The next part to be opened was authorised by the Act of Parliament for the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, although it was never connected to their main line.

It ran from Ryders Green Junction to Broadwaters, a mining complex near Moxley, and opened in 1786.

[3] The route from Salford Junction to Warwick and on to London became part of the Grand Union Canal in 1929.

Travelling to the north, the pound is level for 5.7 miles (9.2 km) to the foot of the eight Walsall Locks.

To the east, the Tame Valley Canal is level for 5.7 miles (9.2 km) to the top of Perry Bar Locks, a flight of eleven.