
Visiting the Anderton Boat Lift on My Narrowboat (2017) [video] - CaliforniaKarl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJDqGimPc9Q
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gambiting
If you find this interesting, I'd really recommend learning about Falkirk
Wheel - it's an absolute marvel of engineering and the only rotating boat lift
in the world. I've visited a month ago and it was fascinating.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_Wheel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_Wheel)

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lelf
See also: Krasnoyarsk dam inclined plane

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasnoyarsk_Dam#/media/File%3A...](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasnoyarsk_Dam#/media/File%3AInclined_plane_at_Krasnoyarsk%2C_on_the_Yenisie_River.jpg)

[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Krasnoyarsk+Dam](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Krasnoyarsk+Dam)

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walrus01
For those not familiar, narrowboats in England need to be VERY narrow.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrowboat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrowboat)

There's some really fascinating videos on youtube from people who live in them
full time, with walkthrough tours of living room space + kitchen + bedroom.

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PaulRobinson
Having lived on one as a child, I can assure you that it's not quite as
idyllic as it might look.

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theluketaylor
Also possibly of interest to people is the Marine Railway on the Trent-Severn
Waterway. Boats sit in slings or directly on the car floor and transported
across the 18m elevation change.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Chute_Marine_Railway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Chute_Marine_Railway)

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Neil44
The motorways of the industrial revolution! And lovely to cycle down these
days.

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jimmytidey
I don't want to turn into this man.

I'm going to turn into this man.

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jtms
That was so thoroughly and charmingly English, but what an amazing feat of
engineering for the time it was built!

