David Cragg wrote: > But the locks in Ireland don't get traffic at rates like those at > Grindley, Napton, along the Middlewich branch and so on. And as for > pay as you go how (for example) do you stop boats going through > non-electric locks without paying and without lock keepers (or men to > give out lock tickets or sell passes (right change only?)).
Quite a lot of locks on the Grand / Royal / Barrow have lockies....to have a boat moving on these waterways is quite an occasion..... they will soon sort you out! As I mentioned more boats go over the Rochdale than go the lenght of the Grand / Barrow. All (I think) of the big Shannon Locks are electricified, so no locky, no power > As for making our nice historic locks electric rather than > ungreased mechanical it far makes our lock winder (with massive > windlass) grunt in horror at the thought of not adding to her locks > worked by hand count of over 11,000 so far. We much prefer mechanical locks. The Grand / Barrow / Royal are all similar and quite roughty toughty, I have ascertained that our shrouded Great Ouse windlii (they call them keys in Ireland) should fit. We are looking forward to having a licence, so we do not have to pass the time of day (well not tooo much) with the lockies, as for them to see a boat, is a big occasion. They will soon get bored with us going back and forth! -- Neil Arlidge - NB Earnest - The Wilderness years... Follow the truly independent TNC at : http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk Visit this site and help save our waterways from the DEFRA cuts http://www.saveourwaterways.org.uk/
