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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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BelAZ 75600

BelAZ (Belarusian: Беларускі аўтамабільны завод, romanized: Byelaruski autamabilny zavod, lit. 'Belarusian Automobile Plant', Russian: Белорусский автомобильный завод or БелАЗ, romanized: Belorusskiy avtomobilnyy zavod) is a Belarusian automobile plant and one of the world's largest manufacturers of large and especially large dump trucks, as well as other heavy transport equipment for the mining and construction industries.

BelAZ is a site for one of the largest Commonwealth of Independent States investment projects. The factory finalized two of the three scheduled phases of the technical re-equipment and upgrades. The Quality Management System applied in research and development, fabrication, erection and after-sale service of the equipment complies with international ISO 9000 standards. (Full article...)

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Image 1First powered and controlled flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903. (from Aviation)
Image 2Eastlink - Wellington Rd Northbound Toll Gantry (from Road transport)
Image 3Bridges, such as Golden Gate Bridge, allow roads and railways to cross bodies of water. (from Transport)
Image 4A bulk carrier, BW Fjord (from Transport)
Image 5The 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 6Bulk cargo of minerals on a train (from Rail transport)
Image 7German 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 8According 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 9Passengers waiting to board a tube train on the London Underground in the early 1900s (sketch by unknown artist)
Image 10Incheon International Airport, South Korea
Image 11Water vapor contrails left by high-altitude jet airliners. These may contribute to cirrus cloud formation. (from Aviation)
Image 12A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-323 taking off at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in July 2017 (from Aviation)
Image 13Inauguration of the electric tram in Saint Petersburg in 1907. By the early 1900s, most street railways were electrified. (from Rail transport)
Image 14San Diego Trolley over Interstate 8 (from Road transport)
Image 15LZ 129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, 1936. (from Aviation)
Image 16Traffic on the Eastshore Freeway (Interstate 80) near Berkeley, California, United States in October 2006. (from Transport)
Image 17Bronocice pot with the earliest known image of a wheeled vehicle in the world, found in Poland (from Transport)
Image 18A replica of Trevithick's steam engine at the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, Wales (from Rail transport)
Image 19An Air France Airbus A318 landing at London Heathrow Airport
Image 20Milan 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 21The New York City Subway is the world's largest single-operator rapid transit system by number of stations. (from Rail transport)
Image 22The Wright brothers' first flight in 1903 (from Transport)
Image 23Tunnels, such as the Tampere Tunnel, allow traffic to pass underground or through rock formations. (from Transport)
Image 241940 Piper Cub. (from Aviation)
Image 25Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Image 26European rail subsidies in Euro per passenger-km for 2008 (from Rail transport)
Image 27A dragging equipment unit with hot bearing detector (from Rail transport)
Image 28Thomas Telford, the "Colossus of the Roads" in early 19th century Britain. (from Road transport)
Image 29Trans-Alaska Pipeline for crude oil
Image 30Traffic congestion persists in São Paulo, Brazil, despite the no-drive days based on license numbers.
Image 31A local transit bus operated by Transperth in Perth, Australia
Image 32Lilienthal in mid-flight, Berlin c. 1895. (from Aviation)
Image 33Freight train with shipping containers in the United Kingdom (from Transport)
Image 34Bardon 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 35A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in Valtellina, Italy, 1901 (from Rail transport)
Image 36A push-pull train at Napoli Centrale (from Rail transport)
Image 37Customized motorcycle to maximize load capacity. Mobility is important for motorcycles, which are primarily used for transporting light cargo in urban areas. (from Transport)
Image 380-Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1964 in Japan, started the high-speed rail boom. (from Rail transport)
Image 39A USAF Thunderbird pilot ejecting from his F-16 aircraft at an air show in 2003. (from Aviation)
Image 40A 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 41A22LS-Foxbat taxing after a student solo. (from Aviation)
Image 42The VR Class Sm3 Pendolino high-speed train (from Rail transport)
Image 43Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
Image 44A train in Alaska transporting crude oil in March 2006 (from Rail transport)
Image 45Trams, lorries, cars, bicycles and rickshaws, 1945 (from Transport)
Image 46A bullock team hauling wool in Australia (from Transport)
Image 47The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance.^[which?] (from Aviation)
Image 48Tire components -- NHTSA The Pneumatic Tire (from Road transport)
Image 49Road transport (from Transport)
Image 50The engineering of this roundabout in Bristol, United Kingdom, attempts to make traffic flow free-moving.

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Transport news

1 August 2026 – Russo-Ukrainian war: Ukrainian forces sink a Rosatom-owned container ship in the Black Sea, forcing its 17-member crew to abandon it. Rosatom says it had been transporting civilian goods, including frozen food and construction materials. (BBC News)
28 July 2026 –: Taiwanese prosecutors detain an Nvidia employee in an investigation into alleged smuggling of advanced artificial intelligence chips to China through falsified transport documents. Authorities hold seven people over shipments of about 50 Supermicro servers that may violate U.S. export controls. (AFP via France 24)
22 July 2026 –: Seven people are killed after a truck collides with a medical transport van in Pernambuco, Brazil. (Xinhua)
13 July 2026 – Red Sea crisis: Danish shipping company Maersk announces that they will resume services through the Red Sea for its WAF6 service. (Reuters)
11 July 2026 –: At least 44 people are killed and more than one million are stranded as floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains affect southeastern Bangladesh, disrupting power, roads, and communications across several districts. (Reuters)