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    Education in its general sense is a form of learning in which the knowledge‚ skills‚ and habits of a group of people are transferred from one generation to the next through teaching‚ training‚ or research. Education frequently takes place under the guidance of others‚ but may also be autodidactic.[1] Any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks‚ feels‚ or acts may be considered educational. There are three forms of learning. formal education‚ informal education and non-formal

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    16‚ 1853‚ when the first wheels rolled on rails from Bombay to Thane‚ the Indian Railways has emerged today as the main vehicle for socio-economic development of the country. Rail transportation has a number of favourable characteristics as compared to road transportation. It is six times more energy-efficient than road and four times more economical. The social costs in terms of environment damage or degradation are significantly lower in rail. Rail construction costs are approximately six times

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    Sea transport has been around for centuries but it has been more active since the ninetieth century. It deals with the shipment of sea freight from one port to another. Sea cargo services are generally used for large deliveries‚ that have longer lead-times‚ whilst maintaining crucial visibility and steering clear of costly delays and demurrage charges. Basically here we are talking about the demand for sea transport otherwise known as ships as well as the supply of these ships. NB: ships and

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    A. The introduction of MTR The MTR Corporation was established in 1975 as the Mass Transit Railway Corporation with a mission to construct and operate‚ under prudent commercial principles‚ an urban metro system to help meet Hong Kong’s public transport requirements. Mass Transit Railway (MTR) is regarded as one of the world’s leading railways for safety‚ reliability‚ customer service and cost efficiency. It carries an average of 5.2 million passengers every weekday In 11st April 1‚ 2006‚ Hong Kong

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    INSTITUE OF ENGINEERING‚ PULCHOWK CAMPUS‚ DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING A Project on “Energy and technological assessment for prospective Railway technology in Nepal“ Submitted By: Rajib Kumar Hyoju (068/MsTIM/157) Rajendra Bahadur Thapa (068/MsTIM/156) Sudip Joshi (068/MsTIM/165) Submitted To: Prof. Amrit Man Nakarmi Coordinator‚ Master of Science in Technology and Innovation Management May‚ 2012 Acknowledgement We wish to express our sincere gratitude to Prof. Amrit Man

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    Impact of European train

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    Impact of Europe’s Rail Network to the Tourism Industry According to the geographic of Europe Continent‚ it is very suitable to build the cross-countries rail network. Most of the countries in Europe Continent are in the same land‚ only Great Britain‚ Ireland‚ and Ice land that don’t have any part of their area connect with the main land as they are islands. Europe’s rail network provides both a lot of advantage and disadvantage for the travelers and tourism industry. Advantage 1. It

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    canals that made moving goods much quicker and cheaper to cities where there aren’t any natural rivers nearby. By around the 1830s‚ railroads were introduced to the country. It started small early on but grew rapidly throughout the years. By 1840s‚ rail tracks expand from 0 miles from the 1830s to 3000 miles and by the 1850s. it grew even longer to 9000 miles. It overshadowed the success of steamboats and canals as the

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    Infrastructure Hungary possesses an excellent public transport system which consists of the rail system‚ highways‚ and waterways. The rail system is owned and operated by the state‚ which also connects all major cities in Hungary and international destinations. Hungary has permanent navigable waterways‚ which includes the Danube River that flows north to south‚ through the center of Hungary. With these advantages‚ the Danube provides low-cost mode to transport passengers and domestic freight. This will mean

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    industrial policy. Basingstoke: Macmillan‚ 1996. Lucie Press‚ 1995. [16] Tricoire J. Un siecle de metro en 14 lignes: de Bienvenue a Meteor. Paris: Vie du rail‚ 1999. Japan Railway Culture Foundation‚ 2000. Bandung: PT KAI‚ 1998. [22] PT.KAI. Kondisi KRL Jabotabek (The Condition of the Jabotabek Electric Railcars)‚ Jakarta: PT.KAI‚ 1999. [25] Diatmoko R. Rail industry and present technology development in Indonesia. Madiun: PT.INKA‚ 2000.

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    [pic] St. George College Cnr Princes Highway and President Avenue Kogarah‚ NSW 2217 Develop and Evaluate Strategies for Transport and Logistics Enterprises TLIP5011A Assignment 1 Maximum Marks - 50 Attempt all Questions Due On: 06 May 2013 Questions 1. For a Transport and Logistics organisation that you are working for or are familiar with‚ analyse and evaluate its internal and external environment. (20 Marks) 2. Based on discussions in the

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