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At the beginning there were two canals:
, O& i& w- a8 `9 Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCanal Forth and Clyde was built in 1777, between harbors Grangemouth and Falkirk connecting Glasgow with west cost of Scotland.
+ F1 q) R* q* ACanal Union between Falkirk and Edinburgh was finished in 1822. Because of geographical difficulties, which created a difference of 79 ft. in elevation, the two canals were connected by 11 locks.
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In 1963,after 150 yrs of existence of this water way with 11 locks the construction of a huge water carousel started.
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- B: z t6 T, Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThis is the only rotational boat transporter in the world. It has two arms and each arm forms a kind of huge tub filled with water.
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Entrance to lower canal
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4 O& T) _# r! {" y3 V& E2 Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA Boat is approaching the “tub”
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% A8 D5 B- H; o公仔箱論壇There are boats in both “tubs” upper and lower公仔箱論壇 ]3 f: h9 q3 P2 F' W2 B; d; y5 R8 x
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Boats in both rotating armsTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 N, F- V3 i. a2 p; h
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Just before “landing”* e2 W3 F# [' X, E: G
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+ I9 i! l& R# A8 M+ u7 j- @公仔箱論壇Closing the gate, regulation of level of water and“tubs” rotation Takes 15 min. only.www2.tvboxnow.com, X% W4 k1 J M7 E) R3 r
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The“tubs” are filled according the Archimedes’ Law. So the weight of “tubs” are balanced. To open the upper and lower lock and turn the whole system by 180◦they need an engine of 22.5 kW which only use 1.5 kWh
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