Public Transport

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People waiting at a bus stop in Singapore
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People waiting at a bus stop in Singapore

Public Transport is a way for the public (all the people) to travel around. It is a way for people to travel quickly and cheaply not in their cars.

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[edit] History

Public Transport started a long time ago around 1826 in Naples, France. and has become the easiest way to travel. The first forms of public transport were ferries (big public boats), and animals, such as horses.Horses also pulled carts. People would sit in the carts and then the horses would pull them where they wanted to go.

[edit] Types of Public Transport

The main types of Public Transport are buses, trams and trains. Trams have been around for a very long time and they used to be pulled by horses. They were first used in the late 1860's. Now trams are electric and run on a line of cable. Buses are like big cars and they drive on the road. Trains run on a track and are very fast. Many places in the world use trams and trains as the best way for going places.

A Tram in Melbourne, Australia
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A Tram in Melbourne, Australia

[edit] Who uses Public Transport?

Lots of people use public transport. Many people who don’t have cars use buses and trams to go places near their house, and they use trains to go places far away. Public transport is good because it is easy to use so anybody can go on it.

[edit] How to use it

When using public transport you need a ticket or card to be able to get on. On trams you get a ticket that you put in a machine and it tells you when your ticket runs out. On buses you buy your ticket from the driver and put it into a machine, and on trains you use a ticket to get into the train station to catch your train. A timetable tells you when the trains, trams and buses come.

[edit] Good things

Public transport is also very good for the environment. When people use public transport it means that there are less cars on the road. With less cars on the road there is less pollution created in the world. Another good thing about public transport is the cost. It is very cheap to catch public transport every day and lots of people like public transport better than their cars.