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Description: | Model of Edwin Clark's hydraulic ship lifting dock for the Chignecto Ship Railway. The Chignecto Marine Transport Railway Company was formed in 1882 to construct a ship railway 17 miles long with a dock at each end for transporting vessels across the Isthmus of Chignecto from the Bay of Fundy to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. A ship would be raised from the water by hydraulic lift, drawn by two locomotives across the isthmus, and then lowered into the water to resume its journey. Construction of this railway and its docks commenced in 1888 but ceased in 1892 due to financial difficulties.
Material: wood
Material: metal | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.maritimehistory.393807 | Go to resource |
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