Very cool. I've thought about taking Bojangles through there if I ever bring her back north again.
As for the Falkirk Wheel, I've been on that... Incredibly cool, although highly impractical given the small amount of traffic it gets. Cheers, Colin On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 4:33 PM, Paul Baker via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > You should check out the Falkirk Wheel, just outside of Edinburgh, > Scotland (still in the UK). Uses virtually no energy to life boats, clever > stuff. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stu via CnC-List" <[email protected]> > To: "C&C Email List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 1, 2014 12:51:05 PM > Subject: Stus-List Marine Railway > > > > > > Not C&C related but interesting -- and yes they can transport sailboats. > > Big Chute Marine Railway is a boat lift at lock 44 of the Trent-Severn > Waterway in Ontario, Canada. > > It works on an inclined plane to carry boats in individual cradles over a > change of height of about 60 feet (18 m). > > It is the only marine railway (or canal inclined plane) of its kind in > North America still in use. > > Vessels are floated into the cradle, which is approximately 80 feet (24 m) > long by 26 feet (7.9 m) wide. > > Four 200 horsepower (150 kW) electric motors provide traction by cable. It > can transport up to a combined total of 100 short tons (91 t) in weight. > The weight of the cradle and boats is borne on a dual track which keeps the > carriage level (the front and back wheels are on different tracks, with the > front of the carriage on the upper tracks). Boats rest on the bottom of the > carriage, and webbing slings are provided to support boats safely and > prevent them from tipping. > > Have a look at my slideshow of the railway in operation at: > http://cncphotoalbum.com/temp/Marine_Railway.html > > Stu > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > >
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