New canal from Northumberland to London

[Peter Thornton]

Our local news is carrying a story about a proposednew canal from the Kielder reservoir to London via Leeds and Birmingham. It's 24 metres wide and cost is estimated at £14 billion.

It will be used to carry water from the North to the South, to transport biomass materials, data and power transmission. The water will move South largely by gravity so presumably traffic will go one way. No details of how the vessels get back up North again.

Details here http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/update/2013-05-08/plans-for-huge-canal-from-kielder-water-to-london-to-help-south-in-times-of-drought/

 

An interesting proposition?

[monkeyhanger]

Our local news is carrying a story about a proposednew canal from the Kielder reservoir to London via Leeds and Birmingham. It's 24 metres wide and cost is estimated at £14 billion.

It will be used to carry water from the North to the South, to transport biomass materials, data and power transmission. The water will move South largely by gravity so presumably traffic will go one way. No details of how the vessels get back up North again.

Details here http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/update/2013-05-08/plans-for-huge-canal-from-kielder-water-to-london-to-help-south-in-times-of-drought/

 

An interesting proposition?

Wasn't there a proposition MANY years ago for something like this. The name "Grand Contour Canal" comes to mind.I seem to recall it was to be a ship canal linking Newcastle, Midlands and the South East. I believe it was proposed in the 1930s.

[steven wilkinson]

http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=56503

 

 

There you go 'Angus!