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Posted: 10 Jan 2017

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Belgium Ronquières canal incline (#0208)

Belgium Ronquières canal incline (#0208)
What I came to see! The Ronquières incline. I had seen pictures of this on Ipernity a couple of years ago and was amazed that such canal infrastructure existed -- I don't believe there is anything comparable in the U.S.

The incline (opened in 1968) consists of two very large caissons (ferries) on rails that carry boats up 222 feet in 4,698 feet (see later pictures). The incline was built to reduce the travel time required from what had been a much longer journey through 14 locks.

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Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronqui%C3%A8res_inclined_plane
French language with good pictures: www.ronquieres.org

Clint, have particularly liked this photo

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 Diane Putnam
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Oh, I see I've got it all wrong about just what goes up that incline! Has nothing to do with letting water up and down...not a lock...
7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.

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