> jhar1945 wrote... > >Andrew Dyke wrote... > >> It's not long and the very efficient staff, beckon us back to > >> the gondolas. Once again, we share the watery support > >> with another boat. It takes a little longer going up than > >> down, don't know why, but no matter. >> >>Hang on a minute - while one's going up the other's going down but the >>one going up takes longer than the one going down?? Never could get my >>head round the laws of physics! > > The lift is operated by hydraulic rams which can be raised or lowered > independently. The caissons are not counter-balanced now as they were > between 1908 and 1983. Just one caisson can be operated if required, or > both can be raised at the same time. However, as the hydraulic > reservoirs are linked, operation is faster when one caisson rises while > the other falls. This is also what people expect to see happening! > > See http://www.andertonboatlift.co.uk/faqs.htm > From: "Martin Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Andrew - did you get any emails from me this week? Hi Martin, Only the ones via this list. Regards Andrew & Wendy from The Cut
