Boat Lifts.

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Its used to connect the union canal with the forth clyde canal and consists of 2 water-filled compartments which rotate around a central axle that is perched 25 metres above the lower body of water. the wheel can transport 8 boats at a time (4 up 4 down) and each compartment contains 300 tonnes of water.

The ronquieres inclined plane is absolutely huge, the total length of the ramp coming in at 1432 metres. its even got a huge control tower at the top and each of the 2 caissons can carry a vessel weighing anything up to 1350 tonnes through a height difference of 67.7 metres. the total time taken to get through the short journey is 50 minutes.

This is the oldest working boat-lift in germany and lifts approximately 11,000 boats each year a height of 60 metres. It opened in 1934 and will soon be replaced by a new, bigger boat-lift which is planned for completion in 2012. The current lift is such a huge tourist attraction that around 500,000 people visit each year.































 
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