Irish merchant shipping saw to it that vital imports continued to arrive and exports, mainly food supplies to Great Britain, were delivered. Irish ships sailed unarmed and usually alone, identifying themselves as neutrals with bright lights and by painting the Irish tricolour and EIRE in large letters on their sides and decks. Nonetheless, twenty percent of seamen serving in Irish ships perished, victims of a war not their own: attacked by both sides, though predominantly by the Axis powers. Often, Alliedconvoys did not stop to pick up survivors, while Irish ships regularly answered SOS signals and stopped to rescue survivors, irrespective of which side they belonged to. Irish ships rescued 534 seamen. (Full article...)
Image 5Customized motorcycle to maximize load capacity. Mobility is important for motorcycles, which are primarily used for transporting light cargo in urban areas. (from Transport)
Image 6San Diego Trolley over Interstate 8 (from Road transport)
Image 7Tunnels, such as the Tampere Tunnel, allow traffic to pass underground or through rock formations. (from Transport)
Image 8A 16th-century minecart, an early example of unpowered rail transport (from Rail transport)
Image 10Bardon Hill box in England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although the original mechanical lever frame has been replaced by electrical switches. (from Rail transport)
Image 29First powered and controlled flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903 (from Aviation)
Image 30The Great North Road near High gate on the approach to London before turnpiking. The highway was deeply rutted and spread onto adjoining land. (from Road transport)
Image 31An ambulance from World War I (from Transport)
Image 43German soldiers in a railway car on the way to the front in August 1914. The message on the car reads Von München über Metz nach Paris ("From Munich via Metz to Paris"). (from Rail transport)
Image 44A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in Valtellina, Italy, 1901 (from Rail transport)
Image 45Passengers waiting to board a tube train on the London Underground in the early 1900s (sketch by unknown artist)
Image 46Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
Image 51According to Eurostat and the European Railway Agency, the fatality risk for passengers and occupants on European railways is 28 times lower when compared with car usage (based on data by EU-27 member nations, 2008–2010). (from Rail transport)
Image 52The Cessna 172 is the most produced aircraft in history (from Aviation)
Image 53The Beijing Subway is one of the world's largest and busiest rapid transit networks. (from Transport)
Image 540-Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1964, triggered the intercity train travel boom. (from Rail transport)
Image 55A cast iron fishbelly edge rail manufactured by Outram at the Butterley Company for the Cromford and High Peak Railway in 1831; these are smooth edge rails for wheels with flanges. (from Rail transport)
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