Canal Boats and Newport Nobby

[themadhippy]

One is named The Bull, and the other The C0ck

whilst real men drunk in the plough

"Ride a C0ck horse

I thought it refereed to a hobby horse,and why the town has hobby horse festival  every year

[Newportnobby]

@LASteve
I'm just glad I never travelled over the Crumlin viaduct (2.30 into this vid)............


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFJB5unOLjY

[Malc]

It's not a bad series and I subscribe to the channel. When I had a narrowboat, we did many of the trips that they are doing and I like reliving old memories. I remember seeing that wall painting at Wolverton and wondered who did it. Now I know.

[LASteve]

@LASteve
I'm just glad I never travelled over the Crumlin viaduct (2.30 into this vid)............


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFJB5unOLjY

Yep, that's quite a height! I'd rather be a passenger in that train than the cab crew.

[Newportnobby]

@LASteve
I'm just glad I never travelled over the Crumlin viaduct (2.30 into this vid)............


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFJB5unOLjY

Yep, that's quite a height! I'd rather be a passenger in that train than the cab crew.

Even more scaryimpressive when seen from below!

http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/bridges/crumlin.html

[Bealman]

I'm actually actively avoiding this thread, as I have no desire to see NewportNobby from below.

[lil chris]

Nice videos, I have seen these guys before with Martin Zero who does a lot of videos about Manchester, the rivers and history etc. I must watch more of them, I did not know Mick @Newportnobby was named after a railway engine you live and learn.

[daffy]

I did not know Mick @Newportnobby was named after a railway engine you live and learn.

I thought it was the other way around?

[lil chris]

I know @daffy he's getting on a bit but surely he's not that old lol......

[Trainfish]

I'm actually actively avoiding this thread, as I have no desire to see NewportNobby from below.

I'm saying nothing about the view from below 

[Newportnobby]

I did not know Mick @Newportnobby was named after a railway engine you live and learn.

@lil chris Not so much the engine as the train itself, Chris. Link in my posts to 'The Real Newport Nobby'

[TrevL]

Another one for you vertigo sufferers.  I've walked this once and narrowboated it twice, and yes, you can step off your boat to oblivion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL-gC0wOg_Q

[stevewalker]

Yes, I was there at the middle of the 1st week in August and went over it both ways, stopping at the souvenir shop in between - just as I did almost 40 years ago. 40 years ago was better though, the design of the boat meant that I could sit on the rail of the boat, holding the tiller and look straight down the drop  while my parents were sat up front and my sister walked over.

[LASteve]

Another one for you vertigo sufferers.  I've walked this once and narrowboated it twice, and yes, you can step off your boat to oblivion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL-gC0wOg_Q

That's the same clip I posted on Friday.

[TrevL]

Oh yes, sorry Steve .  I missed that.

I've subscribed to Cruising the Cut from the beginning when David sold his house and bought his boat.  Slow living!