Essays on Railway System

Introduction: The Historical Backdrop

The Battle of Normandy, that was codenamed Operation Overlord, primarily involved the landing of American and British troops along with their western allies, who landed on the Normandy coast on June 6, 1944 during World War II . The aim of this extensive operation was to transport infantry men, military artillery and supplies across the English Channel to France, which was to become the origin point for the Allied invasion of Western Europe, then controlled by Hitler’s German troops. Despite the lack of landing harbors at Normandy that would complicate the docking of the vessels upon their arrival at ...

1. Historical evolution of Mumbai Mumbai has a long history of evolution that spans for 1000 years. In 1343 the cluster of seven islands was controlled by the Sultanate of Gujarat, and later in 1534 following Portugal invasion, the area was converted into a trading center (The British Library Board). The Portuguese coined the term Bom Bahia, meaning ‘the good bay’, and developed dwelling units, factories as well as ship building yards in the Island cluster, which later became known as Bombay (The British Library Board). With the establishment of East India Company, the British ousted Portuguese, and used ...

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The question of whether the government or the private transport provides better public transport is still and ongoing debate. This question will be addressed in this discussion in which the factors indicating which of the two transport systems is better than the other will be determined. Although the private sector appears to offer the best possible transport service to the public, but in reality the government transport system is still the most efficient on every level. Examining the existing literatures encompassing the pros and cons of the private and government transport service will substantiate the ...

The Art of System Architecting by Rechtin (2009) infers that system Architecture “is the art or science of building and constructing system for human use.” Experts with design knowledge are the source of decisions in architecture. Brooks says that architecture is the art of determining the needs of a user then designing a structure that meets a client specification with no technological and economic constrains. Architecture has to include engineering factors to ensure the design is economically feasible. The word system imply on the conceptual structure and functional behavior of the interrelated components from data flows, logical design, and the physical implementation. ...

Industrialization after the Civil War

Thesis: Industrialization caused by the Civil War made huge changes in every sphere of the US life, beginning from social to industry and agriculture. I. Changes made in different spheres of the US life. A. Legislation. 1. Women suffrage B. Development of the social structure. 1. Country free from slavery. a. main aspects of former slaves’ life. C. Economic changes. 1. Standards of living. 2. Mass production. II. Impact of industrialization on social groups. A. African Americans became free people. 1. Attempts to improve the literacy rate ...

Introduction

Crossrail is considered as one of the largest construction project of Europe, which connects east and west side of London city cutting through its middle. The length of the railway project is about 118 kilometer, with 37 stations, which includes sea and air port links. The prominent centers it connects include Heathrow airport, Maidenhead, Canary wharf, Abbey wood, Shenfield, etc. The primary purpose of this multi-billion dollar project is to achieve large scale economic benefits, reduce cost of travel and significantly reduce the congestion in the central parts of the city. The projected is expected to completed in phases, ...

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Reception of Visitors into the Country3 Reception of Exports and Imports into the Country4 Congestion of Containers in the Ports.4 Expected Outcome of Investing in Port Infrastructure4 Increase in Employee Productivity..5

Implementation of Port Infrastructure Development5

Importance of Proper Revenue Collection Mechanism...6

Increased Skills and Competency by Employees6

Importance of Alternative Supportive Means of Transportation.6 Efficient Communication Infrastructure..7 Conclusion...8 Ports are very important to the economy of any nation. Countries that are endowed with ports are immensely at an advantage. This is because ports are an essential source of connectivity with other parts of the world. As a result, countries which find themselves landlocked ...

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Abstract This paper is on reconstruction of south and changes in west after the Civil War. This war led to construction of ‘New South’ and many cultural changes in West. We will cover all these points in brief and discuss some important happenings of this period in Unites States history. Q. The post-Civil War South has been called the “New South.” In what ways did it succeed in reinventing itself? In what ways did it fail? Reconstruction took place between 1865-77 which coincided with conclusion of Civil war and withdrawal of Union Army from Southern states. ...