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Posted: 07 Mar 2014

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The Strépy-Thieu boat lift was designed during the Canal du Centre's modernisation program in order to replace a system of two locks and four 16-metre lifts dating from 1888 to 1919. Building started in 1981 and was completed in 2002 after which 1350 tonne standard barges were able to pass between the Meuse and Scheldt rivers. It is the tallest boat lift in the world with a rise of 73.15 metres.

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 Cold War Warrior
Cold War Warrior
They would need something like this if they want to restore the Mon-Brec Canal from Pontnewydd to Newport; given that the only traffic would be a very limited number of hire boats I can't see it happening!
10 years ago.
 Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)
Don Barrett (aka DBs… club
Quite a wonder, I've never seen such a lift. There's an interesting Youtube of it in operation:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjQC-YbYp5U
10 years ago.
 GrahamH
GrahamH club
Barges and canals are still use for freight?
10 years ago.
tarboat club has replied to GrahamH club
In mainland Europe they still are heavily used whilst in the UK there is very little commercial traffic on inland waterways these days.
10 years ago.
GrahamH club has replied to tarboat club
Thanks. I had no idea.
10 years ago.
Don Barrett (aka DBs… club has replied to tarboat club
We do quite a bit of shipping fairly far inland on various rivers in the U.S., many with lock systems. But I don't think we have any such actual lifts (hopefully others will know).
10 years ago.

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