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Stalybridge
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 The Huddersfield Narrow Canal at Stalybridge. |
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Stalybridge
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The Councillor Something memorial bridge, Staleybridge |
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Stalybridge
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 Shopping no problem |
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Pylon
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Lets put our pylon here |
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Pylon
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 It really doesn't matter about the canal |
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Stalybridge
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The vegetation is taking over. |
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Scout tunnel
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 The Scout Tunnel between Stalybridge and Mossley. Carved out of solid rock. |
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Diggle Flight
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The final flight up to the summit of the huddersfield Narrow Canal on the Lancashire side. These bottom gate ground paddles are a feature of this canal (and very stiff to operate). |
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Diggle Flight
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 The final lock in Lancashire. |
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Diggle Flight
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Canalside art. |
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Diggle Flight
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 Our boat, Jean driving, Sally up front, and the canalside art. |
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Standedge Tunnel
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BWB staff bringing the boat separators in preparation for towing our convoy through the tunnel. |
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Standedge Tunnel
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 Launching the boat separator |
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Standedge Tunnel
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Tying the boats together. |
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Standedge Tunnel
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 Ready to go through the tunnel. Our boat secured to the one in front. |
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Standedge Tunnel
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The final convoy - with the towing/passenger tug at the front. |
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Standedge Tunnel
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 The towing tug. |
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Standedge Tunnel
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Final preparation for the tunnel - protecting the boats with rubber sheeting. |
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Standedge Tunnel
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Standedge Tunnel
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The convoy is ready |
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Standedge Tunnel
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 and so are the passengers in the passenger tug. |
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Standedge Tunnel
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And so into the tunnel. At 5,400 yds long, the longest canal tunnel in the UK by a substantial margin. Passage took 3 hours! |
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Standedge Tunnel
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 Kevin from the BWB drives the boat tug immediatly behind the passenger tug. Both tugs are electric. The 4 boats doing the passage today are pulled along behind. Hence the protection and careful tying together. |
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Standedge Tunnel
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Look carefully and you can see the helmet lamps of the BWB minders on the towed boats. |
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Standedge Tunnel
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 In places the tug only just fits. |
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Standedge Tunnel
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There's a disused railway tunnel parallel to the canal tunnel with connections every few hundred yards. Another BWB staff member drives through the railway tunnel and checks the progress of the convoy at the connection points. |
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Standedge Tunnel
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Standedge Tunnel
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The end is nigh |
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Standedge Tunnel
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 Emerging on the Yorkshire side. |
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Standedge Tunnel
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 View of the Yorshire side tunnel mouth and the convoy emerging. |
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