Note 280 — Chapter XXIX · LOCKS, PLANES, SLUICE-GATES AND LIFTS.
Reading edition
On the Great Western Canal, a simple lift, with two counterbalancing troughs, was used in the early part of the century, but it was not found successful.
Reading edition
On the Great Western Canal, a simple lift, with two counterbalancing troughs, was used in the early part of the century, but it was not found successful.