Transport Revolution: Railways
- Created by: Frankey
- Created on: 17-05-10 09:50
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1820 - 1850
Beginnings:
- Coal industry
- wooden tracks
- tubs rolled on them
- iron rails
- flanged wheels
- 1808
- Catch-me-who-can
- Steam engine on wheels
Engineers
- George Stephenson
- "Father of Railway"
- 1820 first railway lines
- Stockton to Darlington
- Coal
- Stockton to Darlington
- 1830 second railway line
- Liverpool to Manchester
- Passengers
- Liverpool to Manchester
- Width of gauge 1.4m
- Establishes idea of the company
- line
- engine
- rolling stock
- stations
- 1820 first railway lines
- "Father of Railway"
- Robert Stephenson
- "The rocket"
- Rainhill Trials
- "The rocket"
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel
- Great Western Railway
- Wider gauge
- safer
- Box tunnel
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