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Baggage carts, Luggage carts or Trolleys are small vehicle
Vehicle

Vehicles, derived from the Latin word, vehiculum, are non-living means of transport. Most often they are manufactured , although some other means of transport which are not made by humans also may be called vehicles; examples include icebergs and floating tree trunks....
s push
Push

Push may refer to:...
ed by travelers (human-powered
Human-powered transport

Human-powered transport is the transport of person and/or goods using human muscle power. Like animal-powered transport, human-powered transport has existed since time immemorial in the form of walking, running and swimming....
) to carry individual luggage
Luggage

Luggage is any number of bags, cases and containers which hold a traveller's articles during transport. The modern tourist can be expected to have packages containing clothing, toiletries, small possessions, trip necessities, and on the return-trip, souvenirs....
, mostly suitcase
Suitcase

A suitcase is a somewhat flat rectangular-shaped bag with rounded corners, either hard plastic or soft or made of cloth, vinyl or leather that more or less keeps its shape....
s. There are two major sizes: One for big luggage and one for small luggage. Carts have usually two parts for carrying luggage: A small section (basket) for Carry on luggage at the same level as the handle, and a lowered large section for suitcases and large bags.

The carts are provided in airport
Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as Fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and Non-rigid airship take off and land. Aircraft may also be stored or maintained at an airport....
s, large Bus stations
Bus terminus

A bus terminus is a designated place where a bus or coach starts or ends its scheduled route. The terminus is the designated place that a Public transport timetable is timed from....
, Hotels or train station
Train station

|}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which passengers may board and alight from trains and/or rail-transported freight may be loaded or unloaded....
s for transporting luggage and may be free of charge.






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Baggage carts, Luggage carts or Trolleys are small vehicle
Vehicle

Vehicles, derived from the Latin word, vehiculum, are non-living means of transport. Most often they are manufactured , although some other means of transport which are not made by humans also may be called vehicles; examples include icebergs and floating tree trunks....
s push
Push

Push may refer to:...
ed by travelers (human-powered
Human-powered transport

Human-powered transport is the transport of person and/or goods using human muscle power. Like animal-powered transport, human-powered transport has existed since time immemorial in the form of walking, running and swimming....
) to carry individual luggage
Luggage

Luggage is any number of bags, cases and containers which hold a traveller's articles during transport. The modern tourist can be expected to have packages containing clothing, toiletries, small possessions, trip necessities, and on the return-trip, souvenirs....
, mostly suitcase
Suitcase

A suitcase is a somewhat flat rectangular-shaped bag with rounded corners, either hard plastic or soft or made of cloth, vinyl or leather that more or less keeps its shape....
s. There are two major sizes: One for big luggage and one for small luggage. Carts have usually two parts for carrying luggage: A small section (basket) for Carry on luggage at the same level as the handle, and a lowered large section for suitcases and large bags.

The carts are provided in airport
Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as Fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and Non-rigid airship take off and land. Aircraft may also be stored or maintained at an airport....
s, large Bus stations
Bus terminus

A bus terminus is a designated place where a bus or coach starts or ends its scheduled route. The terminus is the designated place that a Public transport timetable is timed from....
, Hotels or train station
Train station

|}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which passengers may board and alight from trains and/or rail-transported freight may be loaded or unloaded....
s for transporting luggage and may be free of charge. They are sometimes owned by the operator of the establishment. In some facilities carts may be provided by a contractor such as Smarte Carte
Smarte Carte

Smarte Carte, Inc. is an American based corporation that manufactures devices such as lockers, strollers, automated mailing devices, and more....
 for a rental fee.

Baggage carts are usually built out of steel and equipped with four wheels. For safety reasons, they are generally fitted with a brake. Usually, a handle has to be pushed down in order to move the cart, however, in some cases, such as London airports, the handle activates the brake. Very few carts, e.g. in developing countries such as Sri Lanka, do not have this feature.

In systems with a rental fee a portion of the rental fee may be returned when the cart is returned to the rack.

Carts may also be collected by personnel. Large amounts of carts can be collected by an electric vehicle
Electric vehicle

An electric vehicle is a vehicle with one or more electric motors for propulsion. This is also referred to as an electric drive vehicle....
 for towing.