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[PeterScott]

On this day in 2012

 

L&L Wigan to Liverpool

[PeterScott]

On this day in

 

Morning on the Trent, and the M1 bridge near Sawley later in the morning

 

[PeterScott]

On this daay in 2019

 

Ashby Canal. Unauthorised renumbering of the Canal Association sign to show mileage to the crrent end of navigation rather then the whole canal. And a sign in the next restoration project

 

 

[PeterScott]

Just now

Shugboorough Hall and T&M south of Great Haywood and br 72a

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[PeterScott]

On this day 2012

 

Bridgewater Canal maintenance craft. Manchester

 

 

 

[Dav and Pen]

This day 2007 at Verdun Sur Doubs where the Doubs meets the Saone. This coaster has just loaded at the grain silos just up stream and is on its way to the med. there are 2 of these that we saw regularly on the Saone. The other one is loading at St Jean de Losne the upper limit of the deep channel

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 2012

 

Crossing Barton Swing Aqueduct. Bridewater Canal, Stretford and Leigh Branch over the Manchester Ship Canal

 

and looking at the aqueduct ahead

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2019

 

Atherstone top lock Coventry Canal, and a volunteer directing proceedings

 

 

[PeterScott]

Today 2020

 

Wood End Lock T&M and the same lock look t'other way in 2009

 

 

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2018

 

Crown Point weir Leeds A+C. The rebuilt weir as part of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme. And the view to the left of that image to Leeds Lock and the Armouries

 

[Dav and Pen]

Today 2005 sandwiched between two big ones R.Meuse Belgium on our way back to Antwerp. The gates slide back.

[Dav and Pen]

This is the sunken barge in post#3328. Now ashore at Beez near Namur. It’s just possible to see where it buckled.

[PeterScott]

This morning

Streethay, Coventry Canal

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2019

 

Grendon Dock Coventry Canal

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2009

 

Barlaston T&M

 

And the same place last Wednesday. Strange colouring. A reminder that cameras do odd things if the wrong buttons are pressed. Hmmm.

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[Dav and Pen]

In 2006 we were on our way back to our winter mooring near Antwerp . In the French Ardennes. To work the locks you have a little zapper which you Pont at a box about 200m from the lock. In the lock you push the blue rod to work it and the red rod if something goes wrong.

[Rob-M]

Today

Brayford, Lincoln

[John Liley]

On 11/09/2020 at 12:10, Dav and Pen said:

This is the sunken barge in post#3328. Now ashore at Beez near Namur. It’s just possible to see where it buckled.

An intriguing situation this. Did the accident occur because of the condition of the barge? Or was she being loaded incorrectly? Tipping stone into such a lengthy vessel, too much of it at one particular point, could be asking for trouble. A case, maybe, for using shorter vessels.

[Dav and Pen]

43 minutes ago, John Liley said:

An intriguing situation this. Did the accident occur because of the condition of the barge? Or was she being loaded incorrectly? Tipping stone into such a lengthy vessel, too much of it at one particular point, could be asking for trouble. A case, maybe, for using shorter vessels.

The way they load is as shown in my photo below. There needs to be good coordination between the barge and the trucks maybe the last 25 tonnes falling into this part of the barge was to much as it appeared to be already well loaded. I doubt we will ever know.

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2017

 

Hazelhurst Aqueduct Caldon Canal. And Bridge 3 Turnover Bridge Leek Branch

 

      

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[Dav and Pen]

This evening in 2007 we stopped in this old lock at Gigny near Tournus on the Saone the old lock house is a restaurant. The lock was bypassed when the river was re modeled for the big barges and just downstream is the new Ormes lock. Normally there is a small difference in level and in times of high level it is normal for barges to pass over the weir.

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2005

 

Blakes Lock River Kennet

 

with paddles and rymers

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2009

 

Harecastle Tunnel T&M and the canal is acquiring some extra water just south of the portal

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2009

 

Church Lawton Bottom Lock No 48, Cheshire Locks T&M and the disused parallel lock

 

 

[Bee]

17 hours ago, John Liley said:

An intriguing situation this. Did the accident occur because of the condition of the barge? Or was she being loaded incorrectly? Tipping stone into such a lengthy vessel, too much of it at one particular point, could be asking for trouble. A case, maybe, for using shorter vessels.

I think its the one particular point that could be the problem, I have seen a photo somewhere of a commercial with the bow and the stern pretty much pointing skywards and the middle with I think, a coil of steel sat on the bottom, wish I could find it.