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Birmingham Canal Navigations
Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) is a network of canals linking Birmingham, England to Wolverhampton and the Black Country.
At its maximum, there were about 160 miles of canals; today just over 100 miles are navigable.
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The BCN network
- Anson Branch
- BCN Main Line
- Cannock Extension Canal
- Gower Branch Canal
- Old Main Line
- Rushall Canal
- Spon Lane Locks Branch
- Titford Canal
- Wednesbury Old Canal
- Wyrley and Essington Canal
- Netherton Tunnel Branch Canal
- Daw End Branch Canal
Linking canals
- Anglesey Branch
- Birmingham and Fazeley Canal
- Birmingham and Worcester Canal
- Digbeth Branch Canal
- Dudley Canal Line No 1
- Dudley Canal Line No 2
- Soho Branch Loop Line
- Tame Valley Canal
- Walsall Branch Canal
- Walsall Canal
- Wednesbury Oak Loop Line
Associated features
- Edgbaston Reservoir
Bibliography
- The Birmingham Canal Navigations, Vol. 1 1768 - 1846, S R Broadbridge. Published by David & Charles 1974 (there was no second volume)
- Birmingham's Canals by Ray Shill, ISBN 0750920777. Published by Sutton Publishing 2000
- Birmingham New Street. The Story of a Great Station Including Curzon Street. 1 Background and Beginnings. The Years up to 1860. By Richard Foster. Wild Swan Publications Limited (1990) ISBN 0906867789
See also
- James Brindley
- Thomas Dadford
- Transport in Birmingham
- Canals of the United Kingdom
- The Smethwick Engine
External link
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