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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 fixed installations, including roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, and pipelines, as well as 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 Port of Rijeka (Croatian: Luka Rijeka, IPA: [lǔːka rijěːka]) is a seaport in Rijeka, Croatia, located on the shore of the Kvarner Gulf in the Adriatic Sea. The first records of the port date to 1281. It was the main port of the Kingdom of Austro-Hungary in the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, of Yugoslavia between World War II and 1991, and of Croatia after its independence. Today, it is the largest port in Croatia with a cargo throughput of 13.6 million tonnes (2020), mostly oil, general cargo and bulk cargo, and 344,091 Twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). (Full article...)

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Image 1Road transport (from Transport)
Image 2Bus, cars and bicycles in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States in August 2008. (from Transport)
Image 3Goods station in Lucerne, Switzerland (from Rail transport)
Image 4Customized motorcycle to maximize load capacity. Mobility is important for motorcycles, which are primarily used for transporting light cargo in urban areas. (from Transport)
Image 5A BMW 2 Series Active Tourer in 2022 (from Transport)
Image 6Lilienthal in mid-flight, Berlin c. 1895. (from Aviation)
Image 7According 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 8A 16th-century mine-cart, an early example of un-powered rail transport, used man power to operate. (from Rail transport)
Image 9A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in Valtellina, Italy, 1901 (from Rail transport)
Image 10Arizona - North America - Southwest - Interstate Highway System (4893585908) (from Road transport)
Image 11A bullock team hauling wool in Australia (from Transport)
Image 12Tunnels, such as the Tampere Tunnel, allow traffic to pass underground or through rock formations. (from Transport)
Image 13Bronocice pot with the earliest known image of a wheeled vehicle in the world, found in Poland (from Transport)
Image 14Lichterfelde tram, 1882 (from Rail transport)
Image 15Tire components -- NHTSA The Pneumatic Tire (from Road transport)
Image 16The New York City Subway is the world's largest single-operator rapid transit system by number of stations. (from Rail transport)
Image 17A dragging equipment unit with hot bearing detector (from Rail transport)
Image 18A push-pull train at Napoli Centrale (from Rail transport)
Image 19Milan Metro is the largest rapid transit system in Italy in terms of length, number of stations and ridership; and the eighth longest in Europe. (from Rail transport)
Image 20Trans-Alaska Pipeline for crude oil
Image 21Intercity Express, a German high-speed passenger train
Image 22The 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 23A 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 24A replica of Trevithick's steam engine at the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, Wales (from Rail transport)
Image 25A train in Alaska transporting crude oil in March 2006 (from Rail transport)
Image 26Bridges, such as Golden Gate Bridge, allow roads and railways to cross bodies of water. (from Transport)
Image 27The Wright brothers' first flight in 1903 (from Transport)
Image 28German 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 29Trams, lorries, cars, bicycles and rickshaws, 1945 (from Transport)
Image 30Various modes of transport in Manchester, England (from Transport)
Image 31Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport)
Image 321940 Piper Cub. (from Aviation)
Image 33A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-323 taking off at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in July 2017 (from Aviation)
Image 34San Diego Trolley over Interstate 8 (from Road transport)
Image 35Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
Image 36NASA's Helios researches solar powered flight. (from Aviation)
Image 37Elephant transporting a person and some cargo on a highway between Delhi and Jaipur, India (from Transport)
Image 38Automobile ferry in Croatia (from Transport)
Image 39A USAF Thunderbird pilot ejecting from his F-16 aircraft at an air show in 2003. (from Aviation)
Image 40A Sr1-pulled lumber train crossing the drawbridge along the Savo railway in Kuopio, Finland (from Rail transport)
Image 41A22LS-Foxbat taxing after a student solo. (from Aviation)
Image 42LZ 129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, 1936. (from Aviation)
Image 43Thomas Telford, the "Colossus of the Roads" in early 19th century Britain. (from Road transport)
Image 44Bardon Hill box in England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although electrical switches have replaced the original mechanical lever frame. (from Rail transport)
Image 45Human-powered transport remains common in developing countries. (from Transport)
Image 460-Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1964 in Japan, started the high-speed rail boom. (from Rail transport)
Image 47The Cessna 172 is the most produced aircraft in history. (from Aviation)
Image 48Incheon International Airport, South Korea
Image 49The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance.^[which?] (from Aviation)
Image 50A local transit bus operated by Transperth in Perth, Australia