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RE: The Fascinating Falkirk Wheel
Okay. This is amazing. I can see why you would just want to sit there watching the wheel do its work!
Now, just for clarification, did the boats only come and go one way, or both ways? Meaning, they could come in from below and go up, or come from above and go down? Either way, a true engineering marvel. I wonder how much it cost, and if that's the reason why it hasn't been duplicated yet, or if it's just the terrain is conducive to it here while in other places not so much.
Thanks for sharing. Very fascinating. :)
Ha, ha, ha. I don't understand the question @glenalbrethsen.
Or maybe I do. I think they can go both ways although you'd think that might cause a bit of a boat jam.
I'll ask John and report back. 😁
As to why it hasn't been duplicated yet . . . maybe it's just not worth the cost. This was part of a bigger millennium project to bring the canals back to life, for tourism purposes.
Other canal systems have already been renovated in England and are maybe doing well enough without the extra cost.
Maybe you'd need a bit of land to make it work too. Scotland has much more of than than England. 😊