to what extent did the railways change britain?
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To what extent did the railways change Britain?. L/O – To evaluate how the railways changed life in Britain. Starter – List 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages of canals. Road Transport Recap. Canals Recap. Canals Recap. How did the Railway develop?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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To what extent did the railways change Britain?
L/O – To evaluate how the railways changed life in Britain
Starter – List 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages of canals.
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Road Transport Recap
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Canals Recap
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Canals Recap
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How did the Railway develop?
The canals became very busy. Journeys took longer and longer as barges queued to get through locks.
Gradually businessmen began to exploit the possibilities of a new transport system: the railway.
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The Potential of Railways• As soon as James Watt and
Matthew Boulton built the steam engine that could turn a wheel, it was just a question of time before a locomotive was made.
• A locomotive is an engine that moves along rails and the man credited with building the first one was Richard Trevithick in 1804.
• The 1825 Stockton to Darlington railway was the worlds first passenger railway.
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The Rainhill Trials• The first major line was the new
Liverpool to Manchester railway designed by George Stephenson in 1829.
• Stephenson needed a steam engine to pull a passenger train on the line and the prize for the winning design was £500.
• A crowd of 15,000 turned up on the day. But what was the winning design?
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How did the railways change industry and leisure time?• Railways soon became big business.
By 1847 over 250,000 people were employed by the industry.
• The coming of the railways increased the demand for iron and coal. Stations were built across the country.
• London businessmen began to move to cities such as Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester because they could now be reached quickly by rail.
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How did the railways change Britain?1. Sort the cards on the hand-out into two groups and
stick them in your books:a) Economic effects of the railwaysb) Social effects of the railways
2. Design a mind map and include the 4 most important economic effects and 4 most important social effects:
3. Can you see any links between the different effects? If you can, link them with arrows and write a simple explanation of why they are linked along your arrow.
4. Answer the question: ‘How did the railways change Britain?’
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Effects of the Railways
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Plenary
1. Who built the first locomotive in 1804?2. Which design won the Rainhill Trials in 1829?
3. Name 3 economic effects of the railways on Britain4. Name 3 social effects of the railways on Britain
5. Was the coming of the railways a good thing despite the disadvantages?
Did we meet our learning objective?
L/O – To evaluate how the railways changed life in Britain