New Bridge Sequence

[Brian]

From the BCP website

Poole Bridge will lift first regardless of the time of day.

Bridge lifting

After the first bridge lifts, the second bridge will open as soon as possible.

The first bridge will open again, if required, for returning vessels.

Until further notice, the lifting schedule of Poole Bridge and Twin Sails will be as per the schedule below.

Poole Bridge	5:30am
Poole Bridge	6:30am
Poole Bridge	7:30am
Poole Bridge	8:30am*
Poole Bridge	9:30am
Poole Bridge	10:30am
Poole Bridge	11:30am
Poole Bridge	12:30pm
Poole Bridge	1:30pm*
Poole Bridge	2:30pm
Poole Bridge	3:30pm
Poole Bridge	4:30pm
Poole Bridge	5:30pm*
Poole Bridge	6:30pm
Poole Bridge	7:30pm
Poole Bridge	8:30pm*
Poole Bridge	9:30pm
Poole Bridge	10:30pm
Poole Bridge	11:30pm

 

* Weekends and bank holidays only

*Poole Bridge will lift first for all lifting cycles, Twin Sails opens immediately afterwards.

 

[Greg]

 

Hang on a minute, let me try and understand this:-

 

Reading the above, if I was coming out of cobbs for the 07.30 bridges, Poole Old Town bridge will lift for incoming traffic at 07.30, then close and soon after the Twin Sales will lift. 

 

I then go into the basin and then the Twin Sales Bridge closes. Then soon after this Poole Old Town Bridge will Open to let me out......

 

Have I got this right????? 

 

Can anyone help me out here 😬

[Brian]

You've got it right,

It's the way it used to be from 13:30 onwards.

It's to spare the Twin Sails the stress of 2 lifts.

[Rob]

What a shower of the brown stuff that bridge is!

R

[Greg]

Thank you Brian.

 

That makes sense. BCP has an over spend of about £40 million at the moment, so they can’t afford any more expenditure with the Twin Sales. 
 

Oh well, looks like they will be going bankrupt soon then with that useless piece of s**t.

[2006holmwood]

17 hours ago, Greg said:

 

Hang on a minute, let me try and understand this:-

 

Reading the above, if I was coming out of cobbs for the 07.30 bridges, Poole Old Town bridge will lift for incoming traffic at 07.30, then close and soon after the Twin Sales will lift. 

 

I then go into the basin and then the Twin Sales Bridge closes. Then soon after this Poole Old Town Bridge will Open to let me out......

 

Have I got this right????? 

 

Can anyone help me out here 😬

I suspect that if no boats are waiting to come in they won`t lift old bridge first,

glad my boat goes under both bridges when down,all i need now is a space on F pontoon to be available.

boats just sitting on drive waiting.