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From To Miles Locks Ave Time Ave L/M Max Time Max L/M Min Time Min L/M No Voy Stanley Ferry Aqueduct King's Road Lock No 3 1.63 2 1hr 6min 3.26 1hr 10min 3.11 1hr 0min 3.63 3 From the Aire & Calder Navigation - Wakefield Section to the Aire & Calder Main Line
From To Miles Locks Ave Time Ave L/M Max Time Max L/M Min Time Min L/M No Voy Stanley Ferry Aqueduct Castleford Flood Lock No 8 4.88 4 2hr 10min 4.10 2hr 10min 4.10 2hr 10min 4.10 1 Stanley Ferry Aqueduct Bulholme Lock No 9 5.63 5 1hr 40min 6.38 1hr 40min 6.38 1hr 40min 6.38 1 King's Road Lock No 3 Woodllesford Lock No 5 8.00 3 2hr 50min 3.88 2hr 50min 3.88 2hr 50min 3.88 1 King's Road Lock No 3 Castleford Flood Lock No 8 3.25 2 1hr 15min 4.20 1hr 15min 4.20 1hr 15min 4.20 1 King's Road Lock No 3 Bank Dole Junction 10.25 4 2hr 30min 5.70 2hr 30min 5.70 2hr 30min 5.70 1 From the Aire & Calder Navigation - Wakefield Section to the Calder and Hebble Navigation
From To Miles Locks Ave Time Ave L/M Max Time Max L/M Min Time Min L/M No Voy Stanley Ferry Aqueduct Wakefield Flood Gates 3.13 1 0hr 55min 4.50 1hr 0min 4.13 0hr 50min 4.95 2 Stanley Ferry Aqueduct Broad Cut Top Lock No 4 6.25 4 2hr 10min 4.73 2hr 10min 4.73 2hr 10min 4.73 1 Stanley Ferry Aqueduct Horbury Bridge 7.75 4 3hr 0min 3.92 3hr 0min 3.92 3hr 0min 3.92 1 Stanley Ferry Aqueduct Figure of Three Locks No 5 8.75 5 3hr 30min 3.93 3hr 30min 3.93 3hr 30min 3.93 1 Stanley Ferry Aqueduct Thornhill Double Locks Nos 8 & 9 9.88 9 4hr 20min 4.36 4hr 20min 4.36 4hr 20min 4.36 1 Birkwood Lock No 2 Horbury Bridge 8.38 5 2hr 45min 4.86 2hr 45min 4.86 2hr 45min 4.86 1 King's Road Lock No 3 Wakefield Flood Gates 4.75 3 1hr 50min 4.23 2hr 5min 3.72 1hr 35min 4.89 2 King's Road Lock No 3 Broad Cut Low Lock No 3 7.38 5 3hr 50min 3.23 3hr 50min 3.23 3hr 50min 3.23 1 King's Road Lock No 3 Waller Bridge 7.50 5 3hr 20min 3.75 3hr 20min 3.75 3hr 20min 3.75 1 From the Aire & Calder Navigation - Wakefield Section to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
From To Miles Locks Ave Time Ave L/M Max Time Max L/M Min Time Min L/M No Voy Stanley Ferry Aqueduct River Lock No 1, Leeds 14.88 10 6hr 15min 3.98 6hr 15min 3.98 6hr 15min 3.98 1 Birkwood Lock No 2 River Lock No 1, Leeds 13.25 9 5hr 0min 4.45 5hr 0min 4.45 5hr 0min 4.45 1 King's Road Lock No 3 River Lock No 1, Leeds 13.75 8 5hr 7min 4.34 5hr 20min 4.55 4hr 55min 4.12 2 King's Road Lock No 3 Office Lock No 2 13.50 9 5hr 17min 4.25 5hr 45min 3.91 4hr 50min 4.66 2 Ashby de la Zouch Canal
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From To Miles Locks Ave Time Ave L/M Max Time Max L/M Min Time Min L/M No Voy Railway Bridge Limekiln Bridge No 15 4.25 0 1hr 40min 2.55 1hr 40min 2.55 1hr 40min 2.55 1 Railway Bridge Hinckley Brickyard 4.88 0 1hr 45min 2.79 1hr 45min 2.79 1hr 45min 2.79 1 Railway Bridge Stoke Golding Wharf 8.00 0 3hr 30min 2.29 3hr 55min 2.04 3hr 5min 2.59 3 Railway Bridge Shenton Station 12.25 0 4hr 55min 2.49 4hr 55min 2.49 4hr 55min 2.49 1 Railway Bridge Bosworth Wharf Bridge No 42 14.13 0 5hr 55min 2.39 6hr 0min 2.35 5hr 50min 2.42 2 Railway Bridge Carlton Bridge No 44 15.00 0 5hr 35min 2.69 5hr 35min 2.69 5hr 35min 2.69 1 Railway Bridge Shackerstone 17.50 0 7hr 12min 2.43 7hr 20min 2.39 7hr 5min 2.47 2 Railway Bridge SnarestonTunnel 20.25 0 8hr 6min 2.50 8hr 45min 2.31 7hr 20min 2.76 3 Railway Bridge Head of navigation 21.00 0 8hr 5min 2.59 8hr 50min 2.38 7hr 40min 2.74 6 From the Ashby de la Zouch Canal to the Coventry Canal
From To Miles Locks Ave Time Ave L/M Max Time Max L/M Min Time Min L/M No Voy Railway Bridge Hartshill Wharf 6.75 0 2hr 30min 2.70 2hr 30min 2.70 2hr 30min 2.70 1 Limekiln Bridge No 15 Hartshill Wharf 11.00 0 3hr 55min 2.81 3hr 55min 2.81 3hr 55min 2.81 1 Hinckley Brickyard Marston Junction 5.63 0 2hr 15min 2.50 2hr 15min 2.50 2hr 15min 2.50 1 Stoke Golding Wharf Hawkesbury Junction 11.50 0 4hr 25min 2.60 4hr 25min 2.60 4hr 25min 2.60 1 From the Ashby de la Zouch Canal to the Oxford Canal (Northern Section)
From To Miles Locks Ave Time Ave L/M Max Time Max L/M Min Time Min L/M No Voy Railway Bridge Ansty Bridge No 14 7.25 0 2hr 25min 3.00 2hr 25min 3.00 2hr 25min 3.00 1 Hinckley Brickyard Sutton Stop Lock 8.38 1 3hr 50min 2.45 3hr 50min 2.45 3hr 50min 2.45 1
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