Non-motorized access on freeways

November 19th, 2008

Freeway entrance sign effectively banning everyone not traveling by heavy motor vehicle.
The concept of a freeway (a public way intended primarily for high speed travel over long distances) has resulted in a set of highways with engineering features such as long sight distances, wide marked lanes and the absence of cross traffic. These features provide [...]

List of UIC country codes

November 19th, 2008

The UIC Country Code is a two digit number used to identify member countries of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC has issued numbering systems for rolling stock and train stations that both contain the UIC Country Code.
Numerical
code
Alphabetical
code
Country
10
FIN
Finland
20
RUS
Russia
21
BLR
Belarus
22
UA
Ukraine
23
MD
Moldova
24
LT
Lithuania
25
LV
Latvia
26
EST
Estonia
27
KZ
Kazakhstan
28
GE
Georgia
29
UZ
Uzbekistan
30
PRK
North Korea
31
MGL
Mongolia
32
VN
Vietnam
33
RC
China
40
C
Cuba
41
AL
Albania
42
J
Japan
44
BIH
Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
50
BIH
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
51
PL
Poland
52
BG
Bulgaria
53
RO
Romania
54
CZ
Czech Republic
55
H
Hungary
56
SK
Slovakia
57
AZE
Azerbaijan
58
ARM
Azerbaijan
59
KS
Kyrgyzstan
60
IRL
Ireland
61
ROK
South Korea
62
MNE
Montenegro
65
MK
Macedonia
66
TJ
Tajikistan
67
TM
Turkmenistan
70
GB
United Kingdom
71
E
Spain
72
SRB
Serbia
73
GR
Greece
74
S
Sweden
75
TR
Turkey
76
N
Norway
78
HR
Croatia
79
SLO
Slovenia
80
D
Germany
81
A
Austria
82
L
Luxembourg
83
I
Italy
84
NL
Netherlands
85
CH
Switzerland
86
DK
Denmark
87
F
France
88
B
Belgium
90
ET
Egypt
91
TN
Tunisia
92
DZ
Algeria
93
MA
Morocco
94
P
Portugal
95
IL
Israel
96
IR
Iran
97
SYR
Syria
98
RL
Lebanon
99
IRQ
Iraq

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Bulkhaul Limited

November 19th, 2008

Bulkhaul Limited is a British company specialising in global tank transportation of bulk liquids, powders and gasses, although its main base of operations will remain in Middlesbrough.

History
In 1981, Steve Gibson, only 22 years old at the time , borrowed £1000 from his father to found the company.

Bases of Operations
Bulkhaul’s main office is in [...]

Stepping (walking)

November 19th, 2008

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Stepping is a process of locomotion — either forward or backward movement [...]

The Ministry of Silly Walks

November 19th, 2008

John Cleese as the Minister of Silly Walks in the halls of the Ministry
“The Ministry of Silly Walks” is a sketch from the Monty Python comedy troupe’s television show Monty Python’s Flying Circus, episode 14, which is entitled “Face the Press”. The episode first aired in 1970. A shortened version of the sketch was performed [...]

Future aircraft developments

November 18th, 2008

A number of ideas are being worked on for future aircraft developments. Some are new, some have been tried before but may prove more practicable with modern technology. History tells us that many of these projects will come to nothing, but a few will set new standards in the future.
Contents

1 Radical aircraft designs
2 New engine [...]

Transportation planning

November 18th, 2008

Transportation planning is the field involved with the siting of transportation facilities (generally streets, highways, sidewalks, bike lanes and public transport lines).
Transportation planning historically has followed the rational planning model of defining goals and objectives, identifying problems, generating alternatives, evaluating alternatives, and developing the plan. Other models for planning include rational actor, satisficing, incremental planning, [...]

Delivery (commerce)

November 18th, 2008

For the Stephen King short story, see Home Delivery (short story).
Delivery is the process of transporting goods. Most goods are delivered through a transportation network. Cargo (physical goods) are primarily delivered via roads and railroads on land, shipping lanes on the sea and airline networks in the air. Certain specialized goods may be delivered via [...]

Roadkill bingo

November 17th, 2008

Roadkill bingo is a game in which the pictures of 24 different animals are placed randomly in a grid, printed on paper or cardboard . The game is traditionally played in vehicles during long distance travel.
When a dead specimen of one of these animals is spotted by a player, that square in the grid is [...]

Plateway

November 17th, 2008

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A reconstructed section of flangeway track as used by Richard Trevithick
A plateway is an early kind of railway or tramway or wagonway, with a cast iron rail. They [...]