Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 1 - Dudley Tunnel) – Gazetteer

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The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 1 - Dudley Tunnel) is a narrow canal and is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 1). It runs for 1 mile and 6¾ furlongs from Dudley Tunnel (northern entrance) (where it joins the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 1 - Birmingham End)) to Pensnett Junction (where it joins the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 1 - Through Route)).

The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 72 feet long and 7 feet wide. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

Notable features of the waterway include Dudley Main Tunnel

This waterway is excluded by default from route planning with the following explanation: "only navigable by advance arrangement, many craft will not fit."

The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River Trust

Canal & River Trust
Canal & River Trust 0303 040 4040
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/
customer.services@canalrivertrust.org.uk

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Dudley Tunnel (northern entrance)
Lord Ward's Tunnel (southern entrance) The tunnel is not accessible by most boats. Engines are not to be used. The trip boat is good.	1 furlong	0 locks
Castle Mill Basin Basin between Lord Ward's and the main Dudley Tunnel and junction with other tunnels	1¼ furlongs	0 locks
Dudley Tunnel (main tunnel, northern portal)	7½ furlongs	0 locks
Dudley Tunnel (southern entrance)	1 mile and 6 furlongs	0 locks
Grazebrook Arm Short arm with footpath and disused railway bridge	1 mile and 6¾ furlongs	0 locks
Pensnett Junction Junction of the Dudley Tunnel with the Pensnett Arm (or Lord Ward's Canal)	1 mile and 6¾ furlongs	0 locks

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Navigational Notes

External websites

Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations: Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.

Wikipedia

Wikipedia has a page about Birmingham Canal Navigations

Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) is a network of canals connecting Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and the eastern part of the Black Country. The BCN is connected to the rest of the English canal system at several junctions.

At its working peak, the BCN contained about 160 miles (257 km) of canals; today just over 100 miles (160 km) are navigable, and the majority of traffic is from tourist and residential narrowboats.

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