From Thorne to above Keadby Lock, Stainforth and Keadby Canal
We have traversed the whole of the Stainforth and Keadby Canal now and we are moored ready to move at 5.45am into the lock, ready to be released onto the River Trent below at low water. Our dawn patrol will take us to Torksey Lock for a pub lunch hopefully.
Today's little jaunt was not without interest and adventure, as we had several electric swing bridges to deal with, each with its own slightly different procedure and some with dodgy contact points, that brought out workers from garages, and house windows opened and pedestrians all shouting advice, and help! The canal passed alongside some rail track where repairs were ongoing, utilising floating cranes, and we counted at least a dozen Network Rail personnnel wasting time beside the canal, watching the world go by. Nearer to Keadby we encountered a skewed sliding railway bridge only 2 feet above the canal, which was moved aside for us by a Network Rail man in a signal box. Apparently, there are only 3 of these bridges in Europe. it all seemed a little toytown to us!
We then passed a gas fired power station which Bob says was very interesting!
No problem about falling to sleep tonight, then!
2 comments:
I remember Torksey lock from a trip with T&B.
Are you going to Boston?
No, not this year!
Maybe if we come around this way again, we will take in the drains and Boston.
N
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