Nick Atty wrote: > On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:41:07 -0000, you 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? > > 20 minutes! Nothing like that in general - we've done over 50 locks > in a day before now, which would be over 16 hours just for the locks! > > The locks on the Nene can empty very quickly indeed when you are > raising the gates to empty them without a boat in, or below! I bet > they're a lot slower now they are mechanised.
Indeed! In the old days with the proper handle on the manual bottom guillotine we (two blokes on the handle) emptied one in under a minute. There was a reason for this - the tidal wave that was let out of the lock sorted out the abusive anglers fishing from the lock landing stage ;-) I can't say we have down a Nene lock at *quite* this speed with a boat in... -- Neil Arlidge - NB Earnest Follow the traveled TNC at : http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
