Comments on: European Barge Lifting http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/30/european-barge-lifting/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: parikka http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/30/european-barge-lifting/comment-page-1/#comment-196067 parikka Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:14:56 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/30/european-barge-lifting/#comment-196067 In Russia they do it rather big - please check out the river lift at Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric dam, located on the Yenisey river within 30 km upstream from Krasnoyarsk: http://www.e-river.ru/gallery/view.php?id=1413&p=2 Unfortunately the Gmaps is quite low resolution there so one cannot really see it from satellite pictures. In Russia they do it rather big – please check out the river lift at Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric dam, located on the Yenisey river within 30 km upstream from Krasnoyarsk:

http://www.e-river.ru/gallery/view.php?id=1413&p=2

Unfortunately the Gmaps is quite low resolution there so one cannot really see it from satellite pictures.

]]> By: ajho http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/30/european-barge-lifting/comment-page-1/#comment-181536 ajho Mon, 03 Dec 2007 01:45:52 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/30/european-barge-lifting/#comment-181536 Foxton Locks was, of course, also the site of one of the first experiments in the Saint-Louis-Arzviller style 'sideways on' inclined planes. The remains of it show up surprisingly well in GE. There is a useful diagram <a href="http://www.foxtonlocks.com/sections/explore/index.php" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Foxton Locks was, of course, also the site of one of the first experiments in the Saint-Louis-Arzviller style ’sideways on’ inclined planes. The remains of it show up surprisingly well in GE. There is a useful diagram here.

]]> By: Mrb http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/30/european-barge-lifting/comment-page-1/#comment-181004 Mrb Sat, 01 Dec 2007 13:43:02 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/30/european-barge-lifting/#comment-181004 Fantastic bit of engineering the Falkirk Wheel, makes me proud to be British. Unfortunately things like Gongoozling don't. Only joking I don't want to upset any Gongoozlers out there, in fact GGSS has made Gongoozlers of all of us. Any way you don't really appreciate the Falkirk wheel until you see it working so <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjqr6dycBcI" rel="nofollow">Youtube</a> to the rescue. Fantastic bit of engineering the Falkirk Wheel, makes me proud to be British. Unfortunately things like Gongoozling don’t. Only joking I don’t want to upset any Gongoozlers out there, in fact GGSS has made Gongoozlers of all of us.

Any way you don’t really appreciate the Falkirk wheel until you see it working so Youtube to the rescue.

]]> By: Don Chesnut http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/30/european-barge-lifting/comment-page-1/#comment-180849 Don Chesnut Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:37:51 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/30/european-barge-lifting/#comment-180849 The view of the "Plan Incline" in France doesn't include the great luge run in the basin to the southwest just below the big building (which is the visitors center for the Plan Incline). Hopefully there'll be a new shot soon; I'd love to see that thing from altitude! Don The view of the “Plan Incline” in France doesn’t include the great luge run in the basin to the southwest just below the big building (which is the visitors center for the Plan Incline). Hopefully there’ll be a new shot soon; I’d love to see that thing from altitude!

Don

]]> By: djidji http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/30/european-barge-lifting/comment-page-1/#comment-180766 djidji Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:39:54 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/30/european-barge-lifting/#comment-180766 Near Bezier / France: http://maps.google.fr/maps?ll=43.330036,3.200493&z=18&t=h&hl=fr Near Bezier / France:
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: Rob http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/30/european-barge-lifting/comment-page-1/#comment-180726 Rob Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:45:25 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/30/european-barge-lifting/#comment-180726 Haha, I was imaging how scary it would be to go up that incline in a boat, until I saw the wikipedia article! Haha, I was imaging how scary it would be to go up that incline in a boat, until I saw the wikipedia article!

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