The Abandoned Monster Vehicle of Fonseranes

In 1984, France unveiled a revolutionary new vehicle, a giant beast designed to push canalboats up a 400m-long water slope, thus avoiding the time-consuming use of traditional canal locks. Did it work? No.

Footage of it working (briefly) in 1990: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30mtcqRl2KY

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IMAGE CREDITS

Béziers rugby match - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AS_B%C3%A9ziers-US_Dax_2015-02-21.jpg

Fonseranes diagram - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecluses_de_Fonserannes_diagram.svg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canal_du_Midi_location.jpg

Montech machine - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:France_-_Montech_-_Automotrices_de_la_pente_d%27eau_-_2005-01-15.JPG

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