Foundation for Historical Swiss Armed Forces Equipment
For over 150 years, the federal government has been collecting decommissioned military equipment in one form or another. As our armed forces continue to evolve, the collection will also continue to grow. Those interested can visit the individual sections at various locations in Switzerland. In Thun and in Burgdorf, the Foundation for Historic Swiss Armed Forces Equipment deals with unit material, vehicles and personal equipment.
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Arles, Provence in the south of France
We are taking you to the beautiful city of Arles, in Provence in the south of France. Arles is most famous for its Roman amphitheater, still intact, and its connections with Van Gogh, who spent one of his final years here painting 200 canvases. Its real appeal, however, is found in the lovely pedestrian promenades, the historic landmarks, museums and tranquil plazas, all of which make Arles one of the most charming places in Europe.
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There's a lot of these narrow streets in Arles, there is a small pedestrian zone, there's the various squares and the cafés around it, of course, and historic sites. And we will be showing you those highlights coming up right now as we take a walk through Arles.
The old town of Arles is comfortably small. It's about a square mile. So it's very easy to see the whole thing on foot. You might consider spending a couple of days here.
Or you could visit as a daytrip for example from Avignon which is just 20 miles away and only takes 20 minutes by train to get here. In this program we will show you how you can do everything in one day but certainly if you want to spend more time you decide for yourself. To help you plan your visit we will also present more detailed suggestions about how you could spend a night or two here and still find lots to do.
This is part of a series we’re presenting showing how Avignon makes a very good home base for visiting out to other destinations like Pont du Gard, and St Remy and Nimes along with Aix and Marseille, and especially Arles, the wonderful city of van Gogh and the ancient Romans, with narrow pedestrian lanes weaving throughout the center
The main attractions are the arena, the pedestrian zone and a historic museum. We will show you a good walking route on the map. Of course you can walk anywhere you want, it’s small enough, but this route will take you right through the center and then back to the train station, a route just over 2 miles, or about 3 kilometers, you can do in several hours. But you should also see the history museum while you're here, with its fine collection from the ancient Roman days, an easy detour. So let's assume you're coming in from Avignon on a day trip and you want to see everything.
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Rail transport | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:04:36 1 History
00:04:59 1.1 Ancient systems
00:05:40 1.2 Pre-steam
00:05:49 1.2.1 Wooden rails introduced
00:08:13 1.2.2 Metal rails introduced
00:12:46 1.3 Steam power introduced
00:16:55 1.4 Electric power introduced
00:22:50 1.5 Diesel power introduced
00:25:34 1.6 High-speed rail
00:26:54 2 Trains
00:27:35 2.1 Haulage
00:28:59 2.2 Motive power
00:31:16 2.3 Passenger trains
00:36:01 2.4 Freight train
00:37:49 3 Infrastructure
00:37:58 3.1 Right of way
00:38:46 3.2 Track
00:42:07 3.3 Train inspection systems
00:42:42 3.4 Signalling
00:44:24 3.5 Electrification
00:45:20 3.6 Stations
00:46:31 4 Operations
00:46:40 4.1 Ownership
00:48:01 4.2 Financing
00:50:09 4.3 Safety
00:51:22 4.4 Maintenance
00:53:34 5 Social, economical, and energetic aspects
00:53:45 5.1 Energy
00:58:03 5.1.1 Energy efficiency
00:59:25 5.2 Usage
01:00:55 5.3 Social and economic benefits
01:01:05 5.3.1 Modernization
01:02:58 5.3.2 Model of corporate management
01:03:49 5.3.2.1 Shipping freight and passengers
01:04:27 5.3.2.2 Basis of the private financial system
01:05:45 5.3.2.3 Inventing modern management
01:06:24 5.3.2.4 Career paths
01:07:53 5.3.3 Transportation
01:09:14 5.3.4 Negative impacts
01:10:29 5.4 Pollution
01:10:54 5.5 Modern rail as economic development indicator
01:11:23 5.6 Subsidies
01:11:32 5.6.1 Asia
01:11:39 5.6.1.1 China
01:12:00 5.6.1.2 India
01:12:50 5.6.2 Europe
01:12:57 5.6.2.1 Russia
01:13:14 5.6.3 North America
01:13:23 5.6.3.1 United States
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Voice name: en-US-Wavenet-A
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Rail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks. It is also commonly referred to as train transport. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on ties (sleepers) and ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as slab track, where the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface.
Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facilities. Power is provided by locomotives which either draw electric power from a railway electrification system or produce their own power, usually by diesel engines. Most tracks are accompanied by a signalling system. Railways are a safe land transport system when compared to other forms of transport. Railway transport is capable of high levels of passenger and cargo utilization and energy efficiency, but is often less flexible and more capital-intensive than road transport, when lower traffic levels are considered.
The oldest known, man/animal-hauled railways date back to the 6th century BC in Corinth, Greece. Rail transport then commenced in mid 16th century in Germany in the form of horse-powered funiculars and wagonways. Modern rail transport commenced with the British development of the steam locomotives in the early 19th century. Thus the railway system in Great Britain is the oldest in the world. Built by George Stephenson and his son Robert's company Robert Stephenson and Company, the Locomotion No. 1 is the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line, the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825. George Stephenson also built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use only the steam locomotives all the time, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway which ...
Railway | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:04:34 1 History
00:04:58 1.1 Ancient systems
00:05:39 1.2 Pre-steam
00:05:47 1.2.1 Wooden rails introduced
00:08:10 1.2.2 Metal rails introduced
00:12:35 1.3 Steam power introduced
00:16:39 1.4 Electric power introduced
00:22:30 1.5 Diesel power introduced
00:25:13 1.6 High-speed rail
00:26:32 2 Trains
00:27:13 2.1 Haulage
00:28:36 2.2 Motive power
00:30:53 2.3 Passenger trains
00:35:35 2.4 Freight train
00:37:23 3 Infrastructure
00:37:32 3.1 Right of way
00:38:19 3.2 Track
00:41:38 3.3 Train inspection systems
00:42:14 3.4 Signalling
00:44:01 3.5 Electrification
00:44:58 3.6 Stations
00:46:09 4 Operations
00:46:18 4.1 Ownership
00:47:38 4.2 Financing
00:49:45 4.3 Safety
00:50:58 4.4 Maintenance
00:53:10 5 Social, economical, and energetic aspects
00:53:21 5.1 Energy
00:57:38 5.1.1 Energy efficiency
00:59:00 5.2 Usage
01:00:30 5.3 Social and economic benefits
01:00:40 5.3.1 Modernization
01:02:32 5.3.2 Model of corporate management
01:03:24 5.3.2.1 Shipping freight and passengers
01:04:02 5.3.2.2 Basis of the private financial system
01:05:18 5.3.2.3 Inventing modern management
01:05:57 5.3.2.4 Career paths
01:07:25 5.3.3 Transportation
01:08:19 5.3.4 Wartime roles and air targets
01:09:23 5.3.5 Negative impacts
01:10:37 5.4 Pollution
01:11:02 5.5 Modern rail as economic development indicator
01:11:32 5.6 Subsidies
01:11:40 5.6.1 Asia
01:11:48 5.6.1.1 China
01:12:09 5.6.1.2 India
01:12:59 5.6.2 Europe
01:13:55 5.6.2.1 Russia
01:14:13 5.6.3 North America
01:14:22 5.6.3.1 United States
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio:
Other Wikipedia audio articles at:
Upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
Speaking Rate: 0.9401985599808516
Voice name: en-US-Wavenet-D
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Rail transport or train transport is a means of transferring passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are located on tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on ties (sleepers) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as slab track. This is where the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface.
Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tired road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facilities. Power is provided by locomotives which either draw electric power from a railway electrification system or produce their own power, usually by diesel engines. Most tracks are accompanied by a signalling system. Railways are a safe land transport system when compared to other forms of transport. Railway transport is capable of high levels of passenger and cargo utilization and energy efficiency, but is often less flexible and more capital-intensive than road transport, when lower traffic levels are considered.
The oldest known, man/animal-hauled railways date back to the 6th century BC in Corinth, Greece. Rail transport then commenced in mid 16th century in Germany in the form of horse-powered funiculars and wagonways. Modern rail transport commenced with the British development of the steam locomotives in the early 19th century. Thus the railway system in Great Britain is the oldest in the world. Built by George Stephenson and his son Robert's company Robert Stephenson and Company, the Locomotion No. 1 is the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line, the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825. George Stephenson also built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use only the steam locomotives all the time, ...