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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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A filling station (also known as a gas station [US/CA] or petrol station [UK/AU/NZ]) is a facility that sells fuel and engine lubricants for motor vehicles. It serves as a local fuel depot and retailer; it receives fuel products from refineries (via regular tank truck resupplies), stores the fuels in (typically underground) storage tanks, and distributes the fuel to motorist consumers at a daily varied price.

The most common fuels sold are motor fuels such as gasoline (petrol), often as multiple products with different octane ratings) and diesel fuel, as well as liquified petroleum gas (LPG, i.e. autogas), compressed natural gas, compressed hydrogen, hydrogen compressed natural gas, liquid hydrogen, kerosene, alcohol fuels (like methanol, ethanol, butanol, and propanol), biofuels (like straight vegetable oil and biodiesel), or other types of alternative fuels. Fuel dispensers are used to pump fuel into the vehicle's fuel tanks, gauge the volume of fuel transferred to the vehicle, and calculate the amount the consumer must pay. Another device found in filling stations and capable of refueling certain (compressed-air) vehicles is an air compressor. However, these are generally used to inflate car tires. (Full article...)

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Image 1Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Image 2A USAF Thunderbird pilot ejecting from his F-16 aircraft at an air show in 2003. (from Aviation)
Image 3A 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 4LZ 129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, 1936. (from Aviation)
Image 5A bullock team hauling wool in Australia (from Transport)
Image 6Bronocice pot with the earliest known image of a wheeled vehicle in the world, found in Poland (from Transport)
Image 7A bulk carrier, BW Fjord (from Transport)
Image 8The engineering of this roundabout in Bristol, United Kingdom, attempts to make traffic flow free-moving.
Image 90-Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1964 in Japan, started the high-speed rail boom. (from Rail transport)
Image 10The 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 11Freight train with shipping containers in the United Kingdom (from Transport)
Image 12Passengers waiting to board a tube train on the London Underground in the early 1900s (sketch by unknown artist)
Image 13Milan 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 14Bulk cargo of minerals on a train (from Rail transport)
Image 15Traffic congestion persists in São Paulo, Brazil, despite the no-drive days based on license numbers.
Image 161940 Piper Cub. (from Aviation)
Image 17Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from Rail transport)
Image 18A dragging equipment unit with hot bearing detector (from Rail transport)
Image 19Air traffic control towers at Amsterdam Airport. (from Aviation)
Image 20Technology trends in Air transportation: patent landscape in air transport. (from Aviation)
Image 21A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in Valtellina, Italy, 1901 (from Rail transport)
Image 22Modes of road transport in Dublin, 1929 (from Road transport)
Image 23Lilienthal in mid-flight, Berlin c. 1895. (from Aviation)
Image 24NASA's Helios researches solar powered flight. (from Aviation)
Image 25A 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 26Human-powered transport remains common in developing countries. (from Transport)
Image 27First powered and controlled flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903. (from Aviation)
Image 28Customized motorcycle to maximize load capacity. Mobility is important for motorcycles, which are primarily used for transporting light cargo in urban areas. (from Transport)
Image 29Arizona - North America - Southwest - Interstate Highway System (4893585908) (from Road transport)
Image 30United Airlines Boeing 767-400 taxing at Frankfurt Airport in April 2011. (from Transport)
Image 31The 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 32A replica of Trevithick's steam engine at the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, Wales (from Rail transport)
Image 33The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance.^[which?] (from Aviation)
Image 34A push-pull train at Napoli Centrale (from Rail transport)
Image 35San Diego Trolley over Interstate 8 (from Road transport)
Image 36A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon, 1795; the tracks are plateways. (from Rail transport)
Image 37Trans-Alaska Pipeline for crude oil
Image 38A Sr1-pulled lumber train crossing the drawbridge along the Savo railway in Kuopio, Finland (from Rail transport)
Image 39An ambulance from World War I (from Transport)
Image 40Highway D1 in Slovakia. (from Road transport)
Image 41Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport)
Image 42Inauguration of the electric tram in Saint Petersburg in 1907. By the early 1900s, most street railways were electrified. (from Rail transport)
Image 43The New York City Subway is the world's largest single-operator rapid transit system by number of stations. (from Rail transport)
Image 44Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
Image 45Tire components -- NHTSA The Pneumatic Tire (from Road transport)
Image 46A 16th-century mine-cart, an early example of un-powered rail transport, used man power to operate. (from Rail transport)
Image 47A BMW 2 Series Active Tourer in 2022 (from Transport)
Image 48According 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 49Various modes of transport in Manchester, England (from Transport)
Image 50Trams, lorries, cars, bicycles and rickshaws, 1945 (from Transport)

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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)