Whitelighter
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Ardnacrusha lock in the ROI?
OK - So where am I
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Hurricane
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Sorry Jez - wrong
Eeyore
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Oskemen Lock?
Nah! That's a much deeper one at 40-42 metres.
Nah! That's a much deeper one at 40-42 metres.
Hurricane
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Nah! That's a much deeper one at 40-42 metres.
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Wow - thats deep.
OK here's a little more info
Two locks/dams close to each other - one 27m deep the other 35m deep.
More pics to follow if noone gets it.
Nah! That's a much deeper one at 40-42 metres.
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Wow - thats deep.
OK here's a little more info
Two locks/dams close to each other - one 27m deep the other 35m deep.
More pics to follow if noone gets it.
Alistairr
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Bath?
oceanfroggie
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Portugal?
Nice pic. Ardnacrush below
Nice pic. Ardnacrush below
Hurricane
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Ahh
Getting warmer now - can you be more specific?
Getting warmer now - can you be more specific?
oceanfroggie
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Douro river?
Hurricane
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Yep - thats it - locks on the river Douro - all the way from the Portugese west coast at Porto through the whole of Portugal into Spain.
The engineering it astonishing.
These pics taken from one of the Douro river cruise ships - carries around 100 passengers/crew.
I cant fully remember but there are about 5 locks between the sea and the Spanish border.
These two are the Carrapatelo at 35 metres and the Bagauste at 27 metres - real engineering masterpieces.
This one with the mobo shows the sheer scale
These shots are of a downstream ship is entering at the top - just a small amount of concrete keeps this ship from falling over 100 ft into the valley below.
They have a neat way of securing the ships and boats in the locks - using bollards that float up with the water in the lock.
Hope this post wasnt too boreing
I find engineering on this scale fascinating.
The engineering it astonishing.
These pics taken from one of the Douro river cruise ships - carries around 100 passengers/crew.
I cant fully remember but there are about 5 locks between the sea and the Spanish border.
These two are the Carrapatelo at 35 metres and the Bagauste at 27 metres - real engineering masterpieces.
This one with the mobo shows the sheer scale
These shots are of a downstream ship is entering at the top - just a small amount of concrete keeps this ship from falling over 100 ft into the valley below.
They have a neat way of securing the ships and boats in the locks - using bollards that float up with the water in the lock.
Hope this post wasnt too boreing
I find engineering on this scale fascinating.
Ballistix
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Out of interest what do they charge you to use the lock?
Great pics!
T
Great pics!
T
JKay
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Excellent post not boring at all,would be exciting in the top lock if a ships throttles jammed
cheers Joe
cheers Joe
oceanfroggie
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Fabulous post and great pictures. Thanks for posting (now bookmarked).
That lock is an awesome piece of engineering.
That lock is an awesome piece of engineering.
BlueSkyNick
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great pics - any idea of the minimum air draft along that route?
Looking at some of the bridges I thought they were too low for a raggie but then there is a ship of some sort in there as well.
Looking at some of the bridges I thought they were too low for a raggie but then there is a ship of some sort in there as well.
