Transport is the
movement of
people and
goods from one place to another. The term is
derived from the
Latin
trans ("across") and
portare ("to carry").
Industries which have the business of providing transport
equipment, transport services or transport are important in most
national economies, and are
referred to as transport industries. The field can be divided into
infrastructure,
vehicles, and
operations. Infrastructure consists
of the fixed installations necessary for transport, and may be
roads,
railways,
airways,
waterways,
canals and
pipelines or terminals such as
airports,
railway stations,
bus stations and
seaports.
Vehicles traveling on the network include
automobiles,
bicycles,
buses,
trains,
people and
aircraft. Operations deal with the
way the vehicles are operated, and the procedures set for this
purpose including the financing, legalities and policies.
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