Alvechurch

 

Here I am Rune

Distance 11.3 miles 

Total 5133 Locks  404 Tunnels

Running total mileage 7782.97 miles

 

So, after four days in Birmingham we have now moved onto Alvechurch, in preparation for some running repairs to be done in the Marina tomorrow. A fairly uneventful day although a lot of it was travelling in ‘mizzle’ the sort of rain that gets you wet but doesn’t do a lot for the shortage of water on the system. Another trip through Wast Hill tunnel reminded me just how long it is (1.8 miles) and they didn’t go over the top on installing ventilation shafts since there are only three that I saw. Compare that with Netherton which is about 1.5 miles and has seven and even Gorsty which is only 500 metres long has got one!

Once we’ve got the work done at Alvechurch we’ll go on to Tardebigge and see how the lock repais are going, and then decide where we are going after that.