On 13 Sep 2006, at 21:41, trainfinder22 wrote:

>  the problem with locks is that they take too long to fill or empty
> 20 min is avarage.. Is there a high Speed Lock in operation anywere?

Sandford Lock on the Thames near Oxford. It's big enough to take
probably 20 narrowboats (at a guess) and I've seen it filled from empty
in under 2 minutes.... You probably wouldn't want to be in it at the
time though :-)

-- 
Andy Greener
n.b. Whisper
Pangbourne, UK
http://www.nb-whisper.com





 
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