Railways flourish (jan 1, 1830 – jan 1, 1870)
Description:
1852: over 7,000 miles of rail track in England and Scotland- railways extended all over the world
- an express train could reach 80mph - previously it had been horses that were the fastest mode of transport
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Date:
jan 1, 1830
jan 1, 1870
~ 40 years