Canal inclined plane

An inclined plane is a type of cable railway used on some canals for raising boats between different water levels.

Boats may be conveyed afloat, in caissons, or may be carried in cradles or slings.

[1] These consisted of wooden slides covered with silt which reduced friction.

[1] The electric inclined plane at the Krasnoyarsk Dam in Divnogorsk, Russia[12][13] The ship capacity is up to 1500 tons[which?

The track gauge of the railway is 9,000 mm (29 ft 6+5⁄16 in), making it the widest gauge railway of any type in the world.