Wide special waterworks.

[Pascall]

I hereby open a new toppic, I hope this has not been created before.
Post world-wide special waterworks here.

 

[Pascall]

In Belgium.

 

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[Bmarler]

Love that stuff. Cool feats of engineering. I could watch that falkirk wheel for hours.

 

[Frosty]

Big Chute Marine Railway (Trent Severn Waterway, Ontario, Canada).

I particularly like how it has two sets of tracks so the carriage stays level even on an incline.

 

[Frosty]

Another on the Trent Severn: Peterborough Lift Lock

(Semi-obnoxious music alert; but it's a reasonably short time-lapse.)

 

[Frosty]

While I was looking for a representative video for the Big Chute Marine Railway, I ran across this footage of same from the 1950's. Fun watch. Looks like the tracks then were just "normal" tracks, so boats would be at the same incline as the ground (as opposed to now, when two sets of tracks keep the railway car parallel to the horizon).

Beautiful boat, too.

 

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[Frosty]

Wow, that is so interesting! I wondered.... why? But saw in the comments that it's because the tunnel is very long and there is no provision for removing engine exhaust. So hence the electric chain towboat.

I did notice the boat being pulled through looked to have an engine running (?) (right near the end of the video I saw it), but maybe if so it was just idling and that's ok. Or maybe that was something else and not an engine.

I had no idea something like this even existed. So neat!

Thanks for starting this thread - I'm really enjoying it.

 

[Pascall]

You are welcome
The tunnel dates back to the days when cargo ships were still pulled by hand or horse through the tunnel, the so-called adjacent towpath.
These so-called towpaths are still present at many canals and are used as cycle paths today.
When the diesel engine came on the scene, the tunnel became very stuffy indeed, which is why the electric tugboat was built, called Ram.
In the good old days, it pulled 10 cargo ships through the tunnel at the same time, but now it is only pleasure boats and sporadically a cargo ship.
There are several shipping tunnels in France.

 

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[Mambo42]

These are 10 boat lifts in Europe. Some are already here in separate videos

 

[Mambo42]

Here is an interesting one in Russia. necessary to be able to cross a dam.

 

[Frosty]

Humble, "Minnesota Style" version of a special waterwork (also to get around a dam)

Voyageurs National Park in Northern Minnesota is comprised of four main lakes with "narrows" connecting them (and many smaller interconnected lakes). Except for between Rainy Lake and Namakon Lake, which is blocked by Kettle Falls Dam.

But no worries, as there is a "mechanized portage" you can use to get to the other side of the dam with your boat. No, this isn't just a random guy pulling his own boat out with his own truck and trailer.... it's the Official Mechanized Portage.

(At about 6:30 you can see a bit of detail on the trailer.)

 

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[Uisce Beo]

We live full time on our narrowboat in England/ Wales and have crossed over this “stream in the sky” several times in the last two years. It’s always a thrill.

 

[Uisce Beo]

And, then there’s this. Been thru it twice. Boating underground just ain’t natural I tell you!

 

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