Image 15A cast iron fishbelly edge rail manufactured by Outram at the Butterley Company for the Cromford and High Peak Railway in 1831; these are smooth edge rails for wheels with flanges. (from Rail transport)
Image 16Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport)
Image 17Tunnels, such as the Tampere Tunnel, allow traffic to pass underground or through rock formations. (from Transport)
Image 18Lilienthal in mid-flight, Berlin c. 1895 (from Aviation)
Image 19A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in Valtellina, Italy, 1901 (from Rail transport)
Image 29According to Eurostat and the European Railway Agency, the fatality risk for passengers and occupants on European railways is 28 times lower when compared with car usage (based on data by EU-27 member nations, 2008–2010). (from Rail transport)
Image 30Modes of road transport in Dublin, 1929 (from Road transport)
Image 33German soldiers in a railway car on the way to the front in August 1914. The message on the car reads Von München über Metz nach Paris ("From Munich via Metz to Paris"). (from Rail transport)
Image 37Bardon Hill box in England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although the original mechanical lever frame has been replaced by electrical switches. (from Rail transport)
Image 53San Diego Trolley over Interstate 8 (from Road transport)
Image 54The Cessna 172 is the most produced aircraft in history (from Aviation)
Image 55Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
Image 56The Great North Road near High gate on the approach to London before turnpiking. The highway was deeply rutted and spread onto adjoining land. (from Road transport)
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