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Old September 23rd, 2007, 05:18 PM   #61
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Old September 24th, 2007, 08:54 PM   #62
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Some more of the Falkirk Wheel.















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Old October 7th, 2007, 07:07 AM   #63
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it is very unique.. but when they want to link two waterways, why don't they make a canal ? I thinks it is cheaper by cost unless they want to make it a tourist attraction..
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Old October 7th, 2007, 01:39 PM   #64
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it is very unique.. but when they want to link two waterways, why don't they make a canal ? I thinks it is cheaper by cost unless they want to make it a tourist attraction..
Because there is significant height difference between the 2 canals(Falkirk wheel),or they dont want them to be linked(like near Magdeburg)
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Old October 7th, 2007, 07:43 PM   #65
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it is very unique.. but when they want to link two waterways, why don't they make a canal ? I thinks it is cheaper by cost unless they want to make it a tourist attraction..
As RawLee said. Sometimes the Canal may cross a river that is not a shipping lane, so they would not want to connect them together. Water in shipping canals has to be carefully regulated.
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