01 HYDRAULIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM
Boats that travel
over land.
A working tribute to Poland’s extraordinary 19th-century canal engineering.
53°NWARMIA-MASURIAPOLAND
ENGINEERING MODEL/OPERATIONAL
UPPER CANAL HIGH LEVEL
HYDRAULIC DRIVE WATER WHEEL
LOWER CANAL LOW LEVEL
◉ DRAG TO ORBIT · SCROLL TO ZOOM · TOUCH TO EXPLORE
MODEL / NOT TO SCALE © ORIGINAL PROCEDURAL GEOMETRY
CRADLE A · POSITION
12%
TRAVEL SPEED
0.62m/s
Simulated haul speed
WATER POWER
21.9kW
Wheel shaft · model estimate
LIFT / GRADE
20.0m
5.0% grade
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How it works — Two boats ride on separate cable-linked rail cradles. A water-powered wheel provides hauling energy as one carriage climbs and the other descends. The geometry and power budget are educational approximations, not an as-built replica.