Hillmorton delays

[c c]

Still working on bottom lock..........

[matty40s]

They do seem to have reduced the leakage from the top pound now.

 

No queues at 8pm on Tuesday

Edited May 21, 2015 by matty40s

[c c]

All Locks now open

[MtB]

Is this a record?

[Wiltshire Moonraker]

All the C&RT's workboats they were using for the repairs are now moored above the top locks, so if you need a mooring tie up near bridge 72!

[David Schweizer]

I went down in march no problems volunteers only seem to do bottom locks .

 

Yes, if they are the same lot as we encountered last Autumn, they seemed more interested in sitting in their shed drinking tea than assisting boaters. One of them was quite rude, telling us we should have waited for an approaching boat to enter and use the towpath side lock rather than fill and use the already half full offside lock. He then went back into his little hut and offered no assistance.

[c c]

And we awoke to an empty top pound plus folk complaining they could not open one of the bottom locks.

Say what you like about the repair team - you wouldn't know they had ever been there...........

[Emerald Fox]

Licence fees are to rise, as they have run out of teabags.

[lydfordcastle]

A quick trip down to the Hungry Horse for Sunday lunch and a few pints this weekend allowed me to use all six locks and I found them all fine except lock 4 which was a bit slow to empty. However, parking five C&RT work boats on the visitor moorings on a bank holiday weekend seems a bit thoughtless. By the way has anyone any idea why an old painted wooden sign attached to the canalside wall of the Hungry Horse (Old Royak Oak) states that Braunston is 1.75 miles distant and Newbold 1.5 miles? According to CanalPlanner the distances are 5.7 and 5.0 respectively.

[matty40s]

Depends where it's measured from.☺

[c c]

Guess What

After all that repair work, the bottom lock is closed again, with pretty tape fluttering in the gale, awaiting a repeat.

So its back to one side open only but thankfully the weather is keeping the numbers down.

[Roadsteam]

Lock 2 had a binding top offside paddle last week, maybe that has jammed up.

[matty40s]

Lock 2 had a binding top offside paddle last week, maybe that has jammed up.

been doing that for years.

[c c]

Locks open again but one paddle gear on bottom lock is taped up.