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For details of the meanings of these various statistics see the Cruise Times Index PageFrom To Miles Locks Ave Time Ave L/M Max Time Max L/M Min Time Min L/M No Voy Popes Corner Burwell Village 10.60 1 3hr 45min 3.09 3hr 45min 3.09 3hr 45min 3.09 1 Ely, A142 Road bridge Burwell Village 10.25 1 2hr 55min 3.86 2hr 55min 3.86 2hr 55min 3.86 1 From the Burwell Lode to the Old West River (Great Ouse)
From To Miles Locks Ave Time Ave L/M Max Time Max L/M Min Time Min L/M No Voy Burwell Village Popes Corner 10.60 1 3hr 45min 3.09 3hr 45min 3.09 3hr 45min 3.09 1 Burwell Village Ely, A142 Road bridge 10.25 1 2hr 55min 3.86 2hr 55min 3.86 2hr 55min 3.86 1 Calder and Hebble Navigation
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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 Wakefield Flood Gates Broad Cut Low Lock No 3 2.63 2 1hr 0min 4.63 1hr 10min 3.96 0hr 45min 6.17 1 Wakefield Flood Gates Waller Bridge 2.75 2 1hr 15min 3.80 1hr 15min 3.80 1hr 15min 3.80 1 Wakefield Flood Gates Broad Cut Top Lock No 4 3.13 3 2hr 5min 2.94 2hr 40min 2.30 1hr 45min 3.50 1 Wakefield Flood Gates Horbury Bridge 4.63 3 2hr 10min 3.52 2hr 20min 3.27 1hr 45min 4.36 2 Wakefield Flood Gates Figure of Three Locks No 5 5.63 4 2hr 45min 3.50 3hr 20min 2.89 2hr 25min 3.98 1 Wakefield Flood Gates Dewsbury Arm Junction 6.75 6 3hr 20min 3.83 3hr 40min 3.48 3hr 0min 4.25 2 Wakefield Flood Gates Thornhill Double Locks Nos 8 & 9 6.75 8 3hr 35min 4.12 3hr 35min 4.12 3hr 35min 4.12 1 Wakefield Flood Gates Forge Lane Bridge 7.63 8 3hr 45min 4.17 3hr 55min 3.99 3hr 30min 4.46 3 Wakefield Flood Gates Shepley Bridge Lock No 11 9.63 10 4hr 55min 3.99 4hr 55min 3.99 4hr 55min 3.99 1 Wakefield Flood Gates Ledgard Flood Gates 10.50 10 5hr 25min 3.78 6hr 0min 3.42 5hr 5min 4.03 3 Wakefield Flood Gates Cooper Bridge Flood Gates 12.25 12 6hr 25min 3.77 7hr 20min 3.31 5hr 55min 4.10 6 Wakefield Flood Gates Anchor Pit Flood Gates 13.75 14 6hr 53min 4.02 7hr 25min 3.74 6hr 30min 4.27 1 Wakefield Flood Gates Brighouse Locks No 16 14.63 15 8hr 2min 3.68 8hr 30min 3.49 7hr 35min 3.91 1 Wakefield Flood Gates Brighouse Basin Entrance 14.63 16 7hr 38min 4.01 8hr 10min 3.75 7hr 15min 4.22 4 Wakefield Flood Gates Elland Lock No 22 17.38 21 10hr 11min 3.76 11hr 5min 3.46 9hr 30min 4.04 3 Wakefield Flood Gates Woodside Mills Lock No 23 18.13 22 9hr 35min 4.19 9hr 40min 4.15 9hr 30min 4.22 1 Wakefield Flood Gates Long Lee Lock No 24 18.50 23 10hr 42min 3.88 10hr 50min 3.83 10hr 35min 3.92 1 Wakefield Flood Gates Junction with Halifax Branch (closed) 18.88 26 12hr 7min 3.70 13hr 0min 3.45 11hr 15min 3.99 2 Wakefield Flood Gates Sowerby Bridge Basin 21.00 26 12hr 13min 3.84 13hr 45min 3.42 11hr 30min 4.09 5 From the Calder and Hebble Navigation to the Aire & Calder Navigation : Wakefield Section
