This rotating boatlift at Falkirk, known as the Falkirk Wheel, replaced a series of locks. It raises and lowers canal boats 24 meters in two counterbalanced tubs containing 300 tonnes of water. It is the only one of its kind in the world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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