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Post by kris on Apr 30, 2017 17:12:24 GMT
Apparently they fill the channel between the island and the towpath, drive the crane over then unfill the channel. Let's hope they remove all of the fill, because it's shallow enough there already. There's also a lot of underwater debris in that channel. So they might dredge it at the same time.
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Post by kris on Apr 30, 2017 17:44:48 GMT
I've explained in my post.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Apr 30, 2017 18:08:06 GMT
Why does it take 2 weeks to dismantle a crane? It's not a priority to do the job quickly. CRT will close a canal for two months over the Winter to replace a pair of lock gates, when canals were commercial operations the job would be done in a weekend and at a time when cranes as we know them hadn't even been invented. |
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Post by peterboat on Apr 30, 2017 22:27:51 GMT
We are now going to Huddersfield for our summer holidays! and not up the Leeds Liverpool strange how things happen isnt it?
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Post by Robbo on May 1, 2017 18:29:35 GMT
Why does it take 2 weeks to dismantle a crane? It's not a priority to do the job quickly. CRT will close a canal for two months over the Winter to replace a pair of lock gates, when canals were commercial operations the job would be done in a weekend and at a time when cranes as we know them hadn't even been invented. Nothing to do with CRT tho. This particular closure was meant to be in March as well, but due to the floods the other year they are a little behind. its this crane that gets moved across the canal that's to the left. |
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Post by lollygagger on May 1, 2017 19:19:01 GMT
I subscribed to notifications for canals oop north and my god, the Aire and Calder gets reams of closure notifications almost every day. It gives the impression that if you dared you'd be diddling along between closures for years to get along it.
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Post by Robbo on May 1, 2017 19:30:17 GMT
I subscribed to notifications for canals oop north and my god, the Aire and Calder gets reams of closure notifications almost every day. It gives the impression that if you dared you'd be diddling along between closures for years to get along it. Most are due to the flood Alivation scheme tho. |
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Post by lollygagger on May 1, 2017 20:01:38 GMT
I subscribed to notifications for canals oop north and my god, the Aire and Calder gets reams of closure notifications almost every day. It gives the impression that if you dared you'd be diddling along between closures for years to get along it. Most are due to the flood Alivation scheme tho. As I have no immediate plans to go there I don't pay them much attention past seeing most refer to the towpath, I was being naughty. |
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2017 23:18:11 GMT
I subscribed to notifications for canals oop north and my god, the Aire and Calder gets reams of closure notifications almost every day. It gives the impression that if you dared you'd be diddling along between closures for years to get along it. Most are due to the flood Alivation scheme tho. Exactly. |
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