Tutorial:Water tram

The water tram is a fast travel creation which consists of streams of water flowing in the direction you wish to travel. Water trams are usually created using water, a boat, and pressure plates. Since water flows in both directions, the pressure plates are necessary to break the water up into streams flowing only in the direction you wish to travel.

To build the tram, first place two lines to contain the water with at least two blocks of space between them. Next, at the beginning of the lines, place buckets of water stretching between the lines. At the end of the flow of water or somewhere before, place pressure plates to prevent a backwards flow. Right after the pressure plates, place more water and repeat until it becomes as long as wanted. Refer to the photo if you get confused. Making two parallel trams in opposite directions can allow easy two-way transportation. The pressure plates can be connected to redstone circuitry and act as motion sensors.

The ideal frequency of pressure plates is unknown. The following paragraph contains some outdated information which may still be relevant. Note that boats are much more durable now and will not easily break when hitting a pressure plate or other block.