Land Slip - Easenhall Cutting, Brinklow, Oxford Canal

[David Mack]

2 hours ago, Stroudwater1 said:

 

The hopper is rather smart

 

That's not a hopper. It is designed to carry road-based plant, hence the drop down ramps on the right hand end. Since it also has hydraulic spud legs it looks to have been designed to allow a conventional excavator to be used for dredging.

 

[MtB]

54 minutes ago, David Mack said:

That's not a hopper. It is designed to carry road-based plant, hence the drop down ramps on the right hand end. Since it also has hydraulic spud legs it looks to have been designed to allow a conventional excavator to be used for dredging.

 

 

 

Indeed it is, and their website is an interesting place to visit and look at all their specialist boats

 

https://rothenworkboats.co.uk/our-work-boats/

 

 

[Captain Pegg]

1 hour ago, David Mack said:

That's not a hopper. It is designed to carry road-based plant, hence the drop down ramps on the right hand end. Since it also has hydraulic spud legs it looks to have been designed to allow a conventional excavator to be used for dredging.

 

Quite a smart bit of kit. Much more economical to be able to hire a small tracked excavator with full fitter and operator support than have one of your own permanently attached to a boat.

 

As for the tugs and hoppers I saw, they were entering and exiting the closed section transporting vegetation that was being processed at Newbold. It’s possible it wasn’t from Easenhall but I think it’s highly likely it was. I imagine those craft are left at Newbold overnight and at weekends because that’s where the operatives can get easy access to them.

Edited April 12 by Captain Pegg

[Mike Tee]

In case anyone is interested

16/04/2024 13:16

The team are making good progress, and have installed an access track in the field above the cutting to allow larger plant and wagons to take material away so we can safely access the site. Long reach machines are being delivered which will then allow us to excavate down the side of the cutting to access the canal. We’re also installing access roads to the other slip site, and preparing the ground for temporary storage of materials and access down the bank.

We’re still on programme to open the navigation for the middle of May. We'll provide further updates as soon as we receive them.

[ditchcrawler]

A couple of photos from Facebook taken by Brian Cockayne

 

 

Brian again

If you do Facebook there is a Video at (1) Brian Cockayne - Today at the landslide site, Easenhall cutting,... | Facebook

[James Owen]

That's rather impressive!!

 

It's funny how some drone pictures quickly put things into perspective and show the scale of works undertaken thus far (and where the monies accrued from licences etc have actually been spent).

 

Fingers crossed there's a fair dry spell ahead but even then, the 18th is less than four weeks away....