Majority of the metro urban rail networks are operated by independent bodies constituted for the purpose of the respective operations. Private owned rails exist in few places, mostly used to connect freight to the integrated rail network. Inter-city rail services are operated primarily by Indian Railways though efforts have been made to introduce privately operated trains as recently as 2022. (Full article...)
Image 16The 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 17Bardon Hill box in England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although the original mechanical lever frame has been replaced by electrical switches. (from Rail transport)
Image 29German 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 31Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport)
Image 32A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon; the tracks are plateways. (from Rail transport)
Image 33Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from Rail transport)
Image 34Passengers waiting to board a tube train on the London Underground in the early 1900s (sketch by unknown artist)
Image 35According 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 40A 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 41The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance. (from Aviation)
Image 42An ambulance from World War I (from Transport)
Image 43Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in Seattle, Washington, United States.
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