Richard Fairhurst wrote...
>"rigdent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Our record for a lock is 6 minutes and that was with a good crew I
>> cant see how one could cut that in half .
>
>We used to be able to do Farmers Bridge, bottom gate closing to bottom 
>gate closing, in
>about three minutes per lock. But that was before BW sawed off the ends 
>of the balance
>beams lest any passing cyclists concuss themselves.
>
Farmers Bridge? On the Rochdale Canal they have actual farmers that will 
do that  for them now!
-- 
Martin Clark

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