Traveling to other cities and countries has become a normal part of everyone's life. Someone likes to get by car, someone prefers air travel, someone uses rail transport. What are the pros and cons of the latter mode of transport, in what way is it more profitable, and what are its biggest disadvantages?

Advantages of rail transport

You can get there quickly by car and bus, but at the same time no one will dispute the fact that moving over long distances by car is real torture. It is in such cases that rail transport saves. If the trip takes place at night, you can sleep and be at your destination in the morning. If you are traveling during the day, you can lie down and read, listen to music, talk to other passengers, or go out into the corridor and look out the window.

Of course, much depends on the comfort of the train, coupe - ideal for a group trip, you can talk and laugh, and then have dinner all together. For trips with children, both a coupe and a regular reserved seat are suitable, children can run and take a walk, and then peacefully fall asleep to the sound of wheels. A compartment car is a suitable option for those who want to sit in silence and just enjoy the road.

Hot tea or coffee can be requested from the conductor, and he often has sweets and biscuits for sale. The guide will wake you up in the morning if you ask him, this frees you from having to set an alarm. You can also ask him to charge the phone.

Travel by train very romantic, because you can sit at the table and look out the window, drink hot tea, thinking about the future. The landscapes outside the window are far and not so lively, since the city itself is not visible, but you can look at the fields, forests and lakes. Especially beautiful picture outside the window in summer and autumn. Also, no one forbids taking wine and snacks with you, the main thing is to get friendly and understanding fellow travelers who will not mind meeting you.

Train tickets always are cheaper than bus tickets, and besides, pensioners, students and military personnel have travel benefits. Traveling by rail is very profitable, if you have food, you can not spend money at all, because all the amenities are on the train. In the toilet room you can wash your face and brush your teeth, which bus passengers cannot afford, they have to pay money for a toilet at bus stations. A bar of soap and wet wipes must be attached to the bed linen set.

A train is a type of rail transport that never canceled due to weather conditions . Buses never run in very snowy weather, and air travel is often canceled if climatic conditions change dramatically.

When choosing rail transport, you can be sure that it will arrive on time at its destination, as there are no traffic jams on the railroad, and, fortunately, accidents are very rare.

Traveling by train you can take a lot of luggage with you, which cannot be done when traveling, for example, by minibus, since it often has a very small luggage compartment. There is no extra money for luggage on trains, so you can take an unlimited number of bags with you.

The advantage of railway transport is that the verification of documents is very fast, you only need to show the conductor your passport and ticket.

Cons of rail transport

One of the main drawbacks of the train is that it it is not always possible to get to the desired city, since the railway connects only big cities and those settlements, which are on the same branch with him. Therefore, it is often necessary, when traveling by train, to make several transfers. It should also be noted that a trip by rail takes a long time unlike vehicles. Therefore, if you need to quickly get from a city to another city, it is best to choose a plane or a car. Trains do not run like minibuses every hour or two, so you have to adapt to their schedule and it is best to take a ticket in advance, since there are usually a lot of people who want to ride this type of transport.

The disadvantage of rail transport is also the fact that fellow travelers may not be very pleasant. If on the bus everyone sits on their chairs and does not talk, then being in the same compartment, it is very difficult to do this. At night, a passenger who got on the train at one of the stations can wake up. If a noisy company has gathered in a compartment, then it is not always possible not only to sit in silence, but even to sleep.

Often, thefts occur on trains, so it is not recommended to take a lot of money with you on a trip, especially valuable things. If the doors in the compartment are closed, then in the reserved seat everything is in plain sight, so you should be very careful.

conclusions

Traveling by train is convenient, profitable and interesting. If there is a long road ahead, you can take a ticket for a night train and, after sleeping in the car, wake up in the morning in another city and realize all your plans.

The disadvantage of traveling by train is that it takes more time to travel, but still the train is more comfortable, because all amenities are nearby, you can ask the conductor to make tea, eat and chat with fellow travelers. If you get tired of sitting in the car, you can go out into the corridor or take a walk, this is much better than sitting on an airplane or a bus and not being able to walk. This is especially convenient if you have to travel with children.

Greetings, dear readers! What about the monorail? When was the first suspension railway opened? Who was the discoverer? What is the popularity of overpass transport in our time? The topic of the article is the suspension railway.

Suspended railway as a kind of rail transport

The railway sector is one of the largest types of land transport, which includes certain types of vehicles: subways, trams, freight and passenger trains, overpass and light rail transport.

Cableways can also be called monorails. A monorail is considered a railway, which refers to rail transport. Compared to a conventional railway, which has two or more carrier rails, a monorail uses one. This type of rail cars can be attributed to a flyover type of transport, that is, to a suspended one, where, again, the suspension is located with one rail.

Russia is considered the birthplace of the first suspension railway, it was built in 1820 by the inventor of the village of Myachkovo, Ivan Elmanov. Initially, the man built the "Road on Pillars", the essence of the design was that trolleys were rolling along the upper longitudinal beam, which were accompanied by horses.

