The following outline provides an overview of and topical guide to transport: Transport or transportation – movement of people and goods from one place to another.
Essence of transport Driving involves controlling a vehicle, usually a motor vehicle such as a truck, bus, or automobile. For motorcycles, bicycles and animals, it is called riding. Shipping, transporting of goods and cargo, by land, sea, and air Travel, movement of people, by land, sea, and air
Types of transport, by availability Private transport Public transport (public transit)
Types of transport, by mode and vehicles
Intermodal passenger transport
Aviation Aviation
Fixed-wing aircraft Airship (dirigible) Autogyro Balloon Blimp Helicopter Human-powered aircraft Parachute (downward air transport only) Rocket Projectile (goods only, normally explosives) / Human cannonball Supersonic transport Zeppelin
Animal-powered transport Animal-powered transport
Animals domesticated for transport camel, Arabian, and Bactrian carabao deer dog sled dog Dogcart (dog-drawn) elephant equine donkey hinny horse riding horse packhorse driving horse draft horse mule llama moose ostrich ox reindeer sheep yak Turtles were used for riding as a sport in early 20th-century Australia Dolphins (to carry markers to attach to detected mines) Pigeon (for carrying messages)
Animal-powered vehicles barge (sometimes pulled by humans) berlin (vehicle) Brougham (carriage) carriage cart chaise charabanc chariot (ancient form sometimes used in combat, later a racing machine, later a name for something entirely different in carriages) coach Conestoga wagon curricle dogcart drag dray ferry float gig governess cart Hansom cab horsecar horse-drawn boat horse-powered boat Experiment (horse-powered boat) howdah litter (vehicle) (sometimes carried by humans, mainly used with equines, though occasionally camels) mail coach Michigan logging wheels omnibus bullock cart pantechnicon van phaeton (carriage) postchaise pulka railway rockaway (carriage) sled sledge sleigh stagecoach streetcar sulky tangah team boat telega towboat travois trolley van vardo Victoria (carriage) vis-a-vis (carriage) wagon wain
Cable transport Cable transport
Aerial tramway Cable car (railway) Chairlift Detachable chairlift Elevator Funicular (inclined plane) Gondola lift List of aerial lift manufacturers Paternoster lift chain ferry
Conveyor transport Conveyor transport
Conveyor belt Escalator Moving walkway (moving sidewalk, travelator, and the inclined moving sidewalk, a moving ramp)
Convoy Convoy
caravan Camel train
Human-powered transport Human-powered transport
Human-powered land vehicles Pedal-powered vehicles Bicycle (outline) Bicycle trailer BMX bike Boneshaker City bicycle Cold-weather biking Cruiser bicycle Cycle rickshaw Cyclo-cross bicycle Fatbike Flat bar road bike Folding bicycle Freight bicycle Hybrid bicycle Mountain bike Party bike Pedelec Penny-farthing Porteur bicycle Prone bicycle Quadracycle Recumbent bicycle Road bicycle Roadster Safety bicycle Small wheel bicycle Tandem bicycle Touring bicycle Trailer bike Tricycle Unicycle Utility bicycle Velocar Velocipede Velomobile Treadle-powered vehicles Treadle bicycle Hand-powered vehicles Handcar Handcycle Hobcart Wheelchair Row action-powered vehicles Rowing cycle Foot-powered vehicles Balance bicycle Dandy horse Kick scooter Inline skating skates Roller skating skates Walking Board-based vehicles Brakeboard Caster board Freeboard Freeline skates Longboard Skateboard Snakeboard Street luge Pushed or pulled vehicles Baby transport Baggage cart Cart Hand truck Pulled rickshaw Shopping cart Stairclimber Stretcher Wheelbarrow Carried vehicles Litter/sedan chair Scoop stretcher Weight-shifting vehicles Trikke Human-powered watercraft Canoe Hydrocycle Hydrofoil Kayak Paddleboarding Pedalo Rowing Human-powered amphibious vehicles Amphibious cycle Human-powered snow and ice vehicles Alpine touring skis Cold-weather biking Crampons Cross-country skis Fatbiking (biking in snow with bikes with wide tires) Ice skates Kicksled Sled Snowboard Snowshoes Telemark skis Aircraft (list) Helicopter Ornithopter
Hybrid transport Amphibious vehicle Hybrid vehicle Moped Motorized bicycle
Military transport
Air force transport Military aircraft
Army transport Armoured fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier Jeep Landing craft Limbers and caissons (military) Mega Tank Mini-Tank German Panzer
Navy transport Aircraft carrier Escort carrier Naval ship PT boat Submarine U-boat Torpedo boat Naval Tank ship
Ground transportation Ground transportation
Motorized road transport Road transport
Automobile (car) Car body styles Auto rickshaw Bus Midibus Minibus School bus Trolleybus Minivan Motorcycle Share taxi Truck Trucking industry in the United States Unimog Van Campervan Trailer Caravan Sports car
Motorized off-road transport Off-road transport
All-terrain vehicle Engineering vehicle Hovercraft Ice boat Snowmobile Sport utility vehicle Tank Traction engine Tractor
