Typical means of transport for each branches of the transport

Tema	Anglų kalba
Tipas	Referatas
Aprašymas	Introduction. Components of a mode of transport. Examples of modes of transport. Worldwide comparison of the most important transport modes. Bus. Designs. Articulated buses. Low-floor buses. Open top. Coaches. Trolleybuses. Alternative propulsion. Rail transport. Trains. Haulage. Motive power. Passenger trains. Freight train. Ship transport. Ships and watercraft. General aviation. Military aviation. Literature.
Patalpinta	2009-11-10
Parsisiuntė	111
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Išsamus aprašymas

Introduction

Means of transport is a general term for the different kinds of transport facilities that are often used to transport people or cargo.
Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one location to another. Transport is performed by modes, such as air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations.
Infrastructure consists of the fixed installations necessary for transport, and may be roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals and pipelines, and terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fueling docks and fuel stations), and seaports. Terminals may both be used for interchange of passengers and cargo, and for maintenance.
Vehicles traveling on these networks may include automobiles, bicycles, buses, trains, trucks, people, helicopters, and aircraft. Operations deal with the way the vehicles are operated, and the procedures set for this purpose including financing, legalities and policies. In the transport industry, operations and ownership of infrastructure can be either public or private, depending on the country and mode.
Passenger transport may be public, where operators provide scheduled services, or private. Freight transport has become focused on containerization, although bulk transport is used for large volumes of durable items. Transport plays an important part in economic growth and globalization, but most types cause air pollution and use large amounts of land. While it is heavily subsidized by governments, good planning of transport is essential to make traffic flow, and restrain urban sprawl.

1. Components of a mode of transport
A transport mode is a combination of the following:
• Traffic infrastructure: traffic routes, networks, nodes (stations, bus terminals, airport terminals), etc.
• Vehicles and containers: trucks, wagons, ships, aircraft and trains.
• A stationary or mobile workforce
• Propulsion system and power supply (traction)
• Operations: driving, management, traffic signals, railway switching, air traffic control, etc.

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