Rail transport – means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks consisting of steel rails installed on sleepers/ties and ballast.
What type of thing is rail transport? Rail transport can be described as all of the following:
Technology – making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. Applied technology – practical use of technology in every day life. Transport – movement of humans, animals and goods from one location to another.
Essence of rail transport Railway systems engineering Environmental design in rail transportation Rail transport operations List of railway industry occupations Passenger train Rail freight transport Industrial railway
Types of railway/railroad Mainline services Inter-city rail High-speed rail Higher-speed rail Heritage railway Regional rail Commuter rail Mountain railway Plateway Wagonway Rack railway Fell mountain railway system Tourist railroad
Urban rail transport, general types Urban rail transit – overview Rapid transit Elevated railway Monorail Medium-capacity rail system/light rapid transit/light metro Light rail Interurban Premetro Stadtbahn Tramway (or streetcar) Very light rail Cable railway Funicular (or inclined railway) People mover
History of rail transport History of rail transport
Chronological list: Lists of rail transport events by year Lists of rail accidents List of rail accidents (2000–present) Railroad chronometer Railway Mail Service (USA) Railway post office Railway Mania (UK) Railway Express Agency (USA)
Vehicles Car float Road-rail vehicle Rail car mover Railgrinder Train ferry
Trains Train Parts Bogie Wheelset Rolling stock Railroad car Railbus Railcar Tram Tram-train
Locomotives Locomotive Steam locomotive Diesel locomotive Electric locomotive
Railway infrastructure Railway platform
Permanent way Axe ties Baulk road Breather switch Cant Clip and scotch Datenail Fishplate Ladder track Minimum radius Permanent way (current) Permanent way (history) Rail fastening system Rail profile Railroad tie (sleeper) Track ballast Track transition curve
Trackwork and track structures Balloon loop Classification yard Gauntlet track Junction Overhead lines Passing loop Rail track Rail yard Railroad switch Railway electrification system Railway turntable Siding Track gauge Track pan Tramway track Water crane Wye
Railway track layouts
Running lines Track (Running lines)
Single track Passing loop Double track Quadruple track Crossover
Rail sidings Rail sidings
Balloon loop Headshunt Rail yard Classification yard
Rail junctions Rail junctions
Flying junction Level junction Double junction Facing and trailing Grand union Wye Switch / turnout / points Swingnose crossing Level crossing
Railway station track layouts Railway station
Side platform Island platform Bay platform Split platform Terminal station Balloon loop Spanish solution Cross-platform interchange Interchange station
Hillclimbing Hillclimbing
Horseshoe curve Zig Zag / Switchback Spiral
Signalling and safety Block post Buffer stop Catch points Integrated Electronic Control Centre Interlocking Level crossing Loading gauge Railway signal Railway signalling Signalling control Structure gauge
Buildings Coaling tower Goods shed Motive power depot Roundhouse Station building Train shed Train station
Rail transport by region Rail transport by country Rail transport in Argentina Rail transport in Australia Rail transport in Belgium Rail transport in Brazil Rail transport in Canada Rail transport in China Rail transport in France Rail transport in Germany Rail transport in Hong Kong Rail transport in India Rail transport in Italy Rail transport in Japan Rail transport in Kazakhstan Rail transport in Mexico Rail transport in Namibia Rail transport in the Netherlands Rail transport in New Zealand Rail transport in Poland Rail transport in Portugal Rail transport in Russia Rail transport in South Africa Rail transport in South Korea Rail transport in Spain Rail transport in Taiwan Rail transport in Ukraine Rail transport in the United Kingdom Rail transportation in the United States List of countries by rail transport network size List of countries by rail usage
Rail transport politics Rail transport laws Esch-Cummins Act Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 Rail Passenger Service Act Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act Railway Construction Act Railway Labor Act Railway Nationalization Act Railways Act (United Kingdom railway legislation) Railways Act 1921 Railways Act 1993 Railways Act 2005 Privatisation of British Rail Impact of the privatisation of British Rail Railway nationalization Rail transport agencies Railway Procurement Agency (Ireland)
Rail culture Rail trail Rail transport modelling Rail usage statistics by country Railfan Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania Rail directions Usage of the terms railroad and railway Passenger rail terminology
General concepts Conductor (rail) Rail pass Train ticket Transit pass
Rail transport organizations National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers International Association of Railway Operations Research International Union of Railways
Rail transport publications List of railroad-related periodicals
Persons influential in rail transport List of people associated with rail transport George Stephenson (1781–1848) Robert Stephenson (1803–1859) Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859) Thomas Brassey (1805–1870)
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