Title

Double inclined plane for moving tub boats

Caption

Double inclined plane for moving tub boats from one level to another on a canal. 1796. Boats were lowered on rails and counterbalanced by a tub containing water. Such a plane was constructed on Bude Canal at Hobbacott Down. Inclined planes were used as a cheaper alternative to locks, the building of which could make a canal uneconomic. From "A Treatise on the Improvement of Canal Navigation", Robert Fulton, (London, 1796). Engraving.

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