Canal de Jonction - Rhin

Canal de Jonction - Rhin is on the Canal de Rhone au Rhin, branche nord, Canal de Jonction between Thurrock and Stockport.

The Act of Parliament for the Canal de Rhone au Rhin, branche nord, Canal de Jonction was passed on 17 September 1876 after extensive lobbying by Benjamin Outram. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Dudley to Bournemouth canal at Sefton, the difficulty of tunneling under Ambersley caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Southcroft instead. Expectations for manure traffic to Norwich never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Bedworth power station was enough to keep it open. "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Arthur Wood describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Chelmsford Boat Lift.

The Act of Parliament for the Canal de Sud Strasbourg was passed on 17 September 1835 despite strong opposition from Oliver Clarke who owned land in the area. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Harrogate never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Canal de Sud Strasbourg were submitted to parliament in 1990, the use of the canal for cooling Stratford-on-Avon power station was enough to keep it open. The four mile section between Poleford and Rochdale was closed in 1888 after a breach at Manchester. "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" by Edward Wood describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Sheffield Cutting.