However, the arrival of the steam engine initiated a complete transformation in rail transportation, entrenching and expanding the Industrial Revolution.
然而,蒸汽机的出现引发了铁路运输的彻底变革,并巩固和拓展了工业革命的成果。
Once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer.
一旦连接到轨道上,汽车将由系统提供电力,由中央计算机控制。
Although many candidate countries inherited a transport system which encourages rail, the distribution between modes has tipped sharply in favour of road transport since the 1990s.
尽管许多候选国继承了支持铁路的运输体系,但自上世纪90年代以来,各运输方式之间的分配已大幅向公路运输倾斜。
He points out that both Hong Kong and Zurich have managed to make a success of their rail systems, heavy and light respectively, though there are few cities in the world as hilly.
他指出,尽管世界上很少有城市像香港和苏黎世那样多山,但香港和苏黎世都成功地建设了各自的轻铁和重铁系统。
By the Nizamuddin rail tracks, a gaggle of children warm themselves on a chilly night by burning scraps of wood.
在尼桑木丁路轨旁,一群喧闹的孩童在寒冷的夜晚靠燃烧废木料取暖。
Next year, after a series of mergers is completed, just four railroads will control well over 90 percent of all the freight moved by major rail carriers.
明年,在一系列合并完成后,四家铁路公司将控制主要铁路运输公司90%以上的货运。
A combination of public policy decisions and corporate scheming saw to it that countless convenient and efficient urban streetcar and intra-city rail systems were dismantled.
公共政策决定和企业策划相结合,而这导致了无数便捷高效的城市有轨电车和城市内部的铁路系统被拆除。
Every January the cost of travelling by train rises, imposing a significant extra burden on those who have no option but to use the rail network to get to work or otherwise.
每年一月,乘火车出行的费用都在上涨,对于那些除了乘坐火车上班之外别无选择的人来说,这给他们带来了巨大的额外负担。
A carefully balanced clown and whale are placed at one end of the bowed rail.
一个精心平衡的小丑和鲸鱼被放置在弯曲的栏杆的一端。
Snow and freezing rain has also disrupted road and rail travel around France, with about a fifth of French departments Posting weather alerts.
大雪和冰雨也阻碍了法国的公路和铁路交通,大约五分之一的法国商店贴出了天气预警。
The bus Train, a dual-mode vehicle that has the versatility of a bus, the speed of light rail and fuel economy vastly better than either.
公交火车,一种双重模式的机动车,即拥有公交车的功能,也具有轻轨的速度,甚至是比两者都还节省燃油。
Users can get results based on the quickest, cheapest or greenest options using a variety of methods of transport, including air, rail and taxi.
网站通过显示不同的交通方式,包括飞机、铁路和出租车,可以使用户得到基于“最快”、“最便宜”或“最环保”的搜索结果。
Transportation from any point on the surface the Moon to any other point will be accomplished in less than 24 hours by means of a global rail network.
依托于环绕月球的铁路网,从月球任何一处到另外任何一处的交通运输可以在24小时内直达。
Karachi is probably the biggest city in the world without a rail network of any kind, and the buses are overloaded.
卡拉奇也许是世界上没有任何铁路网的最大城市,公共汽车超载严重。
When's the last time a rail project of this size was completed ahead of time and under budget in America?
上一次美国提前低预算完成如此大的一项铁路工程是在什么时候来着?
The RPI figure released on August 17th was bad enough: at 4.8%, it implied a rise in rail fares of almost 6%, at a time when wage increases are averaging just 1.3%.
8月17日公布的消费物价指数已是相当不尽人意:4.8%,这一数字意味着铁路票价涨幅将接近6%,而此时的公民薪资涨幅却只有区区1.3%。
"This makes a lot of sense for rail and industrial companies or port authorities that have a large energy usage as well as huge land holdings," he says.
“这给铁路、工业企业或者港务局等能源需求巨大且拥有大量土地的企业以启发,”他说。
The discovery followed a dig ahead of building work for the ChannelTunnel Rail Link's new London terminus.
这副假牙是人们在“英吉利海峡隧道联络线工程”伦敦新终点站修建工作开始前的一次挖掘中发现的。
Meanwhile, Europe is planning a significant expansion of its high-speed rail network: 8, 000 kilometers are due to be added in Spain alone by 2020.
与此同时,欧洲正在为其高速铁路网的重要扩张而制定计划:截至2020年,仅西班牙就将新增8,000公里的铁路线。
But given time, the rail will take a lot of wear and tear, and our system will scrutinise every small change at all times.
但假以时日,铁路将会遭到磨损,而我们的系统会始终仔细检查着每个细小的变化。
A large part of the road and rail infrastructure inherited by newly independent African countries about 50 years ago has fallen into disrepair.
50年前由当时新兴的非洲独立国家继承下来的公路铁路基础设施,现在很大一部分都已经年久失修。
Another shows the rail depot, where a long line of carriages is filled automatically from conveyors at the rate of a tonne a second.
另一个显示的是货运站,那里有长长的一排矿车,运送机正以一吨每秒的速度自动将煤装入矿车中。
After this they came to a shore where there were no less than sixty-five great red parrots with blue tails, sitting on a rail all of a row, and all fast asleep.
之后,他们来到了一处海岸,那里有不下于六十五只蓝尾巴的红色大鹦鹉,它们排成一行,蹲在一根栏杆上,全都睡得很香。
One judge said she had already dealt with a similar case when styrene spilled out of rail car near Cincinnati.
一位法官说,她之前处理过类似的案子,那次是苯乙烯从辛辛那堤市附近的一节火车车厢溢出来。
The commuter-rail system of a city ramifies from the centre. The farther out you go, the sparser it is.
一个城市的通勤铁路系统都是从市中心向外分支,走得越远,道路越少。
With a roar of exertion, they heave a piece of rail into place with a loud clanging of hammers and crowbars.
随着一阵喊声,伴随着锤子和铁橇的咣铛声,他们将一节铁轨放入正确的地方。
Like railway advocates in the USA, the ministry touts rail as a greener, more energy-efficient form of transportation than driving or flying.
和美国的铁路拥护者一样,中国铁道部也认为,与汽车或飞机相比,铁路是一种更环保、更节能的运输方式。
Like railway advocates in the USA, the ministry touts rail as a greener, more energy-efficient form of transportation than driving or flying.
和美国的铁路拥护者一样,中国铁道部也认为,与汽车或飞机相比,铁路是一种更环保、更节能的运输方式。
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