Sabtu, 05 Juni 2010

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

The train is the transportation of vehicles with the power of motion, either walking alone or bundled with other vehicles, which will be or are moving on rails. The train is a means of mass transportation that generally consists of a locomotive (vehicle with a power walk on his own motion) and a series of cart or carriage (coupled with other vehicles). Train or car circuit is relatively large size so it can accommodate a passenger or goods on a large scale. Because of its nature as an effective mass transport, some countries try to use as a maximum as the main mode of transportation both in land transport in the city, intercity, and interstate.Types of trains:
1.Steam train
2.Diesel trains
3.Electric rail
Conventiona lrail trains Conventional trains in Jakarta Kota Station Conventional rail train is the train which are common. Using rail consisting of two metal rods placed in the bearings.
Monorail railway (single track railway) is a railway track as the trains do not usually found. These tracks consist of only one iron rod. The location of the railway is designed to hang on the rail or on the rail. Since efficient, typically used as a means of urban transportation, especially in metropolitan cities of the worldand is designed much like the overpass. Train surface (surface)
The train runs above ground surface. Generally the train more frequently encountered is the train of this type.
Construction cost for the train is the cheapest compared to the surface of an underground or an elevated Elevated train (elevated) Railroad overpass to walk on with the aid of poles, this is to avoid crossing a parcel, so as not to require railroad crossing gate. Costs incurred approximately 3 (three) times the distance of the train with the same surface, eg for surface rail will require $ 10 million for the railway overpass requires funding $ 30 million. Underground railway (subway) Subway is the train that runs beneath the ground (subway). Trains of this type built by building tunnels under the ground as the railway.
In terms of usage
1.Passenger Train
2. Goods Train