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Which of the following statements about rail transport is true?
Which of the following statements about rail transport is true?
- Rail vehicles run on a prepared flat surface like road vehicles.
- Rail transport is also known as car transport.
- Rail transport is only used for transferring passengers.
- Rail vehicles are guided by the tracks on which they run. (correct)
What provides power to locomotives in a rail transport system?
What provides power to locomotives in a rail transport system?
- Fuel from a gas station
- Batteries
- Electric power from a railway electrification system (correct)
- Solar power
What is the main advantage of rail transport over rubber-tyred road vehicles?
What is the main advantage of rail transport over rubber-tyred road vehicles?
- Rail transport is faster than rubber-tyred road vehicles.
- Rubber-tyred road vehicles can carry more passengers and goods.
- Rail vehicles encounter lower frictional resistance. (correct)
- Rubber-tyred road vehicles have lower frictional resistance.
