Falkirk Wheel

Karl2301Karl2301 Registered Users Posts: 34 Big grins
edited November 14, 2005 in Landscapes
The Falkirk Wheel was a Millenium Project to link the Forth & Clyde Canal to the Union Canal. The wheel lifts barges and pleasure boats from the lower canal (Forth & Clyde) by flooding a revolving platform. The flare was caused from the windows of a barge already on the wheel whilst another barge enters the lower platform.
There's so many different Worlds
So Many different Suns
And we have just one World
But we live in different ones

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  • Phil U.Phil U. Registered Users Posts: 1,330 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2005
    That's a pretty crazy piece of machinery - thanks for showing it to us!
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  • JCDossJCDoss Registered Users Posts: 189 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2005
    Wow! I'd love to see some more shots to get a better idea how this thing works. Great photo!
  • Karl2301Karl2301 Registered Users Posts: 34 Big grins
    edited November 14, 2005
    How it works
    JCDoss wrote:
    Wow! I'd love to see some more shots to get a better idea how this thing works. Great photo!
    Hi JC, Here's another photo so you can see the Wheel in motion complete with two barges.
    There's so many different Worlds
    So Many different Suns
    And we have just one World
    But we live in different ones
  • JCDossJCDoss Registered Users Posts: 189 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2005
    Thanks for the follow-up, Karl. This is a truly spectacular structure! More information on how it works is here: http://www.thefalkirkwheel.co.uk/index.asp?tm=6
  • wholenewlightwholenewlight Registered Users Posts: 1,529 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2005
    JCDoss wrote:
    Thanks for the follow-up, Karl. This is a truly spectacular structure! More information on how it works is here: http://www.thefalkirkwheel.co.uk/index.asp?tm=6
    I love the article and the posted photos. I learn something new every day!!
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  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2005
    Very cool photos, I had never heard of that before
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  • TristanPTristanP Registered Users Posts: 1,107 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2005
    That's really cool! Thanks for sharing it.
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