Rail transport Rail transport
Accessibility Glossary of rail terminology High-speed rail Locomotive Maglev (transport) Monorail Mountain railway Cable car (railway) Funicular Rack railway (cog railway) Multiple unit Diesel multiple unit Electric multiple unit (EMU) People mover Personal rapid transit Rail tracks Rail transport by country History of rail transport by country Rapid transit (metro, underground, subway); see also List of rapid transit systems Train Tram, light rail (streetcar, trolley); see also List of tram and light-rail transit systems
Pipeline transport Pipeline transport
Natural gas Petroleum Pneumatic tube Sanitary sewer Slurry Water
Ship transport Ship transport
Barge Boat Jet ski Jetboat Lifeboat (rescue) Lifeboat (shipboard) Narrowboat Punt (boat) Wherry Ferry Cable ferry Horse-drawn boat Hydrofoil Sailing Ship Tank ship Yacht
Space transport Space transport
Interplanetary spaceflight Rocket Space Shuttle Space station Spacecraft Spacecraft propulsion
Transport on the Moon and Mars Lunar rover (various, crewed and robotic, Moon, 1971–1973) Lunokhod programme Nomad rover (robotic test vehicle, has not been in space, 1997) Opportunity rover (MER-B – robotic, Mars, 2004) Sojourner (robotic, Mars, 1997) Spirit rover (MER-Arobotic, Mars, 2004)
Space transport launched from the surface of the Moon Ascent stage of Apollo Lunar Module, crewed, six times, 1969-1972 (return to Earth in the Apollo program)
Transmission Transmission
Power transmission Electric power transmission Telecommunication Transmission (telecommunications)
Transportation systems
Networks Airlines Bridges Canals Foreshoreways Freeways Greenways Highways Motorways Personal rapid transit Pipeline transport Railroads (also called railways) Rivers Roads List of roads and highways Cycling infrastructure Sidewalks Skyways Stairways, ladders Tunnels
Nodes Transport hub Airport, Heliport, List of airports Air traffic control Bus stop (including bus station, bus depot) and tram stop Harbor, Port Metro station Cross-platform interchange List of London Underground stations Architecture of the Paris Metro Junction (road), Parking Spaceport Train station Railway platform
Subsystems Air safety Containerization Continuous track Engine Foot Wheel
History of transport
Aviation history Domestication of the horse Horse-drawn vehicle Horse transports in the Middle Ages History of the bicycle History of rail transport History of rapid transit History of the automobile List of transport museums Maritime history
Theory and design Engineering Civil engineering Highway engineering Traffic engineering (transportation) Transport engineering Fuel efficiency in transportation Intelligent transportation system Infrastructure Locomotion - self-powered motion of a human, non-human animal or vehicle Logistics Navigation Queueing theory Resource management Sustainable transport Tourism Ecotourism Traffic congestion Traffic psychology Transport economics Transport finance Transport Logistic (trade show) Transportation forecasting Transportation planning Travel Travel behavior Travel class Urban economics Urban planning
Fictional and proposed future transport
Broomstick Flying car (disambiguation) Flying sled (see Santa Claus) Interstellar travel Launch loop Magic carpet Moller Skycar M400 Starship Teleportation Transporter (Star Trek)
Transport by region United States Department of Transportation Worldwide transportation infrastructure
Transport lists
Transportation:
Aviation articles: Aircraft • Manufacturers • Engines • Engine manufacturers • Weapons • By date and usage Aviation accidents and incidents: By airline • By location • By year Airports: Busiest • Africa • Asia • Europe • North America • Oceania • South America History: Transport museums Land transport: Automobiles: Manufacturers • Truck types • Convoy codes Cycles: Bicycle parts • Bicycle types • Motorcycle manufacturers Rail transport: Heritage railways • Tram and light-rail transit systems • Melbourne tram routes • Metro systems (subways) • London Underground stations • Closed London Underground stations • Melbourne railway stations • Closed Melbourne railway stations • Named passenger trains • UK railway stations Road systems: Roads and highways: Highways in Australia • UK motorways • Interstate Highways in the U.S. • U.S. Numbered Highways • State highways in the U.S. Bridges: UK • US • Longest suspension bridge spans Tunnels: NL • NZ • UK Maritime: Ships • Fictional ships • Sailing boat types • Marinas Space transport: Spacecraft
See also
Index of environmental articles Outline of vehicles Journal of Transport and Land Use List of emerging technologies Taxicabs by country Outline of public transport Public transport
External links
Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Berkeley "Friedrich List" Faculty of Transportation and Traffic Sciences, Dresden - Germany Northwestern University Transportation Library