canal canal runs miles falling locks joins built primarily allow transportation coal opened steadily increased sold railway company declined finally closed water supply agriculture channel remained water bridges lowered 1970s working restoration stretches small vessels restoration require new route canal joins trent road building effectively severed original route history concept canal raised august way supplying district cheaper coal intent navigation join trent nottingham trent surveying nottingham canal time survey route bill parliament defeated opposition coal suppliers delivered coal road thought river damaged project revised route developed junction additional mile branch second bill forward act parliament received april building work canal started overall charge resident engineers green appointed engineer section canal trent border king agent duke responsible rest canal including river devon act authorised initial raised pay construction option raise raised shares initial subscribers future income canal proved insufficient disagreement shareholders liability raise additional result second act sought received royal march clear obligations existing shareholders pay extra subscription authorised additional raised second act removed restrictions act allowed company set rates chose canal eastern section border opened february rest canal later year canal built locks feet size nottingham canal allow boats use branch authorised act built locks raised level canal feet trent located miles trent level pound miles flight seven locks shorter upper pound canal passed deep cutting effectively crossing watershed river trent wide single boat situation partially cutting widened places allow boats travelling opposite directions cross route passed beds resulted problems operation canal sufficient money repay substantial debts paid shareholders beginning cent rising cent reaching highest level cent tolls brought income remained rose steadily reach traffic included coal lime building materials supplied villages line canal travelled distance distributed land villages downward traffic largely agricultural produce including corn beans wool produce normally loaded initially coal carried canal transported boats owned canal company given practice resumed carrying coal felt coal stocks adequate accused price fixing penalty imposed small ceased trade coal merchants agreed maintain stocks tons son proposal canal connect pursued decline common canals competition railways posed major threat canal owners agreed sell nottingham boston line opened railway completed railway company honour agreement canal company brought large number cases railway company successfully opposed bills railway trying passed parliament eventually railway company agreed pay shareholders received share cash balance railway agreement reached june transfer ownership took place december railway meant canal came control great northern railway later london traffic declined railway companies neglected canal tons tolls amounted act parliament passed formally closing canal boat traffic closure act stipulated water levels maintained feet support agricultural needs effectively guaranteed continued existence canal channel structures locks bridges deteriorated 1950s bridges canal lowered road improvement schemes low bridges act barriers navigation large parts canal water britain railways canal responsibility control canal passed terms transport act waterways jurisdiction british waterways classified commercial cruising remainder waterways remainder waterways deemed economic future maintenance carried failure create health safety issues canal listed category restoration plan fill section canal nottingham resulted number letters appearing local press student produced report state canal presented civic society attempted obtain act parliament allowed cease maintaining water levels canal campaigned bill clause amended formed soon promote restoration held nottingham gain support restoration scheme promote idea new link trent pass old gravel workings society began work restoration canal navigation process ongoing major development granting permission remove old railway embankment blocked route near flight locks task completed number new gates fitted locks rebuilding bridge funded opening miles canal navigation canal restoration mile section funded derelict land grant received formed way project forwards consisted representatives local authorities route passes group split result operation formulated draft business plan canal following restoration locks 1990s mile section completed locks flight restored rebuilding locks completed brought number locks restored approximately quarter canal restored standard improvement taken place access possible bridges major setback occurred walls lock prevent collapsing british waterways took decision fill funding available rebuild received legacy estate designated canal british waterways ruled work start cost found balance grants wall demolished rebuilt sections utilizing cubic yards concrete new bricks restoration canal present major problems challenges presented final sections ends original route join trent severed building road route identified followed course passes north canal possible solutions consideration pose additional problems finding funding count restoration traditional funding sources available embankment carrying road blocks line canal terminal basin filled plans tunnel cycle route improve access basin redeveloped course mile dry section presented problems construction 18th century soil reacted clay leading leaking early appointed time canal restoration manager initial month trial period responsible planning managing funding schemes restoration identifying development opportunities promotion interpretation canal trial proved successful job points interest duke constructed private wharf castle constructed anticipation opening canal constructed fish belly rail set stone chairs wagons exist castle gauge 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