wyrley essington

[john6767]

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?

[AMModels]

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.

[springy]

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

[jonesthenuke]

Who know if they had a former. Sometimes its not needed.

 

[MoominPapa]

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.

 

[RLWP]

Bet he's done that before

[MoominPapa]

43 minutes ago, RLWP said:

Bet he's done that before

It's the anti-gravity mortar that makes it possible.

 

MP.

 

[Laurie Booth]

6 minutes ago, MoominPapa said:

It's the anti-gravity mortar that makes it possible.

 

MP.

 

Sky hooks my dear chap

 

[jammin1620]

I'm pleased to see they've lifted the restriction on rushall locks now. Water level is currently stable here at the grove.

[springy]

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

[jammin1620]

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?

[RLWP]

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

[john6767]

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.

[springy]

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

[RLWP]

We need a man with a drone

[WotEver]

3 minutes ago, RLWP said:

We need a man with a drone

Oh Gawd...

[Boater Sam]

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]

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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.

 

 

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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.

 

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Seems there is a solution in hand, happy cruising guys.