26/02/2015 Noelia Lopez BoninaVictorians and the railway

The railways boomStephenson's Rocket the standard model adopted worldwide1829 The Rainhill Trials: a competition to find the best locomotive. Three locomotives raced and Stephensons Rocket achieved a record 36mph and took the prize.1830 -- Liverpool and Manchester The first successful railway line to open in Britain, designed by George Stephenson. It was the link between the two major cities in the northwest for factory owners in Manchester and Lancashire, because it was cheaper to transport raw materials by rail than using the Bridgewater Canal.Social impact 1844 Railway ActParliamentary train, it became cheaper and low classes could aford it. British time became standardised, different local times were synchronised and a single standard time was used Railways encouraged people to travel furtherand to make day trips Faster delivery of informationEconomic impact New jobs Regional products became popular in other parts of Britain There were a lot of Investments in railways Locomotives and train parts were exported to other parts of the worldGreat Western RailwayA British railway company, founded in 1833. Initially it linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Queen Victoria and the railwayQueen Victoria traveled by train the first time on 13 June 1842, her coffin was also carried by train.Queen Elizabeth II also has her own train, the Royal Train, used by the royal family to reduce costs, and if the bad weather does not allow the use of other means of transport.

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