From To Miles Locks Ave Time Ave L/M Max Time Max L/M Min Time Min L/M No Voy Wakefield Flood Gates Stanley Ferry Aqueduct 3.13 1 0hr 55min 4.50 1hr 0min 4.13 0hr 50min 4.95 2 Wakefield Flood Gates King's Road Lock No 3 4.75 3 1hr 50min 4.23 2hr 5min 3.72 1hr 35min 4.89 2 Broad Cut Low Lock No 3 King's Road Lock No 3 7.38 5 3hr 50min 3.23 3hr 50min 3.23 3hr 50min 3.23 1 Waller Bridge King's Road Lock No 3 7.50 5 3hr 20min 3.75 3hr 20min 3.75 3hr 20min 3.75 1 Broad Cut Top Lock No 4 Stanley Ferry Aqueduct 6.25 4 2hr 10min 4.73 2hr 10min 4.73 2hr 10min 4.73 1 Horbury Bridge Stanley Ferry Aqueduct 7.75 4 3hr 0min 3.92 3hr 0min 3.92 3hr 0min 3.92 1 Horbury Bridge Birkwood Lock No 2 8.38 5 2hr 45min 4.86 2hr 45min 4.86 2hr 45min 4.86 1 Figure of Three Locks No 5 Stanley Ferry Aqueduct 8.75 5 3hr 30min 3.93 3hr 30min 3.93 3hr 30min 3.93 1 Thornhill Double Locks Nos 8 & 9 Stanley Ferry Aqueduct 9.88 9 4hr 20min 4.36 4hr 20min 4.36 4hr 20min 4.36 1 From the Calder and Hebble Navigation to the Huddersfield Broad Canal
From To Miles Locks Ave Time Ave L/M Max Time Max L/M Min Time Min L/M No Voy Ledgard Flood Gates Fieldhouse Green Lock No 7 3.63 8 3hr 35min 3.24 3hr 35min 3.24 3hr 35min 3.24 1 Ledgard Flood Gates Aspley Basin and Junction 5.25 10 4hr 5min 3.73 4hr 5min 3.73 4hr 5min 3.73 1 Cooper Bridge Flood Gates Aspley Basin and Junction 3.50 8 3hr 21min 3.42 3hr 45min 3.07 3hr 0min 3.83 3 Anchor Pit Flood Gates Aspley Basin and Junction 5.00 11 4hr 25min 3.62 4hr 25min 3.62 4hr 25min 3.62 1 Brighouse Locks No 16 Aspley Basin and Junction 5.88 11 3hr 40min 4.60 3hr 40min 4.60 3hr 40min 4.60 1 From the Calder and Hebble Navigation to the Rochdale Canal
From To Miles Locks Ave Time Ave L/M Max Time Max L/M Min Time Min L/M No Voy Junction with Halifax Branch (closed) Sowerby Bridge Lock No 1 2.25 1 0hr 45min 4.33 0hr 45min 4.33 0hr 45min 4.33 1 Sowerby Bridge Basin Tuel Lane Lock No 3 0.50 3 1hr 0min 3.50 1hr 0min 3.50 1hr 0min 3.50 1 Sowerby Bridge Basin Brearley Upper Lock No 6 3.13 5 3hr 7min 2.60 3hr 10min 2.57 3hr 5min 2.64 2 Sowerby Bridge Basin Broadbottom Lock No 7 4.25 6 2hr 55min 3.51 2hr 55min 3.51 2hr 55min 3.51 1 Sowerby Bridge Basin Blackpit Lock No 9 5.50 8 3hr 25min 3.95 3hr 25min 3.95 3hr 25min 3.95 1
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