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Transport: Cars Busses And Trains

By Byron Jonas


Cars busses and trains are just some of the various forms of travel which people use widely nowadays. Such infrastructure exists on every continent and in nearly every country on the planet. Thanks to their advent, transportation has been revolutionized during the twentieth century and this continues on into the twenty-first. Older methods have become somewhat obsolete as this has provided technological advances both in cities and in agriculture.

The very first car was the Ford Model T made by a man named Henry Ford at the very start of the twentieth century, which caused a widespread stir in the United States. After this, the product took off considerably and basically changed the history of transportation forever. Of course before this railroads had already existed, the first ones appearing in Britain and were overrun with steam and coal powered locomotives. Many railroad networks now exist in countless countries across the globe with some boasting superior infrastructure.

Whilst some countries have extensive railway infrastructure, others can be seen to be lacking in it. For example, Germany and most of Europe has a well-laid out rail network. Britain also has such a network, however the Republic of Ireland is severely lacking in this regard.

During the 1960s in Ireland, much of the railroad infrastructure was torn up by the government of the time. The popular belief was in the 'rise of the car' and many were certain that trains would no longer be as much in demand as they were at the time.

Trains and their much smaller equivalents, the underground and above ground trams, usually follow a set course along tracks. Buses do pretty much the same thing however their own routes are more flexible as they are able to change with no real expense added on to it. Then there are also the undergrounds around the world such as the Subway in New York and the Tube in London. These are incredibly well-organized and efficient modes of city transport.

Travel done on the Subway or the Tube is underground, so it leaves a lot more room at the top, also resulting in less traffic. There are cities in Germany, such as Essen, where the city centers are completely free of trams and buses.

The underground still continues beneath the city in places like this. The only difference is that there are still stations dotted at strategic points but they take up very little of the city's living space. This provides a very fast and efficient way of getting out to the city's suburbs. This is also because, due to the lack of congestion and traffic with the underground system, travel time isn't that long.




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