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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 Hellingly Hospital Railway was a British light railway owned and operated by East Sussex County Council, used for transporting coal and passengers to Hellingly Hospital, a psychiatric hospital near Hailsham, from the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway's Cuckoo Line at Hellingly railway station.

The railway was constructed in 1899 and opened to passengers on 20 July 1903, following its electrification in 1902. After the railway grouping of 1923, passenger numbers declined so significantly that the hospital authorities no longer considered passenger usage of the line to be economical, and that service was withdrawn in 1931. The railway closed to freight in 1959, following the hospital's decision to convert its coal boilers to oil, which rendered the railway unnecessary. (Full article...)

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Image 1According 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 2A train in Alaska transporting crude oil in March 2006 (from Rail transport)
Image 3The Polish transport company Bedmet uses a special vehicle to transport two large silos. (from Road transport)
Image 4Elephant transporting a person and some cargo on a highway between Delhi and Jaipur, India (from Transport)
Image 5A Boeing 747 in 1978 operated by Pan Am. (from Aviation)
Image 6Trams, lorries, cars, bicycles and rickshaws, 1945 (from Transport)
Image 7The engineering of this roundabout in Bristol, United Kingdom, attempts to make traffic flow free-moving.
Image 8Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Image 9A BMW 2 Series Active Tourer in 2022 (from Transport)
Image 10German 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 11The New York City Subway is the world's largest single-operator rapid transit system by number of stations. (from Rail transport)
Image 12Bus, cars and bicycles in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States in August 2008. (from Transport)
Image 13A22LS-Foxbat taxing after a student solo. (from Aviation)
Image 14Tire components -- NHTSA The Pneumatic Tire (from Road transport)
Image 15The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance.^[which?] (from Aviation)
Image 16Various modes of transport in a human envrionment, shown in examples in and around Manchester, England (from Transport)
Image 17Human-powered transport remains common in developing countries. (from Transport)
Image 18A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in Valtellina, Italy, 1901 (from Rail transport)
Image 19A USAF Thunderbird pilot ejecting from his F-16 aircraft at an air show in 2003. (from Aviation)
Image 20Eastlink - Wellington Rd Northbound Toll Gantry (from Road transport)
Image 21Passengers waiting to board a tube train on the London Underground in the early 1900s (sketch by unknown artist)
Image 22Freight train with shipping containers in the United Kingdom (from Transport)
Image 23Bronocice pot with the earliest known image of a wheeled vehicle in the world, found in Poland (from Transport)
Image 24A Sr1-pulled lumber train crossing the drawbridge along the Savo railway in Kuopio, Finland (from Rail transport)
Image 25San Diego Trolley over Interstate 8 (from Road transport)
Image 26An Air France Airbus A318 landing at London Heathrow Airport
Image 27Highway D1 in Slovakia. (from Road transport)
Image 28Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
Image 29Traffic on the Eastshore Freeway (Interstate 80) near Berkeley, California, United States in October 2006. (from Transport)
Image 30Bulk cargo of minerals on a train (from Rail transport)
Image 31Modes of road transport in Dublin, 1929 (from Road transport)
Image 32A push-pull train at Napoli Centrale (from Rail transport)
Image 33Bardon 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 34Road transport (from Transport)
Image 35Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from Rail transport)
Image 361940 Piper Cub. (from Aviation)
Image 37Traffic congestion persists in São Paulo, Brazil, despite the no-drive days based on license numbers.
Image 380-Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1964 in Japan, started the high-speed rail boom. (from Rail transport)
Image 39Air traffic control towers at Amsterdam Airport. (from Aviation)
Image 40Thomas Telford, the "Colossus of the Roads" in early 19th century Britain. (from Road transport)
Image 41Inauguration of the electric tram in Saint Petersburg in 1907. By the early 1900s, most street railways were electrified. (from Rail transport)
Image 42Arizona - North America - Southwest - Interstate Highway System (4893585908) (from Road transport)
Image 43Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport)
Image 44The 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 45The Wright brothers' first flight in 1903 (from Transport)
Image 46Water vapor contrails left by high-altitude jet airliners. These may contribute to cirrus cloud formation. (from Aviation)
Image 47A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon, 1795; the tracks are plateways. (from Rail transport)
Image 48NASA's Helios researches solar powered flight. (from Aviation)
Image 49A bulk carrier, BW Fjord (from Transport)
Image 50European rail subsidies in Euro per passenger-km for 2008 (from Rail transport)

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1 October 2026 –: A medical helicopter transporting a patient crashes off the coast of Santa Catalina Island in Los Angeles County, California, United States, killing two people, injuring two others, and leaving one missing. (AP)
23 September 2026 – Colombian conflict: Threats and attacks by the Conquering Self-Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (ACSN) bring Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia, to a standstill, closing businesses and public transport. The group orders the shutdown after security forces kill 13 ACSN members. (AFP via France 24) (Reuters)
22 September 2026 – Afghanistan–Turkmenistan relations: Afghanistan and Turkmenistan agree to establish a joint commission on road transport and to facilitate transit between the two bordering countries. (Trend News Agency)
21 September 2026 –: Singapore's Land Transport Authority introduces fines of up to S$500 (US$390) for eating on public buses or placing feet on seats, while severe cleanliness or safety violations can incur penalties of up to S$5,000 (US$3,900). (AFP)
13 September 2026 – Russo-Ukrainian war: A Russian drone attacks a train bound for Warsaw, Poland, at Yahodyn station in western Ukraine, shortly after former UK prime minister Boris Johnson and top EU security officials had passed through the airspace. Former U.S. CIA director David Petraeus was also at the station at the time of the strike but was unharmed. (BBC News)

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The Wright Flyer (often retrospectively referred to as Flyer I and occasionally Kitty Hawk) was the first powered aircraft designed and built by the Wright brothers. The flight is recognized by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, the standard setting and record-keeping body for aeronautics and astronautics, as "the first sustained and controlled heavier-than-air powered flight".