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Originally posted by loggerbomb:
thats pretty sweet, and huge!

i saw something like that one discovery, cept it was in ireland or scotland, its like a ferris wheel setup and costs hardly anything to move the boats, wish i could remeber what it was called and get a link....





You're thinking of the Falkirk Lock.





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Originally posted by XKontour98:
I still think a lock system would be more efficient.




It is Russia...


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Originally posted by IRingTwyce:
Originally posted by loggerbomb:
thats pretty sweet, and huge!

i saw something like that one discovery, cept it was in ireland or scotland, its like a ferris wheel setup and costs hardly anything to move the boats, wish i could remeber what it was called and get a link....





You're thinking of the Falkirk Lock.









thats the one!


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Originally posted by Wien_Sean:
Originally posted by XKontour98:
I still think a lock system would be more efficient.




It is Russia...




I'm sure there is a reason for the way they do it. That looks like a pretty steep incline right away, and also it's probably faster than locks. But the tram is obviously more practical for the application.


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Originally posted by loggerbomb:
Originally posted by IRingTwyce:
Originally posted by loggerbomb:
thats pretty sweet, and huge!

i saw something like that one discovery, cept it was in ireland or scotland, its like a ferris wheel setup and costs hardly anything to move the boats, wish i could remeber what it was called and get a link....





You're thinking of the Falkirk Lock.








thats the one!




I'vee seen that on TV as well. Pretty cool!


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