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Different modes of road transport, on a road in India

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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The sinking of the Titanic depicted in Untergang der Titanic, a 1912 illustration by Willy Stöwer

RMS Titanic sank on 15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean. The largest ocean liner in service at the time, Titanic was four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, USA with an estimated 2,224 people on board when she struck an iceberg at 23:40 (ship's time) on 14 April. She sank two hours and forty minutes later at 02:20 ship's time (05:18 GMT) on 15 April, resulting in the deaths of more than 1,500 people, making it one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history.

Titanic received six warnings of sea ice on 14 April but was travelling at a speed of roughly 22 knots (41 km/h) when her lookouts sighted the iceberg. Unable to turn quickly enough, the ship suffered a glancing blow that buckled the steel plates covering her starboard side and opened six of her sixteen compartments to the sea. Titanic had been designed to stay afloat with up to four of her forward compartments flooded, and the crew used distress flares and radio (wireless) messages to attract help as the passengers were put into lifeboats. (Full article...)

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Image 1Lilienthal in mid-flight, Berlin c. 1895 (from Aviation)
Image 2First powered and controlled flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903 (from Aviation)
Image 3A bulk carrier, BW Fjord (from Transport)
Image 4Highway D1 in Slovakia. (from Road transport)
Image 5Modes of road transport in Dublin, 1929 (from Road transport)
Image 6A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon, 1795; the tracks are plateways. (from Rail transport)
Image 7The VR Class Sm3 Pendolino high-speed train at the Central Railway Station of Tampere, Finland (from Rail transport)
Image 8Traffic congestion persists in São Paulo, Brazil, despite the no-drive days based on license numbers.
Image 9A bullock team hauling wool in Australia (from Transport)
Image 10NASA's Helios researches solar powered flight. (from Aviation)
Image 11Goods station in Lucerne, Switzerland (from Rail transport)
Image 12Passengers waiting to board a tube train on the London Underground in the early 1900s (sketch by unknown artist)
Image 13The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance. (from Aviation)
Image 14Bronocice pot with the earliest known image of a wheeled vehicle in the world, found in Poland (from Transport)
Image 150-Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1964, triggered the intercity train travel boom. (from Rail transport)
Image 16Eastlink - Wellington Rd Northbound Toll Gantry (from Road transport)
Image 17Tire components -- NHTSA The Pneumatic Tire (from Road transport)
Image 18Various modes of transport in Manchester, England (from Transport)
Image 19According 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 20Intercity Express, a German high-speed passenger train
Image 21An ambulance from World War I (from Transport)
Image 22Human-powered transport remains common in developing countries. (from Transport)
Image 23A Fiat Uno in 2018 (from Transport)
Image 24A train in Alaska transporting crude oil in March 2006 (from Rail transport)
Image 25Bulk cargo of minerals on a train (from Rail transport)
Image 26German 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 27Road transport (from Transport)
Image 28The engineering of this roundabout in Bristol, United Kingdom, attempts to make traffic flow free-moving.
Image 29Customized motorcycle to maximize load capacity. Mobility is important for motorcycles, which are primarily used for transporting light cargo in urban areas. (from Transport)
Image 30Elephant transporting a person and some cargo on a highway between Delhi and Jaipur, India (from Transport)
Image 31Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from Rail transport)
Image 32Tunnels, such as the Tampere Tunnel, allow traffic to pass underground or through rock formations. (from Transport)
Image 33Incheon International Airport, South Korea
Image 34Bardon 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 35LZ 129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, 1936 (from Aviation)
Image 36Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport)
Image 37Automobile ferry in Croatia (from Transport)
Image 38The Cessna 172 is the most produced aircraft in history (from Aviation)
Image 39Main modes of transportation: air, land, water, and space. (from Transport)
Image 40Arizona - North America - Southwest - Interstate Highway System (4893585908) (from Road transport)
Image 41A Boeing 747 in 1978 operated by Pan Am (from Aviation)
Image 42Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Image 43Delta Airlines Airbus A330-323 taking off at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in July 2017. (from Aviation)
Image 44European rail subsidies in euros per passenger-km for 2008 (from Rail transport)
Image 45A dragging equipment unit with hot bearing detector (from Rail transport)
Image 46An Air France Airbus A318 landing at London Heathrow Airport
Image 47An Italian InterCity electric train at Napoli Centrale railway station (from Rail transport)
Image 48The Beijing Subway is one of the world's largest and busiest rapid transit networks. (from Transport)
Image 49The Italian Autostrada dei Laghi ("Lakes Motorway" in the 1950s; now parts of the Autostrada A8 and the Autostrada A9), the first controlled-access highway ever built in the world (from Road transport)
Image 50A Sr1-pulled lumber train crossing the drawbridge along the Savonia railway in Kuopio, Finland (from Rail transport)
Image 51Lichterfelde tram, 1882 (from Rail transport)
Image 52Bridges, such as Golden Gate Bridge, allow roads and railways to cross bodies of water. (from Transport)
Image 53A 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 54Technology trends in Air transportation: patent landscape in air transport (from Aviation)
Image 55The Wright brothers' first flight in 1903 (from Transport)
Image 56The 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 57Trans-Alaska Pipeline for crude oil
Image 58A local transit bus operated by ACTION in Canberra, Australia
Image 59Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
Image 60The Polish transport company Bedmet uses a special vehicle to transport two large silos. (from Road transport)
Image 61A replica of Trevithick's steam engine at the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, Wales (from Rail transport)
Image 62San Diego Trolley over Interstate 8 (from Road transport)
Image 63Air traffic control towers at Amsterdam Airport (from Aviation)
Image 641940 Piper Cub (from Aviation)
Image 65Thomas Telford, the "Colossus of the Roads" in early 19th century Britain. (from Road transport)
Image 66A USAF Thunderbird pilot ejecting from his F-16 aircraft at an air show in 2003 (from Aviation)
Image 67Water vapor contrails left by high-altitude jet airliners. These may contribute to cirrus cloud formation. (from Aviation)
Image 68A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in Valtellina, Italy, 1901 (from Rail transport)
Image 69Freight train with shipping containers in the United Kingdom (from Transport)
Image 70A 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 71A 16th-century mine-cart, an early example of un-powered rail transport, used man power to operate. (from Rail transport)

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