Transport (in 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... )
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Image 1 A
bullock team hauling
wool in
Australia (from
Transport )
Image 2 Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from
Rail transport )
Image 3 A
bulk carrier ,
BW Fjord (from
Transport )
Image 4 A
Sr1 -pulled lumber train crossing the drawbridge along the
Savonia railway in
Kuopio, Finland (from
Rail transport )
Image 5 Bronocice pot with the earliest known image of a wheeled vehicle in the world, found in
Poland (from
Transport )
Image 7 1940
Piper Cub (from
Aviation )
Image 8 Human-powered transport remains common in developing countries. (from
Transport )
Image 9 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 10 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 11 A local transit bus operated by
ACTION in
Canberra ,
Australia
Image 12 A replica of Trevithick's engine at the
National Waterfront Museum in
Swansea , Wales (from
Rail transport )
Image 13 Passengers waiting to board a tube train on the
London Underground in the early 1900s (sketch by unknown artist)
Image 14 The
Beijing Subway is one of the world's largest and busiest rapid transit networks. (from
Transport )
Image 16 Automobile ferry in
Croatia (from
Transport )
Image 17 Thomas Telford , the "Colossus of the Roads" in early 19th century Britain. (from
Road transport )
Image 18 European rail subsidies in euros per passenger-km for 2008 (from
Rail transport )
Image 19 Bridges, such as
Golden Gate Bridge , allow roads and railways to cross bodies of water. (from
Transport )
Image 20 The
Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance. (from
Aviation )
Image 21 A
USAF Thunderbird pilot
ejecting from his
F-16 aircraft at an
air show in 2003 (from
Aviation )
Image 22 The
Wright brothers ' first flight in 1903 (from
Transport )
Image 23 Intercity Express , a German
high-speed passenger train
Image 24 Arizona - North America - Southwest - Interstate Highway System (4893585908) (from
Road transport )
Image 25 San Diego Trolley over Interstate 8 (from
Road transport )
Image 26 The engineering of this
roundabout in
Bristol , United Kingdom, attempts to make traffic flow free-moving.
Image 27 0-Series
Shinkansen , introduced in 1964, triggered the intercity train travel boom. (from
Rail transport )
Image 28 First powered and controlled flight by the
Wright brothers , December 17, 1903 (from
Aviation )
Image 29 Water vapor
contrails left by high-altitude jet
airliners . These may contribute to
cirrus cloud formation. (from
Aviation )
Image 30 Tunnels, such as the
Tampere Tunnel , allow traffic to pass underground or through rock formations. (from
Transport )
Image 31 A
Fiat Uno in 2018 (from
Transport )
Image 32 Traffic congestion persists in
São Paulo , Brazil, despite the no-drive days based on license numbers.
Image 33 The
Boeing 737 series of aircraft, as seen here in the
United Airways livery, is a popular choice for airlines that operate
narrow-body aircraft . (from
Aviation )
Image 34 Tire components -- NHTSA The Pneumatic Tire (from
Road transport )
Image 35 The
Cessna 172 is the most produced aircraft in history (from
Aviation )
Image 36 A train in
Alaska transporting
crude oil in March 2006 (from
Rail transport )
Image 38 A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in
Valtellina , Italy, 1901 (from
Rail transport )
Image 39 NASA 's
Helios researches
solar powered flight. (from
Aviation )
Image 41 The Polish transport company Bedmet uses a special vehicle to transport two large
silos . (from
Road transport )
Image 44 Historical map of 1926 of the
Autostrada dei Laghi ("Lakes Motorway"; now parts of the
A8 and
A9 motorways) opened on 21 September 1924,
Italy , the first
controlled-access highway ever built in the world. (from
Road transport )
Image 45 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 46 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 48 Lichterfelde tram, 1882 (from
Rail transport )
Image 50 Bulk cargo of minerals on a train (from
Rail transport )
Image 51 Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from
Rail transport )
Image 52 An ambulance from World War I (from
Transport )
Image 53 Highway
D1 in
Slovakia . (from
Road transport )
Image 55 Lilienthal in mid-flight, Berlin
c. 1895 (from
Aviation )
Image 56 Eastlink - Wellington Rd Nortbound Toll Gantry (from
Road transport )
Image 57 Swiss &
German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from
Rail transport )
Image 58 A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon; the tracks are plateways. (from
Rail transport )
Image 59 A 16th-century minecart, an early example of unpowered rail transport (from
Rail transport )
Image 60 Goods station in
Lucerne , Switzerland (from
Rail transport )
Image 61 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 62 Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in
Seattle, Washington , United States.
Image 63 Modes of road transport in Dublin, 1929 (from
Road transport )
Image 64 A
Boeing 747 (from
Aviation )
Image 65 Various modes of transport (from
Transport )
Image 66 A
Hot bearing detector with dragging equipment unit (from
Rail transport )
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