Rail transport — Railroad and Railway both redirect here. For other uses, see Railroad (disambiguation). Rail transport is the conveyance of passengers and goods by means of wheeled vehicles specially designed to run along railways or railroads. Rail transport is … Wikipedia
History of rail transport in Great Britain to 1830 — The history of rail transport in Great Britain to 1830 covers the period up to the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the world s first intercity passenger railway operated solely by steam locomotives. The earliest form of railways … Wikipedia
1867 in rail transport — Events May events * May 7 The Windsor and Annapolis Railway is incorporated in Nova Scotia. [cite web| url=http://www.trainweb.org/canadianrailways/articles/SignificantDatesInNSRailwayHistoryPart2.html| title=Significant Dates in Nova Scotia s… … Wikipedia
1857 in rail transport — EventsJanuary events* January 13 Thaddeus Fairbanks is awarded US patent|16381 for a railroad scale. February events * February 9 The Central Pacific Railroad is incorporated in Nebraska Territory to build a railroad from the Missouri River… … Wikipedia
1872 in rail transport — EventsMarch events* March ndash; John A. Dix succeeds Jay Gould as president of the Erie Railroad. * March 1 ndash; Jackson and Woodin Manufacturing Company, one of the constituent companies of American Car and Foundry Company, is incorporated in … Wikipedia
Transport in Bosnia and Herzegovina — Roadways = * total : 21,846 km ** paved : 11,425 km (4,686 km of interurban roads) ** unpaved : 10,421 km (2005)RoadsInternational*E65 *E73 (Pan European corridor Vc) *E661 *E761 *E762Local*Route 1 **Route 1 8 *Route 5 *Route 6 **Route 6 1 *Route … Wikipedia
Road transport — (British English) or road transportation (American English) is transport on roads of passengers or goods.A hybrid of road transport and ship transport is the historic horse drawn boat.HistoryThe first forms of road transport were horses, oxen or… … Wikipedia
Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… … Universalium
Metrication in the United Kingdom — The metric and imperial systems of measurement are used side by side in the United Kingdom: Eurostar s design speed is cited both as 300 km/h [1] and as 186 mph .[2] Metrication in the United Kingdom is the pr … Wikipedia
India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… … Universalium
