Today i got a chance to visit a superb art of engineering. The Falkirk Wheel - The millennium link between the historic Forth & Clyde Canal and the Union Canal. It is a marvelous art of engineering which combines both the canals with the fact that the Forth & Clyde Canal lay 35M (115 Ft) below the level of the Union Canal. Prior to this link both the canals were joined using a flight of 11 locks that stepped down across a distance of 1.5 kms., but these steps were dismantled in 1933 and the current solution was implemented. The current Falkirk Wheel connects the two canals by means of lifting two boats down the 35 m drop as quickly as possible. All it takes only 15 minutes to drop the boat from one canal to another without even leaking a single drop of water. A huge of amount of £84.5 Million was spent on this project and was available to public on 24th May 2002. It is the world's first rotating boat lift.
The places can be reached very easily from Glasgow or Edinburgh and it takes a maximum of 30-40 minutes. Both Glasgow and Edinburgh have International Airports. After reaching to these places you can catch a bus, taxi or Train to reach there. The nearest Railway Station is Falkirk High and have a frequent trains and buses after each 15-20 minutes.
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