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It was a trip on the train this morning to reach Northampton for a short walk down to the River Nene where No Problem was just arriving. After spending summer on the rivers they were returning to the canal system for the winter and I was to help them work the 17 locks of the Rothersthorpe flight on the Northampton Branch of the Grand Union Canal. There was just time for a little (or was it a lot of) shopping before leaving Northampton. 
The first few locks near the town had anti vandal devices fitted. I’ve seen many variations before but these are the first I’ve seen fitted with a Yale key rather than a handcuff key. I assume it makes them harder for the vandals to get around. 
With Sue and Vic taking turns steering and working the locks and with help from Anne (from Moore2Life) and from me, we managed the flight in reasonable time. 
I left them at Gayton Junction, shortly after the top lock to walk to Milton Malsor for a bus to Northampton and to return home by train. Sue had already written her blog by the time I had returned home. Posted on Monday, 28 September 2009 at 22:56 Comments (0) |
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