Over time, overpass transport appeared in the UK thanks to the inventor Henry Robinson Palmer. 1824 became known as the year of construction of the first working road, which served in the naval sphere for the transport of certain types of cargo. As for the first passenger suspended railway, it was created a year later, according to the principle of Palmer's monorail.

Since the middle of the 19th century, the suspended rail car has settled in with good popularity and fairly good demand. In the 70s, in the French city of Lyon, they demonstrated a cable-drawn road, and at the beginning of the 90s, in one of the US towns, they presented an overpass car with wagons, which was similar to a tram.

Whatever the rapid growth of suspended railways, yet the construction of a real operating monorail was very difficult. The creation of new, more improved designs of overpass transport remained unfinished, and those that were nevertheless built did not live for a long time, and after a while they either broke down or went out of their working condition. But, this problem did not long disturb the engineers of the railway sector.

From the late 70s of the 19th century, steam-powered trestle rail cars went into use, it connected the path from Bradford to Gilmore (modern Pennsylvania). The length of this road was 6.4 kilometers, the monorail served mainly for transporting not only technical products but also passengers. Unfortunately, at the end of the 19th century, an accident occurred, subsequently correct operation monorail, the driver and three passengers of the train died, after which the work of the machine stopped for a while.

Subsequent monorails, which were created by experienced and educated people, were not crowned with success and long-term performance, many did not last even a dozen years, some remained drawings on a piece of paper. The longest service in those days was the railway in Ireland, which was created in 1888, the system served 36 years, but the railway did not receive much fame.

No matter how engineers and inventors tried to surprise the world with their discoveries, the 19th century ended without much attention to itself, namely in the field of overpass transport, because there were practically no special discoveries, most of them could not survive, so to speak, all hopes were placed on the 20th century …

Russian monorails

The first electrified trestle car in Russia was the track in Gatchina, it was designed in 1899 according to the plan of the famous engineer Romanov.

In 1933, a road was created that had a speed of up to 120 kilometers per hour, it struck with its strength even on the most severe winter days, the monorail worked when the trams went off the rails. In 2004, a monorail road was opened in Moscow for public use, since 2008 it has become one of the main transports in Moscow.

Today, cableways are used as a public means of transportation, it can be seen in many parks, recreation areas, zoos, as well as in most shopping malls and airports. They are used like the subway. Nowadays, the number of such rail cars is not large, in Europe there are 3 cableways, which are located in Moscow, in the city of Wuppertal in Germany, and in the city of Dortmund also in Germany, the total length of these roads is 21 kilometers.

The longest monorail is located in Disneyland, its length is about 23.6 kilometers. The largest number monorails in Japan, the total length reaches more than 100 kilometers, and the roads are located in eight cities in the country. In Asia, this type of rail cars is considered the most convenient and most promising in the future. Suspension railways are also located in Malaysia, are being built in Singapore, Jakarta, the United Arab Emirates, and in some Chinese towns.

Pros and cons of overpass transport

Suspended railways in our time have their positive sides and completely opposite - negative ones. As for the positive aspects, we can say that this type is more economical in construction and much more convenient than the subway, plus it does not need much space on already crowded roads.

The monorail easily handles sharp turns, has much less chance of dangerous collisions and creating emergencies. When traveling by rail car, it is not so noisy, sometimes the monorail is quieter than the tram. Suspension transport is not only cheaper to build, but also very fast, in a very short time (minimum period - 6 days), the machine can be built and put into operation.

Unfortunately, there are also disadvantages, the monorail car has low speed, which is why the number of travelers should not be large, there is a certain norm, in case of overload, an emergency situation may occur.

In the 21st century, when outside the window, technology and innovation are not standing still, but are constantly in motion, suspended railways are still not standardized, only in Japan, suspended railways are introduced into the daily norm.

The biggest and most dangerous disadvantage is the threat of a train falling from a great height, a drop of ignorance and slovenliness of the creators of transport is enough, as it exists, high risk an unpleasant situation that could end tragically.

The railway sector, starting from its very inception, has not stood still for a second, constant pushes in development, many new products and discoveries, improvements and additions. In the 19th century, people rejoiced at the first steam-powered train that transported people with a small number, and in the 21st century, people ride suspended trains in shopping centers. What will be next?!

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Today I will tell you about a part of my life, three years long, connected with the best job in the Russian Railways company.

From this article you will learn:

How do children see trains?

Unrealistically cool advantages of working in RUSSIAN RAILWAYS.

A secret that only machinists know.

— How to buy 100 wagons and live in Bali, renting them out?

Studies

Strange as it may seem at first glance, in order for me to be allowed to manage trains, I need to complete only 3-month courses for 10 thousand rubles.

They issue a certificate of an assistant driver of an electric locomotive with the right to access electricity above 1000 V.

Despite the fact that I worked during my studies, I did not get there often.

But education, as you know, is arranged in such a way that everyone learns right at work.

First day of work

And immediately disappointment.

First, I still don't understand how I got there;

Secondly, I thought that trains travel at the speed of light and that an adrenaline rush awaits me at every shift. At the same time, the "pilots" of the train sit in helmets in order to avoid overloads.

