People use boats for all kinds of reasons, and in the same way, there are all kinds, shapes, sizes, and ages of locks used for waterway navigation across the world. Freight is big business. “Shipping” ...

Tuel Lane Lock on the Rochdale Canal in West Yorkshire is the UK's deepest single canal lock The UK's deepest single canal lock has been partially drained for a spring clean. Canal & River Trust ...

It is the locks that determine the capacity of the canal; and seeing that the width at present decided upon is only 100 feet, the canal engineers have decided that a reasonable regard for the ...