Falkirk Wheel

The Falkirk Wheel is the only fully rotating boat lift in the world. The wheel was built as part of the £85.4m Millennium link project to reunite the Forth and Clyde and Union Canals in Scotland. The canals had previously been linked by a staircase of 11 locks which took nearly a day to pass through. The locks were dismantled in 1933.

The wheel uses 2 gondolas which raise boats by 24m. As the Union Canal is 11m higher than the aqueduct at the top of the wheel, boats then go through 2 locks to reach the canal.

Before the Falkirk Wheel was constructed it wasn’t possible to get from the Union Canal to the Forth and Clyde by boat. It now takes about 10 minutes for a boat to be lifted from the Forth and Clyde to the aqueduct 24m above that leads to the Union Canal.

[ianmcsherry]

I live within easy walking distance of the Union Canal in Edinburgh, and I reckon the canal has very much been improved for the better, since the millennium project. Haven't had a turn on the wheel yet, but I hope to rectify that!

[wandsandwizards]

Thanks for the info Richard. You have all the knowledge. I never knew about this but am so impressed and fascinated by it. You speak very well and I hear you perfectly guitar or no. What an amazing mechanism. Thanks for taking the time to narrate this and show a demonstration of how it works. Really great.

[nodirbeksherjonov]

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[loreleinorvell]

Wonderful explanation of the need for and the building of a masterpiece.

[emada]

🤣 I tried turning my sound up to hear the gentleman but the music was the only thing that got louder

[kevanparker]

He mentions all the engineers that historically made the canals possible but failed to mention one Benjamin Outram the founder of the Butterley company. the firm which manufactured St Pancras station London, and the Falkirk wheel near Ripley Derbyshire England and then transported it all the way up to Scotland..

[Karlsis]

WHAT, CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THE GUITAR

[Nuzzler]

Great video !!! The video editor can cut the music volume about 1/2 to better hear the commentator 🤷‍♂️

[roxannerios]

This is awesome! I never knew! I heard everything! And I think he's cute 😍

[miker]

As in the song : a little less talk and a lot more action but really I would have liked to see more of it moving the boats. I didn't mind the music

[mattneedham]

"Anything that sits in water will displace its own weight in water". Anything that floats maybe. When I sit, I sink.

[chrishoover]

Don't need the "music".

[RR-rkgj]

I almost made it to the 2 minute mark. Though very interesting, not interesting enough to have to listen to that music anymore. Turn it down.

[JeffPDX-bm]

The music of this video is far
too loud and drowns out the gentleman - very distracting.