The final meeting of the spring semester for Topics in Transport Operations and Management: English Conversation was held today at CNAM. Thanks to all the students for their support and attention through the semester. I’d like to congratulate Sylvain, Romaine, Roland, Mock Horty and Antonio for spectacular final presentations. I hope to see you all again next fall. Until then Bon Courage!
Due Wednesday Morning 23 May 2012: 9:30 am
Student performs internet or physical research to develop a short spoken
presentation on a transportation terminal (airport, train station, bus terminal, marine port, cruise terminal)
- Terminal name and city
- Terminal type
- What services use the terminal?
- What the typical daily, weekly or annual volumes of vehicle
movements, passengers, tons or containers of freight?
- How gates, berths or platforms?
- Describe the areas for holding passengers or goods in
transit
- How is local distribution handled? Passengers
walk? Passengers use local buses? Bicycles? Local
trains? Automobiles? Freight is carried to the hinterland in
trucks, trains, inland waterways?
- Who are the principal users of the terminal? What do
they use if for?
- Other information:
- History, recent problems, plans, other?
