I'm in the US and I started watching CruisingTheCut which lead me to here. Fascinating stuff. Makes me jealous that we don't have something similar. The canals look lovely and peaceful.
I really enjoyed listening to the narration of this video. It seems this job went off without much trouble . I just finished doing one of these jobs that was nothing but trouble .
I come from David's channel Cruising the Cut and am very happy to see this progressing so nicely. Mostly because I'm happy for you, but also because I am now working towards cruising the cut myself in the second half of the twenties. :-)
@@LHCRT I'll cruise continuously, or at least I'll register that way. I'll likely go from marina to marina, with a few weeks of cruising before stopping for a month or so. Also, over winter and the summer holidays I'll be in a marina. The 20 miles minimum won't be a problem though. At least, that's the current plan. As this is at least 5 to 7 years in the future, who knows? Maybe I'll end up moving about all year round, though that's not overly likely knowing myself. What I do want to do is see all of the canals, including rivers and the smallest side cuts. That includes the Lichfield & Hatherton canal, I am looking forward to that roundabout tunnel David spoke about!
Great to hear that some of the old , disused canals are being restored and how sections that have literally been obliterated by later development are being re-aligned and re-engineered. Sad that many were shut down and filled in (and built over) but they were, back then, built for commerce, not tourism and leisure. Once they were no longer profitable... goodbye. The original owners and operators couldn't, in their wildest dreams, have envisaged their current use and popularity (and the industry supporting the new use... new boats built, service facilities for existing boats, marinas for off-season use, etc... new technology, all generating income that couldn't exist when the canals were shut down).
The rebuilding of the canal network is really quite inspiring. Please start off the next video with some maps, showing where in the UK, the detail of where now and where heading. When will this section of canal be in water?
Hi Roland. Take a look at the maps section on our website for now to see where we are and then I'll let Paul our video guru know about your suggestion. lhcrt.org.uk/mobile/mapsindex.html We can't say when this section will be in water. There's a lot more work to do and, as this is a middle section, we'd need suitable positions for stop planks at either end. We have lock 18 at one end but where the piling is being installed is a totally new section so there's lots to do before we have anywhere we can position stop planks. Sorry!
That's a difficult one. The answer is that if someone or some organisation gives us an estimated £40m it could be done in another five to ten years! But with limited ‘regular’ income, it’s impossible to answer. You can read more on our FAQ page: www.lhcrt.org.uk/faq.html
Good information regarding the installation process. One query though, was there not an alternative to using wooden planks to move the dolly from one sheet to another? The method shown seems a bit precarious should there be any sudden jolt to the plank or the workers on the plank. Also as there is no edge protection this poses a greater risk. I would suggest taking a look at the Working at Height Regulations 2005 or HSE guidance to check. Otherwise thanks for the information.
Hi John. It's narrow due to the amount of land available along this section. We're building in between the road and a farm. I don't think we've got a drawing handy but I'll see what I can find.
If I can express a concern... each time the machine picks up the next sheet piling from the stack the sheet is being dragged along the face of the sheet laying under it. My concern is that this dragging action is scratching the face of the sheet under it. Potentially damaging the qalvanized??? finish. I would hate to think that in a few years the sheet pile face starts to show rust where it was scratched. Don the carpenter from Canada
Yes, you are very correct, the pilings are pretty much not replaceable, while the rub rail would be easy to replace. Think Teflon pan, scratch once always contaminated, weak point. Cheers from San Diego
