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[PeterScott]

On this day in 2013

 

Wobbly Bridge RThames  Compare 4Jun2007 11Dec2010 21Jun2018 14Feb2020   More eighteenths of February

 

Edited February 18, 2021 by PeterScott
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[John Liley]

In a corner of Friesland near Heerenveen, where the waterways had dwindled in status, this 250 tonne capacity vessel suddenly appeared. The single soul who guided it came out of his wheelhouse to scratch with a bit of glasspaper at some miniscule blemish in the paintwork while waiting for the bridge to be opened, a remarkable structure in itself, with tilting overhead wires.

 

I wondered for a time whether to post the top photo on the 'March of the Widebeams' thread to see where it might take us, but decided against.

 

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1995

 

Stibbington River Nene

 

Launching Odyssey

 

with a bit of a push

 

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2007

 

 

 

 

Compare 30July1977

 

Chichester Canal Sea Lock

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2012

 

Itchen Bridge Southampton

 

 

Ocean Village

 

 

Southampton Water and across SW

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2012

 

 

 

[bigcol]

Yes to be moored underneath the itchen bridge, in itchen marine boat yard.

Nice owners they use to run the well know tug business, and fuel pumps

nice place. Really looked after us.

 

really good times

 

loved the 5 years we were there

 

sold our princess v42, last time I had a boat on the lumpy stuff.

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 2016

 

 

Publicity shots, Milepost unveilling Skipton L+L More from nineteenths of February

 

 

 

Edited February 19, 2021 by PeterScott

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2005

 

Grove Lock GUSouth

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2004

 

Trent Falls  from, and a Millennium Plaque at, Alkborough  Compare 11Aug1984

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2005

 

Moorings in the weirstrdeam. Greenham Lock Newbury Marina K+A

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2005

 

Culham Lock River Thames

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2004

 

Burton Stather, east bank of the tidal Trent not far from Trent Falls  More twentieths of February

 

 

[PeterScott]

From a display in Southampton, visited this day 2004

 

More Timetables

 

Imperial Airways (wiki)

 

[Athy]

A Solent? It must have been great to see one flying and "landing".

I remember standing with my Dad on a ferry out of Southampton on my very first trip to France, and him pointing out a bunch of these flying boats moored together in Southampton Water. I think they were coming towards the end of their operational lives then, and I'm pleased to see that one has been preserved.

 

I have since seen a flying boat in action, in New Zealand, but it was a fairly titchy thing compared with that one.

Edited February 21, 2021 by Athy

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2020

Craft on Southampton Water

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2007

 

a view of the Cape Arm, an unnavigable loop on the BCN Main Line , from the embankment separating it from the Main Line.

 

[Scholar Gypsy]

7 minutes ago, PeterScott said:

On this day in 2007

 

 

a view of the Cape Arm, an unnavigable loop on the BCN Main Line , from the embankment separating it from the Main Line.

 

Now the location of the new Midland Met hospital. I think they are quite interested in reopening the connection to the main line .....

[David Mack]

3 hours ago, Scholar Gypsy said:

Now the location of the new Midland Met hospital. I think they are quite interested in reopening the connection to the main line .....

Last time I was there, there was only a gate hanging from the far side of the arch under the feeder embankment. What is to stop them from removing that to allow boats in (probably along with some dredging)?

Is it CRT owned or private water?

[PeterScott]

4 hours ago, Scholar Gypsy said:

[Cape Arm,] Now the location of the new Midland Met hospital. I think they are quite interested in reopening the connection to the main line .....

Compare #2037 (2000) The nice Mr Google shows the demolition and rebuilding on this site: 2009  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018

1 hour ago, David Mack said:

Last time I was there, there was only a gate hanging from the far side of the arch under the feeder embankment. What is to stop them from removing that to allow boats in (probably along with some dredging)? Is it CRT owned or private water?

 

August 2019 the gate looks ready to fall off. As it has for twenty years or so. Compare #4281 (2003) #4705 (2007) #4176 (2015) #1113 (2018)

And a side view  of the arch from 2007

Edited February 21, 2021 by PeterScott
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[Athy]

29 minutes ago, PeterScott said:

Compare #2037 (2000) The nice Mr Google shows the demolition and rebuilding on this site: 2009  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018

 

August 2019 the gate looks ready to fall off. As it has for twenty years or so. 

Send for CanalTime. They'll get the job done.

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2007

 

 

BCN Main Line. Straight bits looking towards, then away from Birmingham City Centre from Winson Green Bridge

 

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2020

 

Hythe Pier Southampton Water

 

Compare

5Feb2016

and here

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1998

 

Newbury Lock K+A

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2007

 

 

Site of Harborne Branch Railway Bridge BCN Main Line More twentyfirsts of February