It turned out that max the speed of the freight train is 80 km/h. This is not surprising, sometimes it is difficult to take 5-7 thousand tons of cargo from a place.

But all sorts of Ferraris and Lamborghinis with their miserable couple of hundred horses are nothing compared to a locomotive ( approx. what carries the wagons). It has about 12,000 horsepower!

Breathtaking power!!

Work days

No matter how modest the drivers (those who drive the locomotive) are, these are real men! Our nerves are iron.

The work is arranged in such a way that it is possible to plow for 12-18 hours without stopping. And all this time you must be alert and attentive. Because the safety of train traffic depends only on you.

Whether the cargo is delivered to its destination and on time, whether the old woman has time to cross the rails, whether you can behave correctly in an emergency - it all depends on the driver and his assistant!

This job is a big responsibility.
Work for real men! Discipline and personal responsibility are our number one priority.

Advantages of working in Russian Railways

You do not have enough fingers on your hands, start bending them:

Official annual leave lasts 42 days!

If you are a donor, this is an additional two days for each certificate.

Work in companies 12.5 years - and feel free to retire 5 years earlier!

Why retire? Railway workers have their own pension (plus the usual one), which is usually a couple of thousand rubles more than the state one!

Every year you will be examined by all doctors. Is free. They'll even pay you two days for your trouble.

Monthly you will receive from 900 rubles for milk!

A huge list of sanatoriums is waiting for you for only 10% of the cost of the tour!

For example, 2 years ago I went to Mineralnye Vody for 10 days. For only 2000 rubles

+ Once a year you are given a ticket to anywhere in the country. In the compartment, back and forth. Naturally free.

Young guys who decide to become machinists study for 6 months at the expense of the company. While getting the same salary!

Driving trains is first taught on a simulator

A stable salary, almost by the minute - twice a month. According to rumors, there was only 1 delay per month, in the 90s.

There is such a thing as devotion companies. Worked for 3 years - you will be given 2 salaries. For 5 years - 3 salaries, for 8 years - 4, etc. (one salary, slightly less than regular salary)

That is, after working for 10 years at Russian Railways, you will receive about 200 thousand rubles, clean, in your hands. Nicely?

You are provided with all the necessary clothes for work: trousers, shirts, winter jackets, gloves, boots, and even hand and body creams.

Need an apartment? Mortgage at 2%.

One trickster also bought a car for himself with mortgage money.

Treatment of relatives for half the price in modern railway clinics.

Railroad Secrets

I don't think you knew this:

1. The cost of the cargo that we transport in a few hours is about 100,000,000 rubles!

The assistant and driver are PERSONALLY responsible for him.

2. The locomotive does NOT have a steering wheel!

We can only go forward and backward. And the rails “rule” under us, which are controlled by dispatchers from Moscow and Rostov.

An equally important plus

This is respect and respect of others.

Everyone who found out that I drive trains was surprised and said that it was cool!

And passing by stations where there are a lot of people -
All the kids are waving to us! =)))

P.s... vidos, respect comfort on trains Russian Railways!

PS2... thank you post. The most best job For me, this blog is about work.

Pros and cons rail transport

AT modern world successful development A business cannot be imagined if it does not have the ability to quickly and reliably deliver its products to the customer. This can be done in many ways, but it is the railway that accounts for the largest share of the freight traffic in our country. And this is not surprising, because today Russia is the owner of almost the largest railway network. Freight trains can include containers, platforms, tanks, refrigerators, insulated wagons, so that the infrastructure itself allows you to deliver even the most demanding cargo in terms of transportation conditions. However, railway transport is most often used for the delivery of heavy, oversized cargo or large consignments of goods. Railway communication is no less popular if it is necessary to deliver goods outside our country, however, in this case, along with delivery services, you will also have to pay for services customs clearance cargo.

One of the significant advantages of railways is the absence of traffic jams, moreover, the probability of getting into an accident here is extremely low. The freight train moves in accordance with a strict schedule, and even if there is a delay, you will know about it in advance and will be able to accept necessary measures. In addition, the movement of the train is practically not affected by weather and other climatic conditions.

Another advantage of this type of transportation is its unit cost. In most cases, it is lower than the cost of other types of transportation, even by road. And the longer the train has to travel, the cheaper the shipping cost will be.

However, it is logical that the train itself can only pass where there is a railway track. That is, if you can deliver the client’s goods door-to-door with the help of road transportation of goods in Russia, then in the case of transportation by rail you will have to additionally organize the delivery of products to the railway station and loading it into the train, and then unload the goods at the destination wagon and bring it to your warehouse. This problem is many large companies solve by laying additional paths not only to, but also inside their warehouses.

In addition, the train still moves slower than the car, which, moreover, is much more mobile.

So, the advantages of rail transportation include their significant carrying capacity, a good guarantee of the safety of the cargo, and a lower cost. The disadvantages are the dependence of the movement of trains on the availability of railway tracks, the need additional costs for loading and unloading products, as well as for the delivery of goods to railway station. Transportation by rail will suit you best if you have several tons of cargo and need to transport it across the country, in other cases, most likely, using road transport will be much more profitable.