Chapter 1

• Etymology of 'transport'

  Used by British English
• Etymology of 'transportation'

  Used by American English
• Etymology of 'transportation'


  Derived from the Latin words 'trans' (across) and 'port' (to carry), meaning 'to carry across'
• Transportation


  • The locomotive movement of something or someone from one place to another via different means
  • Can be any kind of goods, human beings, animals, etc.
  • The sole reason behind the interconnection and inter-transmission within the whole world
  • The advancement of transportation has made travel possible to space too
• Transportation

  Is the intentional movement of humans , animals and goods from one Location to another.
• Transport Mode refers to the way in which passengers and /or goods

  can be transported.
• Modes of Transportation

  Air Transportation

  Water Transportation

  Land Transportation
• Early transport.

  Human powered and animal powered
• Air Transportation The movement of something or someone from one place to another via air is known as air transportation. Example- Airplane, Helicopter, Spacecraft, satellite.
• Water Transportation – The movement of something or someone from one place to another via water means is known as water transportation. Example - Boats, Ships, Submarines
• Land transportation – The movement of something or someone from one place to another on land is known as land transportation. Example - Car, Cart, Bicycle, Train,
• 1957 – Man-made satellite, Sputnik 1 was launched
• 4000 BC – Domesticated Horses and Camels were used as means of transportation.
• 3500 BC – Fixed wheels on carts came up.
• 3500 BC – Usage of Boat was seen.
• 2000 BC – Chariot came up in the scene.
• 312 BC – Paved road building was initiated by Romans.
• 1044 AD – Compass was invented in China.
• 1662 AD – horse-drawn public bus came up.
• 1783 AD – Hot air balloon came up.
• 1801 – Steam load locomotive came up.
• 1814 – The steam-powered train was invented.
• 1816 - Primitive bicycle was made.
• 1900 – Airship was invented
• 1904 – First motor-driven airplane was made
• 1947 – The supersonic flight was invented.
• Infrastructure on Transportation

  Roads

  Terminals

  Ports

  Railways

  Airways

  Waterways

  Canals

  pipelines
• Transportation terminals

  Defined as facilities of starting and ending points of the public transportation systems, such as railroad, LRT and bus transport. Examples are railway terminal, bus terminal, LRT terminal, etc.
• Land Transport

  It covers all land-based transportation systems that provide for the

  movement of people, goods and services
• Railway

  is the most economical , convenient and

  economical mode of travel especially for long

  distance travel all over the world.
• Tourism is the movement of people from their usual of residence to

  another (destination) for either pleasure, recreation or other

  purpose.