Birmingham Canal Navigations (Titford Canal - Main Line)
The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Titford Canal - Main Line) is a narrow canal and is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Titford Canal).
It runs for 1 mile and 2½ furlongs through 6 locks from Oldbury Junction (where it joins the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Old Main Line)) to Portway - Causeway Green Junction (where it joins the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Titford Canal - Portway Branch) and the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Titford Canal - Causeway Green Branch)).
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.
It has a junction with the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Titford Canal - Tat Bank Branch) at Titford Junction.
Notable features of the waterway include Oldbury Locks
The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River TrustRelevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 88M - Stourport Ring Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 85M - Black Country Ring Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 38M - Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) Map (Downloadable)
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
- Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides No 2 - Severn, Avon & Birmingham
- Pearson's Canal Companion: Stourport Ring; Black Country Canals; Birmingham Canal Navigations
Relevant publications — Waterway Histories:
| Oldbury Junction Junction of Old Main Line and Titford Canal |
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| Site of Springfield Chemical Works Basin Infilled |
½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Oldbury Bottom Lock | ¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Tat Bank Bridge (Titford Canal - Main Line) | 1¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Oldbury Lock No 5 | 1½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Oldbury Lock No 4 | 2 furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Jim Crow Arm Closed arm leading to an alkali and phospherous works adjacent to the flight. James Crow, who owned and oversaw the operation of the chemical works gives his name to the flight which was known as the "Crow" flight. |
2 furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Oldbury Lock No 3 | 2¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Oldbury Lock No 2 | 2¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Engine House Bridge | 2¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Oldbury Top Lock | 3 furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Titford Junction Junction of the Titford Canal with the Tat Bank Branch. |
3¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Mill Bridge Railway Bridge (disused) | 4½ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Langley Maltings Grade II listed - previously used for the malting stage of beer-making |
5 furlongs | 6 locks | |
| New Inns Road Bridge | 5¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Langley Forge | 7 furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Langley Forge Winding Hole | 7½ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Uncle Bens Bridge | 7¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| The New Navigation PH (Langley) | 1 mile and 1¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Jarvis Bridge | 1 mile and 2 furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Portway - Causeway Green Junction Junction of Portway and Causeway Green Branches of the Titford Canal |
1 mile and 2½ furlongs | 6 locks |
- Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations
- Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.
- Titford Canal Walk — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations (Titford Canal)
- A walk along the Titford Canal from from Oldbury Locks Junction to Titford Pools
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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