john6767 Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 1 minute ago, AMModels said: Great pics again, speaking to some engineers who work on this kind of thing they dont think the replacement will be as easy as just slotting a section of pipe in or redoing the brickwork. Bricking it back up just isnt how they do it these days so it is more likely to be a concrete pipe put in its place but its marrying up the two without creating problems down the line. Theyre interested to see how far back they will excavate in total before they start the actual repair as it were. I suspect there aren’t people who could do this in brickwork, and as you say the join to a pipe is the interesting bit. Has anyone noticed the vehicles on site is it Amey doing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMModels Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 If you think about it when built it was probably round a wooden former similar to how they built brick bridges and it was moved along as the culvert was built from one end, replacing a bit in the middle would be impossible using the same method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springy Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 10 minutes ago, john6767 said: I suspect there aren’t people who could do this in brickwork, and as you say the join to a pipe is the interesting bit. Has anyone noticed the vehicles on site is it Amey doing this? Disappointingly you are probably right in reference to the skill set of the people actually on site and 'its not the way its done now' but I'd bet that either WRG or CRT could put together a gang of brickies who could do a good job. springy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesthenuke Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 Who know if they had a former. Sometimes its not needed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoominPapa Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 2 hours ago, jonesthenuke said: Who know if they had a former. Sometimes its not needed. Boy, that's impressive. Bet you wouldn't do it in Scotland though, a few rain days and those bricks would be two heavy to stay up in the half-finished state. MP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 Bet he's done that before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoominPapa Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 43 minutes ago, RLWP said: Bet he's done that before It's the anti-gravity mortar that makes it possible. MP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Booth Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 6 minutes ago, MoominPapa said: It's the anti-gravity mortar that makes it possible. MP. Sky hooks my dear chap 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammin1620 Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 I'm pleased to see they've lifted the restriction on rushall locks now. Water level is currently stable here at the grove. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springy Posted June 25, 2018 Report Share Posted June 25, 2018 On 17/06/2018 at 20:27, jonesthenuke said: Who know if they had a former. Sometimes its not needed.<snip> Lovely brickwork, anyway back to our little job - machinery working today - towpath now closed & excavated - presumably to connect on to the existing culvert and on the bank is a pipe section which probably answers the earlier questions as to the material chosen for replacement. springy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammin1620 Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 We travelled the w&e down through rushall Sunday without too much issue regards water levels. Wednesday however showing just below 100 on gauge by rushall top lock and hard going round to brownhills. Levels at the grove have dropped a fair bit since last week. Wonder if they've turned off chasewater? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 2 hours ago, jammin1620 said: rushall top lock and hard going round to brownhills. It always is, no matter what the level. Even for a shallow drafted boat like ours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john6767 Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 18 minutes ago, RLWP said: It always is, no matter what the level. Even for a shallow drafted boat like ours True, is was slow going for us on the BCN Challenge, but once you get to Ogley Junction, it is faster round to Pelsall Junction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springy Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 Latest report - stoppage now extended to 6pm 13th July, things are happening on site, but the towpath closure makes pics difficult, they have now excavated the towpath and two pre formed pipe sections can be seen in the yard. springy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 We need a man with a drone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, RLWP said: We need a man with a drone Oh Gawd... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Sam Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 Notice Update: 10th May 19 Navigation: Open, Towpath: Open Anglesey Branch (Wyrely and Ess'n Canal)Starts At: Cannock Chase Pumping Station[Abandoned]Ends At: Cannock Chase Pumping Station[Abandoned] Update on 10/05/2019: The temporary pump is now working in the Bradley borehole and the two back-up pumps to move water from the Birmingham level onto the Wolverhampton level, if required, will be installed today so the restrictions on the Wolverhampton level can now be lifted. Can we take this opportunity to thank you all for your patience. Original message: We are currently experiencing problems with our sources of water supply into the Wolverhampton Level. Currently only one of the 3 pumps at Bradley groundwater pumping station is available to feed the Wolverhampton Level which is 47 miles in length. Our engineers and operational staff are working on a solution to replace one of the pumps as soon as we can. We are also working closely with Staffordshire County Council as owners of Chasewater Reservoir and Natural England to secure a feed into the canal. In the meantime the level in the pound has been slowly falling but is still navigable. As a precaution we will be restricting navigation to daytime hours only by locking up all the lock flights overnight that lead off the level starting Thursday the 18th of April. Opening hours will be 8.30am to last boat 4.00pm each day. We hope that closing overnight will give the operational pump at Bradley more time to recover the pound overnight. In addition, locking up overnight is a precautionary measure to prevent inappropriate use of lock paddles. Boaters also have a really important role to play and we ask that they help us to save water by making sure that all gates and paddles are closed after use, sharing a lock if possible and waiting for oncoming boats where appropriate. For more water saving tips go to- www.canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/boating/a-guide-to-boating You can find all notices at the url below:https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices Please do not reply to the email. It has been automatically generated. To unsubscribe from this service please go to: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/my-trust/notices and uncheck the relevant box. Seems there is a solution in hand, happy cruising guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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