Adrian Stott wrote: > "Neil Arlidge" > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Adrian Stott wrote: > >>> I think that leisure traffic will not be allowed to use it >>> until after the Olympics (if at all). The City Mill River, Old >>> River Lea, Waterworks River, and Bow River will also be closed to >>> leisure traffic until after the Olympics AIUI. >>> >>> Adrian >> >> ...and for the semi-tidal bits, effectively forever for inland craft >> of the >> thin persuasion, seeing as the PLA now control Bow Creek to above Bow >> Lock(s) > > AIUI, the same rules (now) apply on Bow Creek as do on the Thames. > This isn't much of an additional restriction, as once you've descended > Bow Lock you're probably going to the Thames as the Creek dries for > most of the day. OTOH, its sensible, as PLA really does need to > exercise traffic control given the size of commercial barges that will > be using the Creek.
errr...I thought we were talking about pleasure craft using the Tidal Bow Back Rivers? Boats going out of Bow Lock(s) and doing the Tidal Bow Back Rivers will now have to have VHF if over 13.7m and give a route plan and timings to London VTS. There will ne no commercial traffic after the olympics....infact will there ever be any? The whole thing will be another of BW's white elephants, designed to make some pretty standing water for the olympic site and to kick start property development, another case of doing what their masters told them to do. http://www.gamesmonitor.org.uk/node/771 Where did the funding for Prescott Lock come form? http://www.britishwaterways.net/media/documents/Board_Minutes_March_2008.pdf Nearly £2.5 million have come out of BW's own funds, £1.91 million out of operational rescorces that could have been used to maintain the waterways, which I thought was BW's job. -- Neil Arlidge NB Earnest (like a bit of pipeline) / Barge Maurice A (in the pipeline) TNC...Gorn west... http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/tour.html ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
