Rail Transport Presentation

Rail Transport. It is a means of transport, on vehicles which run on tracks. Types of rail transport. Adaptations include passenger railways, underground (or over ground) urban metro railways and goods carriages. Most common goods carried by train. Coal Rock and gravel Sand Chemicals Plastic. Types of railway wagons. Covered wagon It is. Wagon Wagon is intended. Hopper A kind of wagon used for mass transportation of fertilizer. Platfrom The wagon used for the transportation of machinery. Tank Wagon It is used for transport of liquid cargo. Dumpcar It is used for transportation and mechanized unloading loose and lumpy cargo. Advantages of raiL transport. It is the. Dissadvantages of rail transport. It requires costly infrastructure. Freight transportation by rail in Lithuania. Today 40% of world’s freight cargo is transported via trains.

Coal Rock and gravel Sand Chemicals Plastic pellets Various grains Corn oil New automobiles and trucks Truck trailers Containers Windmill blades Farm machinery Extremely heavy and/or large machinery.

Dumpcar It is used for transportation and mechanized unloading loose and lumpy cargo.