Diesel- Birmingham area

[Leemc]

Hi all,

Going to need some diesel soon(ish)

Currently near Bournville, on our way to Wolverhampton, then on to Market Drayton. Do any fuel boats operate around here as can’t see any boatyards ahead.

cheers in advance 

[Clanky]

Oxley marina on the staffs and Worcs before you turn onto the Shroppie at Autherley, Turners at Wheaton Aston on the Shropshire Union bridge 19, fuel boat Lyndsey run by Richard  of   https://chamberlaincarryingco.co.uk/ runs down the Shroppie regularly to the M54 bridge, give them a call for schedule 

 

or have a look here.  https://noproblem.org.uk/blog/where-to-buy-diesel/#bcn
 

Edited September 9, 2024 by Clanky

[Leemc]

Thank you. Should be able to make it to Oxley, but would prefer something before then 🙏

[Rob-M]

You could detour to Hawne Basin, cheap diesel there and the opportunity to go through Gosty Tunnel.

[john6767]

Unless you are desperate then Turners at Wheaton Aston on the Shroppie is only a couple of days away.  You could also divert to Hawne Basin on Dudley No 2 for the really cheap stuff. Also there is Sherbourne Wharf (by the Distillary) in the centre of Birmingham, that is probably not cheap but you could just put 50 quid in there to tide you over until Turners.

[agg221]

Sherbourne Wharf is extremely expensive.

Hawne Basin is very cheap and well worth the trip if you can afford the time.

Rich on Roach is the fuel boat working that area.

Oxley Marine is the next option - not used it.

Turners is very cheap but has limited opening hours.

Norbury Wharf tends to price match Turners these days.

Four Counties work round the Four Counties Ring so you are within their range as soon as you get to Autherley.

 

Alec

[Richard T]

Oxley Marine may be cash only. It was when we had a pump out a couple of years.

[Rob-M]

Norbury Wharf were 1p cheaper than Turners last week.

[Stroudwater1]

A trip through Gosty Hill tunnel is a must do for any boater, especially as once you have gone through you realise you have to return through it.
 

Hawne basin is lovely  but watch the entrance bridge. It’s quite low but pretty much matches Gosty Hills profile apparently. 

[Rob-M]

Can get a bit tight in Gosty Hill...

[Leemc]

Thanks all. You lot really are an impressive and helpful bunch. The Hawne basin sounds brilliant, wish we had the time. Meeting Rick from the Roach fuel boat tomorrow in central brum- just got lucky really.

cheers again 

[agg221]

7 minutes ago, Rob-M said:

Can get a bit tight in Gosty Hill...

 

Not as tight as the Dudley...

[Rob-M]

6 minutes ago, agg221 said:

Not as tight as the Dudley...

I was too busy legging in Dudley for photos, only one I have in the tunnel has plenty of headroom

Edited September 9, 2024 by Rob-M

[agg221]

1 minute ago, Rob-M said:

I was too busy legging in Dudley for photos, only one I have in the tunnel has plenty of headroom

 

I know my photo is terrible, but it's the only one which shows just how close to the roof we got. I was on the stern, looking forward to the tunnel tug.

 

Alec

[Laurie Booth]

6 hours ago, Leemc said:

Hi all,

Going to need some diesel soon(ish)

Currently near Bournville, on our way to Wolverhampton, then on to Market Drayton. Do any fuel boats operate around here as can’t see any boatyards ahead.

cheers in advance 

Boaters Facilities at the Roundhouse | Sherborne Wharf

 

Edited September 9, 2024 by Laurie Booth

[frahkn]

The fuel boat 'Roach' is currently moored opposite the NIA in Birmingham.

[Victor Vectis]

14 hours ago, agg221 said:

I know my photo is terrible, but it's the only one which shows just how close to the roof we got. I was on the stern, looking forward to the tunnel tug.

 

Alec

Was it taken at night time?

  😀

[Francis Herne]

15 hours ago, Stroudwater1 said:

Hawne basin is lovely  but watch the entrance bridge. It’s quite low but pretty much matches Gosty Hills profile apparently. 

The basin bridge is about 4 inches lower in the centre than the lowest point of the tunnel. Clearance at cabin corners is similar to the tunnel if you're centred in the bridge, but there's more room to drift sideways and scrape them.

[ditchcrawler]

17 hours ago, Richard T said:

Oxley Marine may be cash only. It was when we had a pump out a couple of years.

Still is

[Sea Dog]

22 hours ago, Richard T said:

Oxley Marine may be cash only. It was when we had a pump out a couple of years.

Their diesel was £1.00 per litre this Sunday (08.09.24) when we passed.

[agg221]

2 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

Their diesel was £1.00 per litre this Sunday (08.09.24) when we passed.

Norbury was 87p the weekend before last.

 

Alec

[Rob-M]

42 minutes ago, agg221 said:

Norbury was 87p the weekend before last.

 

Alec

We paid 87p on the 31st Aug at Norbury.

[Leemc]

Rich on the Roach fuel boat sorted us out this morning 👍

[Wanderer Vagabond]

On 09/09/2024 at 21:00, Stroudwater1 said:

A trip through Gosty Hill tunnel is a must do for any boater, especially as once you have gone through you realise you have to return through it.
 

Hawne basin is lovely  but watch the entrance bridge. It’s quite low but pretty much matches Gosty Hills profile apparently. 

For those of us who moor at Hawne we have the happy knowledge that every time we go out we have the joys of the tunnel. Truth be told it isn't the headroom that is the real problem, it is the silt build up from about halfway through the tunnel (just beyond the air shaft heading out) until you get beyond Gosty Hill Bridge. It is washing out from the old tug bay at the northern end of the tunnel and we are hoping to get a dredger to try and do something about it. To give some idea, it takes me 35 minutes to pass through Netherton Tunnel a distance of 3027 yards (1.7 miles), I've never got through Gosty at 557 yards (0.3 miles) in better than 20 minutes, so to pass through Netherton at the Gosty speed would take just shy of 2 hours.

[Victor Vectis]

I always get the feeling I'm going backwards when going through Gosty Hill!