Canal control cabin
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Canal control cabin by David Pickersgill as part of the Geograph project.
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Canal control cabin
Image: © David Pickersgill Taken: Unknown
The control cabin at Castleford Junction Lock. As one of the few remaining commercial waterways, most of the locks on the Aire & Calder Navigation are electrically-operated to speed the passage of heavy oil, coal, sand and gravel-carrying barges.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.731373
Longitude
-1.357876