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[PeterScott]

On this day in 1995

 

Sheffield Basin (Victoria Quays) S&SYN  from the tram, after an event on the BankHoliday weekend

 

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[BoatinglifeupNorth]

14 minutes ago, PeterScott said:

On this day in 1995

 

Sheffield Basin (Victoria Quays) S&SYN  from the tram, after an event on the BankHoliday weekend

 

 And below the painting of the event commissioned by BW(CaRT) at the time, painted by the well known Sheffield artist Joe Scarborough, who has sadly had to move off his Narrowboat after more than 25 years living at Victoria Quays. 
 

Edited May 9 by BoatinglifeupNorth

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Braunston Turn  Northern Oxford / GU  

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boats around Braunston

[Stroudwater1]

Tonight. Last boat down. 
 

 

 

Braunston, 22.00. Practice for the BCN challenge? 

 

Edited May 10 by Stroudwater1

[PeterScott]

On 21/06/2023 at 20:12, BoatinglifeupNorth said:

On [21Jun], Waddingtons barge “Confidence” getting cut up and back in 1982 moving 350T castings from Goole-Doncaster-Goole. A sad day for one of  Victor Waddingtons Barges designed in his head before boat architects were needed.

 

On 08/05/2024 at 13:17, PeterScott said:

[8May] 2024 

Waddington's Yard  at Swinton Junction S&SYN / Dearne&Dove

 

 

  

From WaterwaysWorld Feb/Mar1983:

 

Confidence on the Waterways.
One criticism often levelled at inland waterway transport is that it is too slow. In December [1982] a 330ton load completed half of its journey by water in 5 uneventful hours while the other half of its journey by road took over 5 days, in the quiet hours, and needed police escorts, strengthening of motorway bridges, and complete closure of part of the M18. Sadly, it was the road journey that attracted all the national publicity.

 

The 330ton casting was shipped from Germany to Goole for transport to Sheffield for machining. It was then to be re-exported via Goole to Mexico, all as part of a £350m contract won by DavyMcKee of Sheffield for a new steel rolling mill. The castings are too heavy for road bridges between Goole and Doncaster, and too large for rail transport. Water transport is the only way for the loads to be moved. Without the waterways in this area, the valuable order might have been lost to another country, demonstrating one way our waterways have a major role to play in an integrated transport policy.

The journey from Goole to Doncaster was therefore made by waterway, then by road to Sheffield.

 

A complication was that no existing boat could carry the load on the depth of water that BritishWaterways could guarantee. Waddingtons of Swinton purpose-built a new vessel from two existing 75ft by 20ft lighters the RilToto and the RilDora, both built in 1923 by HenryScarr of Hessle for RishworthIngleby&Lofthouse. Waddingtons sliced off the bows of the former and the stern of the latter and joined them with a new centre section to give a barge of 140ft length overall with a beam of 19ft6in, the widest that can navigate to Doncaster, and aptly named it Confidence. In the first B&W picture taken in summer of 1982, see the original lines of the top strakes of the two lighters and the new centre section. In the second, spot-the-join. The tug alongside is  Kingfisher, specially adapted from the stern of a tanker barge.

 

 

Confidence carried the 330ton load on a 7ft draught. It made fair speed on the canals from Goole to Doncaster, preceded by the BWB TomPudding tug WaterHaigh, equipped with echo sounders to find shallow spots, and pushed by Kingfisher.

 

 

 

 

 

Once machined, the casting, still weighing in excess of 300 tons, will use the same route to return to Goole, and will eventually be followed by three similar castings in each direction. With the completion of work on the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation scheduled for Spring [1983], it might be possible to take the Confidence to Rotherham, and reduce the time-consuming road journey. Two more of the castings are due to travel up the canal from Goole to Doncaster mid-March [1983].

 

 

8May2024 another view at Waddington's Yard  at Swinton Junction S&SYN / Dearne&Dove

 

 

[PeterScott]

This afternoon 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sitting on a bench with a sandwich, and three boats pass by ... summer has arrived ... around Swine Lane Bridge No 198 L&L

Edited May 12 by PeterScott
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[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

Today Hackney Wick

 

 

 

Edited May 11 by beerbeerbeerbeerbeer

[BoatinglifeupNorth]

37 minutes ago, beerbeerbeerbeerbeer said:

Today Hackney Wick

 

 

 

Tomorrow Little Venice with “Just one Cornetto”

 

Edited May 11 by BoatinglifeupNorth

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

That’s the idea ish 😃

[thames s23]

Cookham on the river Thames, last night and this morning:

 

 

[PeterScott]

This morning 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DanielAdamson

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at Anderton Lift River Weaver.

 

 

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Edited May 12 by PeterScott

[PeterScott]

This afternoon 2024

 

T&M below Fradley Junction. A talking bench. Sadly insufficient time to have a conversation with it.

Edited May 12 by PeterScott

[Tim Lewis]

Spent a while today telling peeps that legs dangled over lock sides and heavy steel boats don’t mix!

[PeterScott]

This afternoon 2024

 

"living sculpture" above Bagnall lock, Alrewas T&M.  Living OK but the sculptural elements have faded away ...

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NotALock - on the road outside Alrewas

 

 

 

 

Bench  by Bagnall Lock, no longer telling the story of  Alrewas  Compare   1Apr1999   30Sep2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[PeterScott]

This afternoon 2024

 

 

sitting on  StandUpPaddleboards - between Fradleyand Alrewas T&M

 

 

 

 

 

Gallows Bridge No 47 Alrewas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alrewas Lock No 12

 

useful advice on the bottom gate...

 

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 2023

 

 

 

 

Black Country Museum Dudley Canal No 1

 

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[Naughty Cal]

On this day 2018

Syd discovered he liked the dinghy, with the help of his buddy Jack

 

 

 

[Francis Herne]

On this day today, tiny steamboats are nice.

(feat. @DHutch, dripping!)

[thames s23]

Yesterday on the thames

 

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of the lockbeam strengthening kits. And a strappingpost metal cover ?

 

 

 

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On 30/09/2023 at 11:20, PeterScott said:

[29Sep] 2023

 

 Haywood Lock No 22 T&M and the beam-strengthening

 

  

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bromford Junction  BCN  MainLine / Spon Lane Locks Branch 

 

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[PeterScott]

On this day in 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old Turn Junction  BCN and GoBoats (not here in 2024) inside the Oozells Street Loop

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[Naughty Cal]

On this day 2004

Reedham Ferry onboard Brinks Breakaway 1.

Our first holiday afloat and one which cemented our love of boating.

 

Also the first time we met a couple who would many years later go one to become firm friends we spent many happy hours cruising with. The boat with the green canopy to the far left of the picture. They still have the same boat now.

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2023

 

 

 

 

 

Tipton Junction

 

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