Sipski kanal se nalazi u oblasti Đerdapa, u istočnoj Srbiji. U prvom delu rada daćemo istorijski prikaz od početka njegove izgradnje i puštanja u rad 1896. godine, preko regulisanja uzvodne plovidbe korišćenjem parnog tegljača sa kablovskom vučom, a zatim od 1916. godine i korišćenjem lokomotivske vuče. Izgradnjom hidroenergetskog i plovidbenog sistema Đerdap 1969. godine, formirano je akumulaciono jezero koje je potopilo postrojenja Sipske lokomotivske vuče. Na dnu akumulacije ostale su dve od tri tada korišćene lokomotive, koje predstavljaju redak tip trocilindričnih lokomotiva proizvedenih u Nemačkoj 1930. godine.
U drugom delu rada daćemo terenski izveštaj o sadašnjem stanju na potopljenoj lokaciji Sipske vuče, planove za vađenje lokomotiva, sa razlozima za, ali i sa razlozima protiv, koji idu u prilog in situ monitoringa, kao i prikaz aktivnosti koje se odvijaju u okviru rada na pravnoj zaštiti postrojenja i lokomotiva Sipske vuče kao u našoj zemlji jedinstvenog podvodnog industrijskog arheološkog lokaliteta.
Prof. dr Zoran Bundalo, Viša poslovna železnička škola, Beograd
Mr Gordana Karović, Aqua et Archaeologia, Beograd
Sip Channel is situated in the Iron Gate Region in eastern Serbia. In the first part of the paper we will give a historical review from the time of its construction and putting into work in 1896, through the regulation of the upstream navigation using steamship with cable tow, and then from 1916 when a locomotive tow started to be used. Building of Đerdap, hydropower and navigation system in 1969, accumulation lake was formed which sunk the Sip locomotive tow installations. On the bottom of the accumulation lake remained two, of three locomotives used. These locomotives are representing a rare three cylindrical type constructed in Germany in 1930.
In the second part of the paper we will give the field report of the current situation on the underwater location of Sip Channel, plans for raising the locomotives, giving reasons for but also the reasons against this activity which are in favor of in situ monitoring. The review of activities connected with the legal protection of the installations and the locomotives of the Sip towing system as, in our country, unique underwater industrial archaeological site, is also going to be given.
Prof dr Zoran Bundalo, Higher Railways School, Beograd
Msc Gordana Karović, Aqua et Archaeologia, Beograd