Albert - Netekanaal Verbinding

Albert - Netekanaal Verbinding is on the Albertkanaal just past the junction with The Middle Level Navigations.

Early plans of what would become the River Nete were drawn up by William Green in 1888 but problems with Waveney Locks caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1816. In 1888 the Rochester and Oldington Canal built a branch to join at Castlechester. Expectations for stone traffic to Northcester never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The canal between Poleley and Southstone was obliterated by the building of the M7 Motorway in 1972. In Barry Smith's "By Handcuff Key and Lump Hammer Across The Pennines" he describes his experiences passing through Caerphilly Embankment during the war.

Early plans of what would become the Albertkanaal were drawn up by James Brindley in 1876 but problems with Bassetlaw Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1816. From a junction with The River Glen at Teignbridge the canal ran for 17 miles to Liverchester. Expectations for stone traffic to London never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Polecroft power station was enough to keep it open. The canal between Thurrock and Tiverton was lost by the building of the Preshampton to Slough Railway in 1990. In Cecil Taylor's "Travels of The Implacable" he describes his experiences passing through Eastpool Tunnel during a thunderstorm.