Various types of vehicles may be known as Transporters:
on railways:
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Transporter wagon
A transporter wagon, in railway terminology, is a goods wagon, wagon (International Union of Railways, UIC) or railroad car (US) designed to carry other railway equipment. Normally, it is used to transport equipment of a different rail gauge. ...
, for carrying railway wagons of one gauge on another gauge
on roads:
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Animal transporter, for livestock and other animals
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Self Propelled Modular Transporter, for general heavy road haulage
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Tank transporter
A tank transporter is a combination of a heavy tractor unit or a ballast tractor and a mating Trailer (vehicle)#Full trailer, full trailer, hydraulic modular trailer or semi-trailer (typically of the Lowboy (trailer), "lowboy" type), used for t ...
, for military tanks over long distances
on other places:
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Crawler-transporter
The crawler-transporters, formally known as the Missile Crawler Transporter Facilities, are a pair of tracked vehicles used to transport launch vehicles from NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) along the Crawlerway to Launch Complex 39. The ...
, for ground transport of spacecraft
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Transporter erector launcher
A transporter erector launcher (TEL) is a missile vehicle with an integrated tractor unit that can transport, elevate to a firing position and launch one or more rockets or missiles.
History
Such vehicles exist for both surface-to-air missiles ...
, for military missiles
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Shipyard transporter, for sections of ship hulls and other heavy objects
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