Editing Manchester (section)

===Canal===
An extensive canal network, including the [[Manchester Ship Canal]], was built to carry freight from the Industrial Revolution onward; the canals are still maintained, though now largely repurposed for leisure use.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.waterways.org.uk/waterways/canals_rivers/manchester_ship_canal/manchester_ship_canal |title=Manchester Ship Canal |access-date=16 March 2015 |publisher=Inland Waterways Association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110941/https://www.waterways.org.uk/waterways/canals_rivers/manchester_ship_canal/manchester_ship_canal |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=live }}<br />{{cite news |first=Nigel |last=Pivaro |title=Ship canal cruising is all the rage |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/ship-canal-cruising-is-all-the-rage-1045298 |work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |publisher=M.E.N. media |date=20 October 2006 |access-date=19 September 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110100910/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/ship-canal-cruising-is-all-the-rage-1045298 |archive-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> In 2012, plans were approved to introduce a [[water taxi]] service between Manchester city centre and [[MediaCityUK]] at [[Salford Quays]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.manchesterwatertaxis.com/links/ |title=Links |publisher=Manchester Water Taxis |access-date=9 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422233226/http://www.manchesterwatertaxis.com/links/ |archive-date=22 April 2014 }}</ref> It ceased to operate in June 2018, citing poor infrastructure.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/waxi-manchester-water-taxi-closed-14815702.amp |title=Manchester's Waxi water taxi service runs aground after two years – and the boats are being sold off too |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |date=22 June 2018 |first=Emily |last=Heward |access-date=7 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707222754/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/waxi-manchester-water-taxi-closed-14815702.amp |archive-date=7 July 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>