1942 – Inclined plane built on the Monkland Canal near Blackhill, Scotland to supplement existing locks. 1860–present – The first four inclined planes of the Elbląg Canal in Germany (East Prussia), nowadays Poland, were opened in 1860. A fifth incline was added later to replace five wooden locks. This canal reused the design from the Morris Canal for its inclined planes. 1900 - 1926 – Foxton Inclined Plane was built in England to help overcome shortcomings of the Foxton locks on the Grand Union Canal. Mothballed in 1911 and seeing only occasional use and dismantled in 1926. 1969–present – In 1969 the Saint-Louis-Arzviller inclined plane replaced a ladder of seventeen locks over a distance of four kilometers on the Marne-Rhine Canal in France. Other examples With caissons The electric inclined plane at the Krasnoyarsk Dam in Divnogorsk, Russia The ship capacity is up to 1500 tons, maximum ship size is and elevation is . This is an electric rack railway. The track gauge of the railway is , making it the widest gauge railway of any type in the world. Without caissons Morris Canal, Northern New Jersey See also Boat lift Cable car (railway) Cable railway Funicular Inclined plane – the simple machine Lock (water transport) Patent slip Portage Stairlift Water slope References Further reading External links Article on the C & O incline plane Photo of St Louis-Arzviller inclined plane, Canal de La Marne au Rhin, Alsace-Lorraine, France Second photo of St Louis-Arzviller inclined plane The inclined plane of Ronquières (official site) Ronquières Inclined Plane Photos of Ronquières inclined plane Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric dam boat lift — photograph gallery showing all stages of ship elevation Funicular railways of the UK – Mainly concerning Funiculars but with a good section on canal inclined planes Overtoom – Dutch Overtoom page Avenhorn Overhaal Railway inclines Vertical transport devices