Segway

Segway is a two wheeled vehicle invented by Dean Kamen. This two wheel self-balancing electric vehicle is produced by Segway Inc.

The computers and motors fitted with at the base of the vehicle helps the segway upright when it is started. The rider of the segway leans forward to move front and they lean backward to move backwards. This is done with the help of lean steer handlebar. This vehicle is drive with the help of electric motors. They can travel up to 20.1 km/h.

The segway was first revealed secretly in 2001 after months later with the help of public theory the first vehicle was produced in 2002.

As per in general public point of view due to less capabilities than the other vehicles of the same cost it has earned less importance. However, it has a good value in the field of police departments, warehouses, industrial sites, military bases, and corporate campuses.

South Asia's biggest bus terminal opens in Chennai

South Asia’s biggest bus terminal was opened in Chennai by CM Jayalalitha. The biggest bus terminal has been constructed at Koyambedu in Chennai outskirts.

The terminal has been built in an acre of 36.57 lands with a cost of about 130crores. This terminal was conceptualized by Jayalalitha during her CM period in 1991-1996 and later Chief Minister Karunanidhi laid the foundation for it on 6th June 1999.

This biggest bus terminal has the capacity to hold 270 inter-state, inter-district buses which includes 30 city buses. So on an average the terminal has the capacity to operate 2,000 incoming and outgoing buses.

Later on Jayalalitha flagged off buses to Kanchipuram, Velankanni, Nagore, Bangalore and Thiruvananthapuram.

The biggest terminal was co-funded by the Hudco and the Tamil Nadu Urban Project Development Corporation and was built by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA).

The Koyambedu bus terminals has three reservation counters, a 18,000 sqft waiting hall with 1,500 seats, 60 PCO/STD booths, 60 information boards along with route details. It also has 3 hotels, 3 restaurants, 30 cafeteria, and 31 shops, parking for two and four wheelers. Apart from 2 and 4 wheelers parking’s it has an exclusive parking area for 500 auto rickshaws and 250 call taxis.

It also has facilities like toilets, drinking water, cloak rooms and offices for 10 travel agencies.

In addition there has been a proposal to set a police outpost and plans have been taken to plant sapling in and around the terminal.

The world's longest train

The train carrying iron from Zouerate to the coast at Nouadhibou, is probably the world's longest train. Normally its length is as much as 3 kilometres. The whole journey takes around 12 hours, where almost 700 kilometres are covered. If you want to come to, or leave, Nouadhibou, there are no good alternatives to this train. But it should not be avoided anyway.

Nowadays, normal compartments have been put up. Up until a few years ago, sitting on top of the wagons, was all offered. This is still used, but it's unpleasant. The cost of travelling is just around $5 one way (1 ougiya per kilometre).