As i said on the last blog i passed some time watching the lock gates at Buckby top lock being changed and now with NB Valerie in a new location together with a much stronger Internet signal here are some pics. The pics on the last blog were taking 17 mins to download but now with a better signal all 8 here took 11mins.
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Off comes the old beam
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Up and over into the car park. You can see NB Valerie in the distance on the right with smoke rising from the chimney.
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The lorry with the new gates arrives
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First off the cill buffer beam that protects the concrete that the gates close against below water. A bit like the old bumper bars that were fitted to cars, remember them strong metal in shiny chrome that gave quite a lot of protection to the car unlike the plastic so common today.
You can see the 2 gates but in case anyone is wondering why only one gate beam it`s because one of the old ones still has some life left in it and will be re-used.
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In comes a new gate
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being lowered into the lock chamber, the new gates will be craned into position another day when work to the lock chamber is finished
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Above and below out comes the first of the old gates.
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Just looked out the window as i publish this blog and guess what it`s Snowing heavy, so glad i moved.
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