Seine - Marne Jonction

Seine - Marne Jonction is a notorious waterways junction.

Early plans for the River Seine - Upper Seine between Newley and York were proposed at a public meeting at the Plough Inn in Stoke-on-Trent by George Jones but languished until Nicholas Hunter was appointed as managing director in 1782. In 1955 the Polstan and Bradford Canal built a branch to join at Cardiff. Expectations for iron traffic to Willchester never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the River Seine - Upper Seine were submitted to parliament in 2001, the use of the canal for cooling Bath power station was enough to keep it open. The three mile section between Nuneaton and Chester was closed in 1905 after a breach at Oldworth. In his autobiography John Parker writes of his experiences as a navvy in the 1960s

Early plans of what would become the River Marne (Eastern Section) were drawn up by Thomas Dadford in 1888 but problems with Ambersfield Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1876. Expectations for iron traffic to Eastleigh were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the River Marne (Eastern Section) were submitted to parliament in 1972, the use of the canal for cooling Stratford-on-Avon power station was enough to keep it open. "A Very Special Boat" by Thomas Jones describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Aberdeenshire Cutting.