Railway mania

Question 1

What was the main function of trains pre-1820?

Answer 1

To transport coal around the country

Question 2

What made pre-1820 trains good for their job?

Answer 2

They were almost direct routes, out of the way of any carriages and had little friction for the horses that pulled them

Question 3

How did pre-1820 trains work?

Answer 3

They were pulled by horses

Question 4

When was the locomotive invented?

Answer 4

1802

Question 5

What was the advantage of locomotive trains over older trains?

Answer 5

They could travel faster and at longer distances and more people

Question 6

How did the government show interest in trains?

Answer 6

They had to approve each of the railways that were made, and were agreed to many

Question 7

How many Railway Acts did the government get in 1844 and 1846?

Answer 7

1844 - 49

1846 - 219

Question 8

How many miles of railway were there in 1870 compared to 1830?

Answer 8

1830 - 100 miles

1870 - 13500 miles

Question 9

What happened to the coal industry with the increase in trains?

Answer 9

It increased in use as it was needed to fuel the rains and were transported to other areas using the trains easier so were at a higher demand.

Question 10

What happened to the iron industry with the increase in trains?

Answer 10

It increased as it was more easily distributed and was needed to make the train tracks

Question 11

What happened to the cotton industry with the increase in trains?

Answer 11

It increased in how much it transported as it was easier.

Question 12

What happened between Liverpool and Lancashire?

Answer 12

The cotton industry was more connected as the Liverpool cotton could more easily be transported to Lancashires textile mills

Question 13

How many people were employed in 1847 alone to build railways?

Answer 13

250,000

Question 14

What happened to the wool and brick industries with the increase in trains?

Answer 14

They increased in output as they were used in buildings

Question 15

What happened to the law industry with the increase in trains?

Answer 15

Law firms increased due to the need of negotiation between land owners and railway companies and transferring land ownership from the farmers to the companies

Question 16

What happened to the accounting industry with the increase in trains?

Answer 16

Accountancy increased due to the number of bankrupt railway companies, mismanagement or compensation claims.

Question 17

What happened to the food industry with the increase in trains?

Answer 17

Food could be transported more easily so it meant that the market increased for the people. Food such as fresh veg and dairy could be more easily transported around fresh.
The businesses could extend. other markets and their clients

Question 18

What did farmers think of railways?

Answer 18

They were initially skeptical that he reduced prices meant that they would lose money, but the increase in their market and number of customers and who they can sell it to still earned them a lot of money and they were happy with it

Question 19

What happened to landscapes with the increase in trains?

Answer 19

The addition of tunnels and viaducts was slightly disliked by some people as the scenery changed.

Question 20

What happened to small villages and towns with the increase in trains?

Answer 20

Some places grew rapidly from the boom of railways such as Crewe and Swindon

Question 21

What happened to suburbs and towns with the increase in trains?

Answer 21

The suburbs increased for the middle class as a way of still being able to work in cities but living slightly further away and travelling by train

Question 22

What happened to coastal towns with the increase in trains?

Answer 22

Coastal towns became more well connected to other places and started to advertise family holidays and excursions with the beach, such as Blackpool and Southport

Question 23

What happened to journey times with the increase in trains?

Answer 23

They decreased for long journey times

Question 24

What happened to the journey time from York to London?

Answer 24

Stagecoach 1.5 days

Train - 8h

Question 25

How did work and leisure time change with the increase in trains?

Answer 25

More people lived further from work because they could commute
More people went to other cities to have holidays which broke local isolation
More public schools emerged, as the number or students expanded and the increased number of inspections increased in their quality and size

Question 26

What happened to the the use of roads with the increase in trains?

Answer 26

They were used less for long distance trips, but were used more in short excursions to get to and from trains stations for people and cargo

Question 27

What happened to the the use of canals with the increase in trains?

Answer 27

These didn’t decrease much initially as they helped carry around new trains to different parts of the country, but were used less and less as the trains connected more cities