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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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Traditional general aviation fixed-wing light aircraft, the most numerous class of aircraft in the sector

General aviation in the United Kingdom encompasses a variety of commercial and non-commercial aviation activities.

The sector operates business jets, rotorcraft, piston and jet-engine fixed-wing aircraft, gliders of all descriptions, and lighter-than-air craft. Corporate aviation and air taxi services account for nearly half of the economic contribution made by the sector. Other commercial GA activities are aerial work, such as surveying, air ambulances, and flight training, which plays an important role in the supply of pilots to the commercial air transport (CAT) industry. Private flying is conducted for personal transport and recreation. It includes a strong vintage aircraft movement, and encompasses a range of air sports, such as racing, aerobatics, and parachuting, at which British teams and individuals have succeeded in international competition. (Full article...)

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The following are images from various transport-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1European rail subsidies in euros per passenger-km for 2008 (from Rail transport)
Image 2Bardon 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 3Road transport (from Transport)
Image 4Various modes of transport (from Transport)
Image 5Bulk cargo of minerals on a train (from Rail transport)
Image 6Bridges, such as Golden Gate Bridge, allow roads and railways to cross bodies of water. (from Transport)
Image 7Goods station in Lucerne, Switzerland (from Rail transport)
Image 8Freight train with shipping containers in the United Kingdom (from Transport)
Image 9A train in Alaska transporting crude oil (from Rail transport)
Image 10The Cessna 172 is the most produced aircraft in history (from Aviation)
Image 11First powered and controlled flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903 (from Aviation)
Image 12A Sr1-pulled lumber train crossing the drawbridge along the Savonia railway in Kuopio, Finland (from Rail transport)
Image 13The 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 14Eastlink - Wellington Rd Nortbound Toll Gantry (from Road transport)
Image 15Highway D1 in Slovakia. (from Road transport)
Image 16The 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 17Arizona - North America - Southwest - Interstate Highway System (4893585908) (from Road transport)
Image 18LZ 129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, 1936 (from Aviation)
Image 19Human-powered transport remains common in developing countries. (from Transport)
Image 20Lichterfelde tram, 1882 (from Rail transport)
Image 21Northwest Airlines Airbus A330-323 (from Aviation)
Image 22An Air France Airbus A318 landing at London Heathrow Airport
Image 23Trans-Alaska Pipeline for crude oil
Image 24Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Image 25Water vapor contrails left by high-altitude jet airliners. These may contribute to cirrus cloud formation. (from Aviation)
Image 261940 Piper Cub (from Aviation)
Image 27The VR Class Sm3 Pendolino high-speed train at the Central Railway Station of Tampere, Finland (from Rail transport)
Image 28An ambulance from World War I (from Transport)
Image 29Intercity Express, a German high-speed passenger train
Image 30The Wright brothers' first flight in 1903 (from Transport)
Image 31NASA's Helios researches solar powered flight. (from Aviation)
Image 32A bulk carrier, BW Fjord (from Transport)
Image 33Thomas Telford, the "Colossus of the Roads" in early 19th century Britain. (from Road transport)
Image 34Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from Rail transport)
Image 35A Boeing 747 (from Aviation)
Image 36A local transit bus operated by ACTION in Canberra, Australia
Image 37Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport)
Image 38A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon; the tracks are plateways. (from Rail transport)
Image 39A bullock team hauling wool in Australia (from Transport)
Image 40Tunnels, such as the Tampere Tunnel, allow traffic to pass underground or through rock formations. (from Transport)
Image 41Air traffic control towers at Amsterdam Airport (from Aviation)
Image 4216th-century minecart, an early example of unpowered rail transport (from Rail transport)
Image 43Bronocice pot with the earliest known image of a wheeled vehicle in the world, found in Poland (from Transport)
Image 44Cast iron fishbelly edge rail manufactured by Outram at the Butterley Company ironworks for the Cromford and High Peak Railway (1831). These are smooth edgerails for wheels with flanges. (from Rail transport)
Image 45San Diego Trolley over Interstate 8 (from Road transport)
Image 46Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
Image 47The engineering of this roundabout in Bristol, United Kingdom, attempts to make traffic flow free-moving.
Image 48A USAF Thunderbird pilot ejecting from his F-16 aircraft at an air show in 2003 (from Aviation)
Image 49According 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 50A replica of Trevithick's engine at the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea (from Rail transport)
Image 51German 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 52The Polish transport company Bedmet uses a special vehicle to transport two large silos. (from Road transport)
Image 53A Hot bearing detector with dragging equipment unit (from Rail transport)
Image 54Incheon International Airport, South Korea
Image 55Traffic congestion persists in São Paulo, Brazil, despite the no-drive days based on license numbers.
Image 56Tire components -- NHTSA The Pneumatic Tire (from Road transport)
Image 57A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in Valtellina, Italy, 1901 (from Rail transport)
Image 580-Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1964, triggered the intercity train travel boom. (from Rail transport)
Image 59Automobile ferry in Croatia (from Transport)
Image 60The Beijing Subway is one of the world's largest and busiest rapid transit networks. (from Transport)
Image 61Passengers waiting to board a tube train on the London Underground in the early 1900s (sketch by unknown artist)
Image 62The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance. (from Aviation)
Image 63A Fiat Uno in 2018 (from Transport)
Image 64Lilienthal in mid-flight, Berlin c. 1895 (from Aviation)

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The Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) C-17 Globemaster III is a large American airlifter manufactured by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, and operated by the United States Air Force, British Royal Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, and the Canadian Forces Air Command. NATO and Qatar will also acquire the airlifter. The C-17 Globemaster III is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area. It is also capable of performing tactical airlift, medical evacuation and airdrop missions. The C-17 takes its name from two previous United States cargo aircraft, the C-74 Globemaster and the C-124 Globemaster II.

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... that the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that the probable cause of the 2014 Bedford Gulfstream IV crash was the flight crew's failure to perform the flight-control check before takeoff?
... that when Charles P. Gross became the chairman of the New York City Board of Transportation, the mayor told him that "if you think war is Hell, then you have something waiting for you on this job"?
... that a section of Mississippi Highway 489 was designated as the Jason Boyd Memorial Highway to commemorate the MDOT superintendent who was killed while removing debris from the road?
... that only about a quarter of New York City's 472 subway stations had elevators in 2018, among the lowest accessibility rates of the world's major transit systems?
... that a guerrilla garden established atop an abandoned railroad in Long Island City became legally recognized by the MTA?
... that United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg wrote an essay in 2000 on Bernie Sanders, his future competitor in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries?
... that the Sanford station was often confused with the Stamford station?
... that the route of the former Waycross Air Line Railroad is now an important CSX Transportation line?

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Aerial tramway across the Yangtze river in the Chongqing CBD, China

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