Industrial Revolution

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1829

competition→ best steam locomotive to work in the time → George S → the “rocket” → Easily won with top speed of 46km per hr

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1830

Two way track opened → ‘Railway Age’ began

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1840

3000 railways in Britain

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1870

25 000 tracks built, eg. Isambard Kingdom Brunel

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