Main modes of transportation : air , land , water , and space . Transport British English ) or transportation (in American English ) is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air , land (rail and road ), water , cable , pipelines , and space . The field can be divided into infrastructure , vehicles , and operations. Transport enables human trade , which is essential for the development of civilizations .
Transport infrastructure consists of both fixed installations, including roads , railways , airways , waterways , canals , and pipelines , and terminals such as airports , railway stations , bus stations , warehouses , trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fuel docks and fuel stations ), and seaports . Terminals may be used both for the interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance.
Means of transport are any of the different kinds of transport facilities used to carry people or cargo. They may include vehicles, riding animals , and pack animals . Vehicles may include wagons , automobiles , bicycles , buses , trains , trucks , helicopters , watercraft , spacecraft , and aircraft . (Full article...
An electric vehicle EV ) is a vehicle whose propulsion is powered fully or mostly by electricity. EVs include road and rail vehicles , electric boats and underwater vessels , electric aircraft and electric spacecraft .
Early electric vehicles first came into existence in the late 19th century , when the Second Industrial Revolution brought forth electrification and mass utilization of DC and AC electric motors . Using electricity was among the preferred methods for motor vehicle propulsion as it provides a level of quietness, comfort and ease of operation that could not be achieved by the gasoline engine cars of the time, but range anxiety due to the limited energy storage offered by contemporary battery technologies hindered any mass adoption of private electric vehicles throughout the 20th century. Internal combustion engines (both gasoline and diesel engines ) were the dominant propulsion mechanisms for cars and trucks for about 100 years, but electricity-powered locomotion remained commonplace in other vehicle types, such as overhead line -powered mass transit vehicles like electric trains , trams , monorails and trolley buses , as well as various small, low-speed, short-range battery-powered personal vehicles such as mobility scooters . (Full article...
The following are images from various transport-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 1 The
Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance. (from
Aviation )
Image 3 The
Great North Road near High gate on the approach to London before
turnpiking . The highway was deeply rutted and spread onto adjoining land. (from
Road transport )
Image 5 Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from
Rail transport )
Image 6 A
bulk carrier ,
BW Fjord (from
Transport )
Image 7 Tire components -- NHTSA The Pneumatic Tire (from
Road transport )
Image 10 Arizona - North America - Southwest - Interstate Highway System (4893585908) (from
Road transport )
Image 11 Goods station in
Lucerne , Switzerland (from
Rail transport )
Image 12 The engineering of this
roundabout in
Bristol , United Kingdom, attempts to make traffic flow free-moving.
Image 14 The Italian
Autostrada dei Laghi ("Lakes Motorway"; now parts of the
Autostrada A8 and the
Autostrada A9 ), the first
controlled-access highway ever built in the world, in 1925, the year following its inauguration. (from
Road transport )
Image 15 A cast iron fishbelly edge rail manufactured by Outram at the Butterley Company for the
Cromford and High Peak Railway in 1831; these are smooth edge rails for wheels with flanges. (from
Rail transport )
Image 16 Tunnels, such as the
Tampere Tunnel , allow traffic to pass underground or through rock formations. (from
Transport )
Image 17 Human-powered transport remains common in developing countries. (from
Transport )
Image 18 Automobile ferry in
Croatia (from
Transport )
Image 19 Passengers waiting to board a tube train on the
London Underground in the early 1900s (sketch by unknown artist)
Image 20 0-Series
Shinkansen , introduced in 1964, triggered the intercity train travel boom. (from
Rail transport )
Image 21 Intercity Express , a German
high-speed passenger train
Image 22 Bulk cargo of minerals on a train (from
Rail transport )
Image 23 Various modes of transport in
Manchester , England (from
Transport )
Image 25 An ambulance from World War I (from
Transport )
Image 26 German soldiers in a railway
car on the way to the front in August 1914. The message on the car reads
Von München über Metz nach Paris ("From Munich via Metz to Paris"). (from
Rail transport )
Image 28 Eastlink - Wellington Rd Northbound Toll Gantry (from
Road transport )
Image 30 A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in
Valtellina , Italy, 1901 (from
Rail transport )
Image 31 A
Fiat Uno in 2018 (from
Transport )
Image 32 The Polish transport company Bedmet uses a special vehicle to transport two large
silos . (from
Road transport )
Image 33 According to
Eurostat and the
European Railway Agency , the fatality risk for passengers and occupants on European railways is 28 times lower when compared with car usage (based on data by EU-27 member nations, 2008–2010). (from
Rail transport )
Image 35 Bardon Hill box in
England (seen here in 2009) is a
Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although the original mechanical lever frame has been replaced by electrical switches. (from
Rail transport )
Image 36 The
Wright brothers ' first flight in 1903 (from
Transport )
Image 37 The
Cessna 172 is the most produced aircraft in history (from
Aviation )
Image 38 A
Sr1 -pulled lumber train crossing the drawbridge along the
Savonia railway in
Kuopio, Finland (from
Rail transport )
Image 39 1940
Piper Cub (from
Aviation )
Image 40 A
United Airlines Boeing 777-200 taxiing on the tarmac of
Heathrow Airport in January 2011. The Boeing 777 is a popular choice for airlines that operate a
wide-body aircraft . (from
Aviation )
Image 41 Modes of road transport in Dublin, 1929 (from
Road transport )
Image 44 A 16th-century minecart, an early example of unpowered rail transport (from
Rail transport )
Image 45 The
Beijing Subway is one of the world's largest and busiest rapid transit networks. (from
Transport )
Image 46 A local transit bus operated by
ACTION in
Canberra ,
Australia
Image 47 European rail subsidies in euros per passenger-km for 2008 (from
Rail transport )
Image 48 Swiss &
German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from
Rail transport )
Image 49 A replica of Trevithick's engine at the
National Waterfront Museum in
Swansea , Wales (from
Rail transport )
Image 50 Bridges, such as
Golden Gate Bridge , allow roads and railways to cross bodies of water. (from
Transport )
Image 51 Traffic congestion persists in
São Paulo , Brazil, despite the no-drive days based on license numbers.
Image 52 Bronocice pot with the earliest known image of a wheeled vehicle in the world, found in
Poland (from
Transport )
Image 53 Lichterfelde tram, 1882 (from
Rail transport )
Image 54 A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon; the tracks are plateways. (from
Rail transport )
Image 55 Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in
Seattle, Washington , United States.
Image 56 A
Boeing 747 in 1978 operated by
Pan Am (from
Aviation )
Image 57 A
bullock team hauling
wool in
Australia (from
Transport )
Image 58 Lilienthal in mid-flight, Berlin
c. 1895 (from
Aviation )
Image 59 NASA 's
Helios researches
solar powered flight. (from
Aviation )
Image 60 Water vapor
contrails left by high-altitude jet
airliners . These may contribute to
cirrus cloud formation. (from
Aviation )
Image 61 Customized motorcycle to maximize load capacity. Mobility is important for motorcycles, which are primarily used for transporting light cargo in urban areas. (from
Transport )
Image 62 San Diego Trolley over Interstate 8 (from
Road transport )
Image 63 Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from
Rail transport )
Image 64 A train in
Alaska transporting
crude oil in March 2006 (from
Rail transport )
Image 66 Highway
D1 in
Slovakia . (from
Road transport )
Image 67 A
USAF Thunderbird pilot
ejecting from his
F-16 aircraft at an
air show in 2003 (from
Aviation )
Image 68 First powered and controlled flight by the
Wright brothers , December 17, 1903 (from
Aviation )
Image 69 Thomas Telford , the "Colossus of the Roads" in early 19th century Britain. (from
Road transport )
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