Adrian Stott wrote: > "Richard Fairhurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> But older and wiser WW heads than me argue that the problems would be solved >> at Derwent >> Mouth and Kegworth Deep if BW were to just put the paddles back to their >> non-messed- >> around state. > > I just finished re-reading "Voyage Into England" (published in the > 1960s). Interviews in it with working boaters say that their expected > time then to pass a lock was about three minutes. > > It seems now that the average expected time is about 20 minutes. >
According to BW Colwich Lock was used around 9-10,000 times during 2005. In round figures, that's about 30 boats a day. Twenty minutes a lock is 3 per hour or 10 hours per day. No wonder there are queues. Perhaps Great Hayward Marina shouldn't have got planning permission. ;>) -- Will Chapman Save Our Waterways www.SaveOurWaterways.org.uk
