history railways Flashcards
how did the railways help create more jobs
as the railways network expanded more jobs were needed such as engineers
what effect did the railways have on the cost of transporting goods
They also helped to reduce the cost of transporting or moving goods from one place to another.
This in turn meant that the people who made these goods could sell them cheaper.
why was it cheaper to transport goods by rail than road?
Railways have the ability to carry a large volume of goods.
Additionally carry coal and steel, which would be much more expensive to transport by road.
is more faster and efficent than roads
newspapers and books could be ——– more due to?
Quick transport meant national newspapers could be distributed more
name 1 of the postive impacts of railways to do with moving materials
-Trains were used to move huge amounts of raw materials, fuel, and finished goods quickly
name 1 of the postive impacts of railways to help with employing people
The railways became a major employer due to it expanding . From train drivers, to engineers, through to ticket office staff and train conductors.
name 1 of the postive impacts of railways that helped with transportation
- the rail network helped with transportation as it allowed people to move to other areas to live and to find work
name 1 of the postive impacts of railways helped boost peoples health
-and talking about finding new things people’s health improved as regular trains provided better access to fresher and cheaper food.
name 1 of the postive impacts of railways helped boost tourism
-It also boosted tourism as it allowed people to move travel to different parts of the country.
name 1 of the postive impacts of railways helped give experiences of a life time
-It gave many new experiences such as many people who lived in the city were able to gain access to the fresh air of the country side
name 1 of the postive impacts of railways introduce time standards
The railways also helped to introduce standardised time across the British Isles.
name 1 of the postive impacts of railways news papers
it also allowed newspapers to sell to national readership much more easily
name 1 of the postive impacts of railways contact
additionally, trains helped people stay in touch more and easily.
