Transportation

Transportation

Any mode or method of locomotion that serves to move people, goods or services from one location to another.

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Nagelmackers

Transportation; Railway

Georges Nagelmackers was born in 1845 and drew inspiration from the success of the Pullman cars in the USA to introduce de luxe trains in Europe. On 4 December 1876, he created ...

Orient Express

Transportation; Railway

Probably the most famous of all trains. The Orient Express today barely conjures up the same shroud of mystery and adventure as in the past. Even so, it runs every day from Paris ...

Pacific

Transportation; Railway

Refers to the steam locomotives with a 4-6-2 wheel arrangement (two leading carrying wheels, six coupled driving wheels and two trailing carrying wheels). The first Pacific ...

St Andrew's cross

Transportation; Railway

Signals that are not in service are crossed out with a white St Andrew's cross. Furthermore, the panels or arms of semaphores not in service are locked in the "off' position, ...

scotch block

Transportation; Railway

Block placed on the rail near the wheel of a stationary vehicle to stop it from moving. Metal wedge placed on a running rail at the exit to a goods yards, etc, to divert a train ...