Dizzy Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Yes I know there have been topics in the past about this but thought I'd start a new one.Seems there is a lot of talk going on at the moment between the Council and Peel Holdings (and also reports in the local press) about the proposed increase in shipping on the Manchester Ship Canal and disruption caused by bridge opening/closing etc.So... Have Peel altered their shipping movements a little already ?? Reason for asking..... Peels own COASTAL DENIZ bloody big ship woke me up at 1.38am (precisely) this morning as it rumbled past with it's loud droaning noise. Yawn.... ! It always used to go past in the day time although we did notice a change a few months back as it seemed to be coming past more frequently early to late evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Have you tried ear plugs ? Cheap enough from the chemist. I used them for years when i worked nights & had to sleep through everyday traffic noise . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 How would I hear my alarm go off... hey now that would be a cracking excuse foor getting up late though One ship going past I can cope with and maybe I was sleeping lighter than normal last night and perhaps more do go down, who knows. It does sometimes make things rattle and doors creek when it passes at other times though which could be a bit spooky at night. Maybe that was what woke me up ?!? I just wondered if this is the start of more and more of the bigger buggers going down in the middle of the night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 To be honest Dizzy ,it's surprising how you can sleep through noise....like you say it probably depends how deeply you are sleeping or how tired you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Just read some of Kijes' posts.... they'll get you off to a good nights kip everytime!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 :lol: Poor Lt K, you are so very cruel sometimes Baz.Like I said, which no-one seems to know, I just wondered if Peels etc had made some recent changes to stop as many rush hour swing bridge problems for a while to stop everyone kicking off.PS Coastal Deniz went past about half an hour ago and is nearly at Thelwall now so it shouldn't be comeing back this way again in the early hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris1066 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 A letter in the WG suggested that the old high level railway bridge crossing the canal be brought back in to service . I guess it was built strong enough to take rail traffic so it might provide a long term solution. I think Warrington planners went to sleep in the past thinking that the canal was a dead duck and have neglected any long term planning scenarios which envisaged a resurrection of water borne cargo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 I've suggested bringing the Latchford high level railway bridge back into use on several occasions on here, and there's a link to some photos which show the current condition of the bridge in this post - http://forum.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/index.php?/topic/10875-28days-later/ I've also suggested that a road over the bridge could follow the line of the old tracks all the way to Brian Bevan island and then by opening up a route through Centre Park we'd have another bridge over the Mersey available and a way of bypassing the Bridge Foot bottleneck to Bank Quay, or even straight through to Sankey Way avoiding the town centre altogether. Even though the Latchford high level railway bridge appears to be relatively narrow and may only easily accomodate a single one-way carriageway, there are lots of ways it could be used. I'd look at using a road along the trackway to Brian Bevan island to link the Latchford bridge with the Cantelever, that way one bridge could be for northbound while the other handles southbound, and I'd even look at a new route from the Latchford bridge to the North or Northeast and over the Mersey to the A57 - giving an alternate route from the South to Padgate and the employement areas of Woolston Grange, Birchwood and Risley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grappenhall Guy Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Coastal Deniz has just reversed back to Latchford locks,it appears as if they could not swing Knutsford road bridge,they need to update these bridges now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted March 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 I know it's sunny but certainly not that hot to make the bridge stick. I've got some WD40 if that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grappenhall Guy Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Hope its a big tin Dizzy,at least both the bridge and the ship are owned by Peel,might do something about it now,but not holding my breath on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grappenhall Guy Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 The fire service have just arrived and are about to launch their rescue boat into the canal not sure what has happened yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted March 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Ellesmere Road near the swing bridge is full of police, fire engines helicopter was up a few minutes ago..........Oooh blimey I hope it's just a false alarm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Unfortunately not a false alarm. just read the updated front page article. http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/17867/1/Woman-feared-drowned-as-car-plunges-into-ship-canal/Page1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted March 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 It's awful to see and read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted March 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 News page link has since been updated Evils / Graps......The rescue services found her and got her out but she is critical in hospital. Crikey the poor lady was in there for just short of two hours.Fingers and everything else crossed that she pulls through x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Sadly the lady has died updated article on front page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted March 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 There go my weepy eyes again So very sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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