashore. In 1971 Donnacha Kennedy brought her and went about raising her with the help of the Limerick sub aqua club using plastic barrels and lots of Irish imagination. He says that without an overhaul or complete dismantling the engine started and ran after 26 years under water. Swedish engineering. Subsequently the barge was restored to its original condition. (The stout was un drinkable)

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