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List Of Train Ferries
This is a list of train ferry, train ferries that are designed to carry Railroad car, railway vehicles. These include purpose-built train ferries that can be quickly loaded and unloaded by roll-on/roll-off, and car floats or rail barges which are barge, barges that carry trains. Current train ferries Azerbaijan *Baku – Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan, Türkmenbaşy () (:ru:Паромная переправа Баку — Туркменбаши, Паромная переправа Баку — Туркменбаши), connecting Azerbaijan with Turkmenistan across the Caspian Sea since 1963. In May 2008 they decided to buy a longer ferry. *Baku, Azerbaijan to Aktau, Kazakhstan. Bolivia * Train ferry on Lake Titicaca from Peru – and Track gauge, gauges at each end. Bulgaria *The Varna, Bulgaria, Varna-Odesa (Ukraine) train ferry line served by 4 boats ( each, carrying 108 loaded railroad cars) opened in 1978, bypasses a break of gauge. Later, the service was extended to in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Train Ferry
A train ferry is a ship (ferry) designed to carry Railroad car, railway vehicles, as well as their cargoes and passengers. Typically, one level of the ship is fitted with Track (rail transport), railway tracks, and the vessel has a door at the front and/or rear to give access to the wharves. In the United States, train ferries are sometimes referred to as "car ferries", as distinguished from "auto ferries" used to transport automobiles. The wharf (sometimes called a "ferry slip, slip") has a ramp, and a Linkspan#Train ferry, linkspan or "apron", balanced by weights, that connects the railway proper to the ship, allowing for tidal or seasonal changes in water level. While railway vehicles can be and are shipped on the decks or in the holds of ordinary ships, purpose-built train ferries can be quickly loaded and unloaded by roll-on/roll-off, especially as several vehicles can be loaded or unloaded at once. A train ferry that is a barge is called a car float or rail barge. Some trai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
