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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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View of the wharf pontoon in October 2017

Bayview Park ferry wharf is a commuter wharf located in the Sydney suburb of Concord, New South Wales, on Hen & Chicken Bay. It is situated adjacent the namesake Bayview Park reserve, and upon the site of the historical Burwood ferry wharf, where Canadian exiles from the 19th century Lower Canada Rebellion landed in Sydney. Bayview Park was originally serviced by a Matilda Cruises route, before being included on Sydney Ferries' Parramatta River service in 2006, after a brief one-year service by Palm Beach Ferries. Services to the wharf were decommissioned by Sydney Ferries in October 2013, alongside Balmain West after patronage declined to a weekly average of 28 passengers. No operators currently service the wharf, although the structure still remains, with plans to return private ferry services to the wharf as part of a redevelopment project for a factory in eastern Concord. (Full article...)

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Image 1The Cessna 172 is the most produced aircraft in history. (from Aviation)
Image 2Bronocice pot with the earliest known image of a wheeled vehicle in the world, found in Poland (from Transport)
Image 3Trans-Alaska Pipeline for crude oil
Image 4Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from Rail transport)
Image 5A local transit bus operated by Transperth in Perth, Australia
Image 6Highway D1 in Slovakia. (from Road transport)
Image 7Goods station in Lucerne, Switzerland (from Rail transport)
Image 8Traffic congestion persists in São Paulo, Brazil, despite the no-drive days based on license numbers.
Image 9A 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 10First powered and controlled flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903. (from Aviation)
Image 11Eastlink - Wellington Rd Northbound Toll Gantry (from Road transport)
Image 12A push-pull train at Napoli Centrale (from Rail transport)
Image 13A bulk carrier, BW Fjord (from Transport)
Image 14Arizona - North America - Southwest - Interstate Highway System (4893585908) (from Road transport)
Image 15Milan 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 16Passengers waiting to board a tube train on the London Underground in the early 1900s (sketch by unknown artist)
Image 17The New York City Subway is the world's largest single-operator rapid transit system by number of stations. (from Rail transport)
Image 18A replica of Trevithick's steam engine at the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, Wales (from Rail transport)
Image 19Various modes of transport in Manchester, England (from Transport)
Image 20A 16th-century mine-cart, an early example of un-powered rail transport, used man power to operate. (from Rail transport)
Image 21A BMW 2 Series Active Tourer in 2022 (from Transport)
Image 22Freight train with shipping containers in the United Kingdom (from Transport)
Image 23LZ 129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, 1936. (from Aviation)
Image 24An ambulance from World War I (from Transport)
Image 25The 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 26Technology trends in Air transportation: patent landscape in air transport. (from Aviation)
Image 27An Air France Airbus A318 landing at London Heathrow Airport
Image 28Bridges, such as Golden Gate Bridge, allow roads and railways to cross bodies of water. (from Transport)
Image 29The engineering of this roundabout in Bristol, United Kingdom, attempts to make traffic flow free-moving.
Image 30Modes of road transport in Dublin, 1929 (from Road transport)
Image 31A train in Alaska transporting crude oil in March 2006 (from Rail transport)
Image 32A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-323 taking off at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in July 2017 (from Aviation)
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 34A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in Valtellina, Italy, 1901 (from Rail transport)
Image 35Lichterfelde tram, 1882 (from Rail transport)
Image 36Water vapor contrails left by high-altitude jet airliners. These may contribute to cirrus cloud formation. (from Aviation)
Image 37German 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 38Bulk cargo of minerals on a train (from Rail transport)
Image 39Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
Image 401940 Piper Cub. (from Aviation)
Image 41Intercity Express, a German high-speed passenger train
Image 42Human-powered transport remains common in developing countries. (from Transport)
Image 43A22LS-Foxbat taxing after a student solo. (from Aviation)
Image 44San Diego Trolley over Interstate 8 (from Road transport)
Image 45Road transport (from Transport)
Image 460-Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1964 in Japan, started the high-speed rail boom. (from Rail transport)
Image 47The Polish transport company Bedmet uses a special vehicle to transport two large silos. (from Road transport)
Image 48Incheon International Airport, South Korea
Image 49Air traffic control towers at Amsterdam Airport. (from Aviation)
Image 50Thomas Telford, the "Colossus of the Roads" in early 19th century Britain. (from Road transport)
Image 51NASA's Helios researches solar powered flight. (from Aviation)
Image 52Lilienthal in mid-flight, Berlin c. 1895. (from Aviation)
Image 53The VR Class Sm3 Pendolino high-speed train (from Rail transport)
Image 54The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance.^[which?] (from Aviation)
Image 55Tire components -- NHTSA The Pneumatic Tire (from Road transport)
Image 56A USAF Thunderbird pilot ejecting from his F-16 aircraft at an air show in 2003. (from Aviation)
Image 57A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon, 1795; the tracks are plateways. (from Rail transport)
Image 58European rail subsidies in Euro per passenger-km for 2008 (from Rail transport)
Image 59Automobile ferry in Croatia (from Transport)
Image 60Elephant transporting a person and some cargo on a highway between Delhi and Jaipur, India (from Transport)
Image 61A Sr1-pulled lumber train crossing the drawbridge along the Savo railway in Kuopio, Finland (from Rail transport)
Image 62The Italian Autostrada dei Laghi ("Lakes Motorway" in the 1950s; now parts of the Autostrada A8 and the Autostrada A9), the first controlled-access highway ever built in the world (from Road transport)
Image 63Customized motorcycle to maximize load capacity. Mobility is important for motorcycles, which are primarily used for transporting light cargo in urban areas. (from Transport)
Image 64Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport)
Image 65According 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 66Inauguration of the electric tram in Saint Petersburg in 1907. By the early 1900s, most street railways were electrified. (from Rail transport)
Image 67A dragging equipment unit with hot bearing detector (from Rail transport)
Image 68Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Image 69The Wright brothers' first flight in 1903 (from Transport)
Image 70Tunnels, such as the Tampere Tunnel, allow traffic to pass underground or through rock formations. (from Transport)
Image 71A bullock team hauling wool in Australia (from Transport)
Image 72A Boeing 747 in 1978 operated by Pan Am. (from Aviation)
Image 73A 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)

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2 July 2026 – Protests and uprisings in Tibet since 1950: A man protesting against the annexation of Tibet by China lights himself on fire outside of the headquarters of the United Nations in New York City, United States. He is transported to Bellevue Hospital in "grave condition". (AA)
1 July 2026 – Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war: The International Transport Workers' Federation and the Joint Negotiating Group of shipping owners announce they will continue to designate the Strait of Hormuz as a warzone, which doubles the pay of mariners there and gives them other benefits. (Al Jazeera)
30 June 2026 – Mexico–United States relations, Mexican drug war: The U.S. treasury department announces sanctions on two men and nine companies accused of being involved in transportation, financial services, and real estate for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. (AFP via France 24) (AP)
22 June 2026 – Koldo Case: A Spanish court sentences former transport minister José Luis Ábalos to 24 years in prison for taking bribes in connection with public contracts for face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. His advisor Koldo García is sentenced to 19 years and businessman Víctor de Aldama to four and a half years. (The Guardian)
20 June 2026 – Middle Eastern crisis: The United States Central Command says that 55 ships transporting more than 17 million barrels of oil and cargo have crossed the strait and that traffic on the chokepoint increased, rejecting Iran’s claims that the waterway is closed. (BBC News) (Shafaq)

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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.