Amazing Falkirk Wheel replaces 11 boat-lifting locks


	Amazing Falkirk Wheel replaces 11 boat-lifting locks

masbury

6-2-2009 11:13 PM

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masbury says:

Boats enter from foreground or background (across the bridge) of photo, then ride the wheel up to the canal or down to the pool - uses about as much electricity as boiling a few kettles of water.

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