Archive for August, 2008

Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association

TSSA

Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association
Founded
1897
Members
32,000
Country
United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland
Affiliation
TUC, STUC
Key people
Andy Bain, president
Gerry Doherty, general secretary
Office location
London, England
Website
www.tssa.org.uk
The Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) is a trade union for “white collar” workers in the transport industry in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Its head office is adjacent to Euston station, London, it has branch [...]

Timatic

Timatic is the database containing cross border passenger documentation requirements. It is used by airlines to determine whether a passenger can be carried, as well as by airlines and travel agents to provide this information to travellers at the time of booking. This is critical for airlines due to fines levied by immigration authorities every [...]

Gondola lift

2-cable gondola lifts to Ngong Ping village in Hong Kong built by Leitner.
A gondola lift is a type of aerial lift, often called a cable car, which consists of a loop of steel cable that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers. The cable is driven by a bullwheel in the terminal, [...]

Transport

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For other uses, see Transport (disambiguation).
“Transportation” redirects here. For other uses, see Transportation (disambiguation).

Ximen Station, one of the stations of Metro Taipei.

Human-powered transport in front of the bulk carrier BW Fjord

A local transit bus in Canberra, ACT
Transport or transportation is the movement [...]

Transport finance

Transport finance is the subject that explores how transport networks are paid for.
The timing of the money required to finance transport is a principal issue. Many projects are “pay-as-you-go”, that is infrastructure, which lasts many years, is expected to be paid out of ongoing cash flow. Other projects are financed with bonds raised in capital [...]

Crown Worldwide Group

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Crown Worldwide Group

Type
Privately Owned
Founded
1965
Founder
James E. Thompson
Headquarters
Global Headquarters
Hong Kong
American Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
EMEA Headquarters
Prague, Czech Republic
Area served
Worldwide
200 offices, 50 countries
Key people
James E. Thompson
Founder & Chairman
Ken Madrid
Chief Financial Officer & CEO Asia-Pacific
David Muir
CEO [...]

Bridge Management System

“Bridge management” redirects here.
A bridge management system (BMS) is a means for managing bridges throughout design, construction, operation and maintenance of the bridges. These systems helped agencies to meet their objectives, such as building inventories and inspection databases, planning for Maintenance, Repair and Rehabilitation (MR&R) interventions in a systematic way, optimizing the allocation of financial [...]

Escalator

Escalators at Canary Wharf, London.
An escalator is a conveyor transport device for transporting people, consisting of individual, linked steps that move up or down on tracks, which keep the treads horizontal.
As a power-driven, continuous moving stairway designed to transport passengers up and down short vertical distances, escalators are used around the world to move pedestrian [...]

British Association of Removers

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Trailer (vehicle)

Utility trailer

A boat on a single-axle trailer
A Trailer is generally an unpowered vehicle pulled by a powered vehicle. Commonly, the term trailer refers to such vehicles used for transport of goods and materials.
Sometimes recreational vehicles, travel trailers, or mobile homes with limited living facilities where people can camp or stay have been referred to as [...]