Tutorials/Water tram

The Water Tram is a fast travel creation which only requires water, a boat, and pressure plates. It was originally created by Ethos Lab, who masterminded this wondrous creation. It was created as a resource-wise version of a tram. A water tram can involve a complex delivery system, where you get a fresh boat every time you go there, or it can be as simple as a 2x3 tunnel. But a water tram absolutely requires pressure plates. Otherwise, it will just be a water tunnel, and while you can reach high speeds with it, you cannot get a massive burst of speed. But here is where the water trams special system comes in.

The water tram relies on water currents to get it at a high speed, but since water only goes eight blocks, you need multiple water currents. But, if you just place random water sources at random intervals, you will go into a current going backwards from where you want to go, so you don't get anywhere, at least on the boat. Or very slowly. However, pressure plates cannot have water going over them, like ladders and signs, so this is a key part.

What you do is make an infinite water spring, which you can easily do with 2 buckets of water. Then, you fill your buckets with water, and set off. You build your tram road so it is two blocks wide for the water part. Then, you put two water sources at one end, let it flow for as long as you like (3 blocks long is the usual), then place two pressure plates to stop the flow. Then, you place two water blocks after the pressure plates, make sure to keep it exactly after, and do it again, and again, until you can cross great distances at ease.

Diagram
 S=Water Source             BSS W=Water(Flowing)           BPP P=Pressure plates          BWW B=Seperating Block         BWW BSS