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Canals Architecture Falkirk wheel canal boats forth and clyde rotating boat lift tourist navigate opened by prince Charles Scotland central summer 2004 lock gates
Falkirk Wheel, Falkirk, Scotland, Millennium Project to Link together two Canal systems, the Wheel replaces a flight of locks, Gravity is used to power the system, weight of water raises and lowers the Narrow boats
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Situated near Falkirk in Scotland. the gigantic Falkirk Wheel links the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal.; Boats wishing to transfer from one canal to the other enter a gondola on the wheel and are lifted some 35 metres to the level of the other
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2012; Chilterns; England; Europe; GB; Grand Junction; Great Britain; Great Union Canal; Hertfordshire; Herts; Tring; UK; United Kingdom; boat; boats; canal; canals; canoe; drought; southern; spring; transport; transportation; travel; water; waterway; waterways
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Britain's canals are facing a crisis this summer due to continuing drought conditions leaving some boats stranded in high locks like here on the Grand Union Canal in Berks
2012; England; Europe; GB; Grand Junction; Grand Union; Grand Union Canal; Great Britain; Berkshire; Herts; Tring; UK; United Kingdom; boat; boats; canal; canals; drought; European; mooring; moorings; narrow; navigation; southern; spring; towpath; transport; transportation; travel; vertical; water; waterway; waterways
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UK Near Tring -- Apr 2012 -- A canal boat moored near the Grand Junction of the Grand Union Canal near Tring in Berkshire, England, UK. Continuing drought has caused navigational problems for boats on some parts of Britain's canals -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell
2012; Chilterns; England; Europe; GB; Grand Junction; Great Britain; Great Union Canal; Berkshire; Berks; Tring; UK; United Kingdom; boat; boats; canal; canals; drought; moorings; southern; transport; transportation; travel; water; waterway; waterways
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Britain's canals are facing a crisis this summer due to continuing drought conditions leaving some boats stranded in high locks like here on the Grand Union Canal in Berks