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Modes groups the ways people and goods move: the named systems and practices of transport considered as a category of motion, from walking and cycling to rail, road, maritime, air and space, cable-drawn and pipeline systems. A mode is defined by its means of movement and the medium it uses, not by any single vehicle, route or operator. This category excludes the vehicles themselves, which belong under Vehicles, the infrastructure that carries them, which belongs under Infrastructure, and the companies and services that operate them, which belong under Networks and Operators.

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Era of Emergence
40,000 BCE 1
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Aerial Tramway

Cable-Drawn Mode

Air Cargo

Air and Space Mode

Airship Transport

Air and Space Mode

Animal-Powered Transport

Animal-Drawn Mode

Automated People Mover

Rail Mode

Automobile Transport

Road Mode

Aviation

Air and Space Mode

Ballooning

Air and Space Mode

Bulk Shipping

Waterborne Mode

Bus Rapid Transit

Road Mode

Bus Transport

Road Mode

Cable Car

Cable-Drawn Mode

Cable Transport

Cable-Drawn Mode

Camel Transport

Animal-Drawn Mode

Canoeing

Human-Powered Mode

Chairlift

Cable-Drawn Mode

Coach Transport

Road Mode

Cog Railway

Rail Mode

Commuter Rail

Rail Mode

Container Shipping

Waterborne Mode

Cruise Shipping

Waterborne Mode

Cycling

Human-Powered Mode

Dog Sledding

Animal-Drawn Mode

Drone Transport

Air and Space Mode

Electric Scooter Transport

Micro Mode

Ferry

Waterborne Mode

Freight Rail

Rail Mode

Funicular

Cable-Drawn Mode

General Aviation

Air and Space Mode

Gliding

Air and Space Mode

Gondola Lift

Cable-Drawn Mode

Hang Gliding

Air and Space Mode

Helicopter Transport

Air and Space Mode

High-Speed Rail

Rail Mode

Horseback Riding

Animal-Drawn Mode

Horse-Drawn Carriage Transport

Animal-Drawn Mode

Hovercraft

Waterborne Mode

Hydrofoil

Waterborne Mode

Hyperloop

Rail Mode

Inland Waterway Transport

Waterborne Mode

Intercity Rail

Rail Mode

Light Rail

Rail Mode

Maglev

Rail Mode

Maritime Transport

Waterborne Mode

Micromobility

Micro Mode

Monorail

Rail Mode

Motorcycle Transport

Road Mode

Narrow Gauge Railway

Rail Mode

Natural Gas Pipeline Transport

Pipeline Mode

Oil Pipeline Transport

Pipeline Mode

Orbital Spaceflight

Air and Space Mode

Paragliding

Air and Space Mode

Pipeline Transport

Pipeline Mode

Rail Transport

Rail Mode

Rapid Transit

Rail Mode

Rickshaw Transport

Human-Powered Mode

Ridesharing

Road Mode

Road Freight Transport

Road Mode

Road Transport

Road Mode

Roll-on/Roll-off Shipping

Waterborne Mode

Sailing

Waterborne Mode

Seaplane Transport

Air and Space Mode

Space Transport

Air and Space Mode

Submarine Transport

Waterborne Mode

Suborbital Spaceflight

Air and Space Mode

Tanker Shipping

Waterborne Mode

Taxi Transport

Road Mode

Tram

Rail Mode

Trolleybus

Road Mode

Urban Transit

Road Mode

Walking

Human-Powered Mode

Zip Line Transport

Cable-Drawn Mode
Sources
1. Wikipedia: History of transport
WikipediaHistory of transport, early water transport section
Quote, History of transport, early water transport section
It has been argued that boats suitable for a significant sea crossing were necessary for people to reach Australia an estimated 40,000-45,000 years ago.
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Spaceflight (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia: Micromobility
WikipediaContains: MicromobilityView the Source
Wikipedia: Cable Car (Railway)
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Wikipedia: Funicular
WikipediaContains: FunicularView the Source
Wikipedia: Gondola Lift
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Wikipedia: Monorail
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Wikipedia: Hyperloop
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Wikipedia: Light Rail
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Wikipedia: Maglev
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Wikipedia: Tram
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Wikipedia: Commuter Rail
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Wikipedia: Rapid Transit
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Wikipedia: Bus Rapid Transit
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Wikipedia: Trolleybus
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Wikipedia: Hovercraft
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Wikipedia: Hydrofoil
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Wikipedia: Ferry
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Wikipedia: Airship
WikipediaContains: Airship TransportView the Source
Wikipedia: Seaplane
WikipediaContains: Seaplane TransportView the Source
Wikipedia: Helicopter
WikipediaContains: Helicopter TransportView the Source
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