Post by IainS on Mar 25, 2018 15:53:31 GMT
Just to compliment the CaRT Kicking Fest, Scottish Canals being the rump of BW which was left after CaRT assets were transferred :
Also,The reason for the small (about a third of previous years) number of sea to sea transits is lack of supply, not lack of demand. The number has reduced due to reported problems with depth, the "aspirational minimum" of which was reduced from 2.3 metres to 1.8 metres with the design of the new link to the River Carron. Shallow bits are almost un-noticed with a flat bottom or long keel, but a short keel makes a boat pitch forwards when it hits a shallow bit. Further evidence that Scottish Canals do not consider themselves in the navigation business! The "proposed move to user operations" has been asked for since 2001, when the Forth and Clyde was reopened.
/rant
Lowland canals operational hours for 2018/19
| Asset | Proposal | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Bowling Harbour & Sealock to Lock 38 | Scottish Canals' staff will be available for lockings, diesel provision, pump-out, demasting crane and general enquiries on Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun. | 0900 -1700 | 0900 -1700 | 0900 -1700 | 0900 -1700 | |||
| Bowling Lock 38 to Maryhill Lock 21 | 21Boat movements between Locks 21 and 38 will operateone day per week. Bookings are taken through Boat Movements Booking Line 24 hours in advance and boaters must present at either Lock 21 or Lock 38 by 0900 hours. | 0900 -1700 | ||||||
| Applecross bridges and Applecross pump out | Pump-out will be offered every Tuesday am and Saturday pm. Bookings should be made through the Boat Movement Booking Line 24 hour in advance | 0900 -12.30 | 1230 -1700 | |||||
| Twechar Bridge | Temporarily Suspended | |||||||
| Auchinstarry Marina | Pump-out and diesel will be offered every Tuesday am and Saturday pm. Bookings should be made through the Boat Movement Booking Line 24 hour in advance | 0900 - 1200 | 1230 -1700 | |||||
| Wyndford Lock 20 to Lock 17 | Boat movements between Locks 20 and Lock 17 will operate one day per week. Bookings taken through Boat Movements Booking Line 24 hours in advance and boater must present at Lock 17 or 20 by 0900 hours. | 0900 -1200 | ||||||
| Bonnybridge Bridge | Temporarily Suspended | |||||||
| TFW Swing Bridge | Operated to facilitate boat movements during TFW opening times | 1000 - 1730 | 1000 - 1730 | 1000 - 1730 | 1000 - 1730 | 1000 -1730 | 1000 - 1730 | 1000 - 1730 |
| Falkirk Lock 16 to Kelpies Lock 2a | Volunteers will operate Lock 16 to Kelpies Lock 3 during core hours. Bookings taken through Boat Movements Booking Line 24 hours in advance | 0830 - 1800 | 0830 - 1800 | 0830 - 1800 | 0830 - 1800 | 0830 -1800 | 0830 - 1800 | 0830 - 1800 |
| Falkirk Lock 16 to Kelpies Lock 3 | Volunteers will offer an extended period of boat movements to address any increase in scheduled demand. Bookings taken through Boat Movements Booking Line 24 hours in advance | 1800 - 1930 | 1800 -1930 | 1800 - 1930 | ||||
| Kelpies Marina | Pump-out and diesel will be offered every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Bookings should be made through the Boat Movement Booking Line 24 hour in advance | 0900 -1700 | 0900 -1700 | 0900 -1700 | ||||
| Carron Sealock Lock 2 / 2a | Scottish Canals' staff will be available for lockings, diesel provision, pump-out and general enquiries on Fri, Sat & Sun. | 0900 -1700 | 0900 -1700 | 0900 -1700 | ||||
| Carron Sealock Lock 1 | Scottish Canals' staff will be available for lockings, de masting crane, diesel provision, pump-out and general enquiries on Fri, Sat & Sun. | 0900 -1700 | 0900 -1700 | 0900 -1700 | ||||
| Linltihgow (LUCS) (sic) | Pump out may be offered through LUCS on request - www.lucs.org.uk | |||||||
| Ratho Marina | Pump-out will be offered every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Bookings should be made through the Boat Movement Booking Line 24 hour in advance | 0900 - 1230 | 0900 - 1230 | 1230 - 1700 | ||||
| Leamington Lift Bridge | Pump-out and diesel provision will be offered every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Bookings should be made through the Boat Movement Booking Line 24 hour in advance | 0900 - 1230 | 1230 - 1700 | 0900 -1230 | 0900 - 1230 | 0900 - 1230 |
Also,
With 50 sea to sea transits last year on the Lowland canals and the temporary suspension of Bonnybridge and Twechar lift bridges affecting navigation, it makes good business sense to trial a different way of operating this year. This forms part of wider review of the way Scottish Canals can best meet customer demand with the resources available to us which also includes the proposed move to user operations on the Lowland canals in 2019.
/rant
The raising of the fees would have made the entire operation run at a loss. 