Falkirk Wheel 001
The only Boat Lift in the World like it
The Wheel has an outside diameter of 35m, and comprises two 1.4m wide
steel, clawed arms rotating on a 3.5 m diameter axle. A pair of 25m
long, 300 m3 water filled caissons (or "gondolas") act as
containers for boats which are lifted through the 24m vertical
distance between the two canals. Drive is provided at one end of the
axle through a system of hydraulic planetary gear units, with
stability of the caissons ensured by a network of synchronised gears.
It is capable of carrying a total payload of 600 tonnes in winds of
Beaufort Force 6 (25-31 miles per hour). Boat transfer time will be
about 15 minutes
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