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ARTICLES RELATED TO History of rail transport in Great Britain |  |  |  | History of rail transport in Great Britain: Encyclopedia II - History of rail transport in Great Britain - Railed roads and tramways 1676 to 1825
History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early rails.
As early as 1676 railed roads were in use in Northumberland to ease the conveyance of coal from the mines to the banks of the river at Newcastle-on-Tyne. These were simply straight and parallel rails of timber on which carts with rollers drawn by horses enabled several wagons to be moved simultaneously. Called tramroads (the early coal wagons were called drams), these primitive rails were superseded in 1793 when the then superintendent of the ...
See also:History of rail transport in Great Britain, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Railed roads and tramways 1676 to 1825, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early rails, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early public railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Stockton and Darlington Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The development of the railways 1825 to 1923, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Liverpool and Manchester Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Further Progress, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Railway Mania, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Government involvement, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Battle of the Gauges, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early successes, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Major railway companies in Great Britain, History of rail transport in Great Britain - English railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Scottish railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Grouping, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Following the grouping: 1923-1947, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The grouping period, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Nationalisation, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The railways in the post-war world, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The modernisation plan, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Beeching era, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1970s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1980s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1990s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Privatisation, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Contemporary developments Read more here: » History of rail transport in Great Britain: Encyclopedia II - History of rail transport in Great Britain - Railed roads and tramways 1676 to 1825 |
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 |  |  | History of rail transport in Great Britain: Encyclopedia II - Rail transport in Great Britain - Historical overviewGreat feats of engineering were performed in its creation. Examples from the Victorian era are the building of the Forth Bridge, 1890, or the replacement of 177 miles (285 km) of broad gauge rail with standard gauge in a single weekend from May 21, 1892. Such feats are not things of the past; recent and current examples are the building of the Channel tunnel for the link to the Continental railway systems, and the Channel Tunnel Rail Link from London to the tunnel.
The system was originally built as a patchwork of local rail links ope ...
See also:Rail transport in Great Britain, Rail transport in Great Britain - Historical overview, Rail transport in Great Britain - Geography & infrastructure, Rail transport in Great Britain - Passenger services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Freight services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Leasing services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Leasing Companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Spot-Hire Companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory framework, Rail transport in Great Britain - Local metro systems, Rail transport in Great Britain - UK railway stations, Rail transport in Great Britain - Railway Industry, Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory authorities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Network rail & signalling operations, Rail transport in Great Britain - Other national entities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Regional entities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Train franchises and operating company, Rail transport in Great Britain - Freight railway companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Open access operators and other non-franchised passenger operators, Rail transport in Great Britain - Early railway companies 1820s–1840s, Rail transport in Great Britain - Grouping 1923–1947, Rail transport in Great Britain - Heritage and private railways Read more here: » Rail transport in Great Britain: Encyclopedia II - Rail transport in Great Britain - Historical overview |
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British Rail - Background.
The rail transport system in Great Britain developed during the 19th century. After the grouping of 1923 by the Railways Act 1921 there were four large British railway companies, each dominating its own geographic area. These were the Great Western Railway (GWR), the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS), the London and North Eastern Railw ...
See also:British Rail, British Rail - History, British Rail - Background, British Rail - Nationalisation, British Rail - British Railways, British Rail - 1955 Modernisation Plan, British Rail - The Beeching Axe and the end of steam, British Rail - British Rail, British Rail - Sectorisation, British Rail - Privatisation, British Rail - Network, British Rail - Locomotives and rolling stock, British Rail - Locomotives, British Rail - Coaches, British Rail - Multiple units Read more here: » British Rail: Encyclopedia II - British Rail - History |
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 |  |  | History of rail transport in Great Britain: Encyclopedia II - Rail transport in Great Britain - UK railway stationsMost UK railway stations date from the Victorian era and are located on the edge of town centres. Major stations are generally in large cities, with a particular concentration in London, but some important railway junction stations lie in smaller cities, for example Crewe station and Carlisle station.
Birmingham New Street | Birmingham Snow Hill | Bristol Temple Meads | Cardiff Central | Derby | Doncaster | Edinburgh Waverley | Exeter St Davids | Glasgow Central | Glasgow Queen Street | Leeds City | Leicester | Liverpool Lime Street | Manchester Piccadilly | Manchester ...
See also:Rail transport in Great Britain, Rail transport in Great Britain - Historical overview, Rail transport in Great Britain - Geography & infrastructure, Rail transport in Great Britain - Passenger services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Freight services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Leasing services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Leasing Companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Spot-Hire Companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory framework, Rail transport in Great Britain - Local metro systems, Rail transport in Great Britain - UK railway stations, Rail transport in Great Britain - Railway Industry, Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory authorities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Network rail & signalling operations, Rail transport in Great Britain - Other national entities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Regional entities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Train franchises and operating company, Rail transport in Great Britain - Freight railway companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Open access operators and other non-franchised passenger operators, Rail transport in Great Britain - Early railway companies 1820s–1840s, Rail transport in Great Britain - Grouping 1923–1947, Rail transport in Great Britain - Heritage and private railways Read more here: » Rail transport in Great Britain: Encyclopedia II - Rail transport in Great Britain - UK railway stations |
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Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory authorities.
Health and Safety Executive — Website
Office of Rail Regulation — Website
Strategic Rail Authority — Website
UK Notified Bodies — Website
Rail transport in Great Britain - Network rail & signalling operations.
Railtrack (1996–2002)
Network Rail (2002—) — ...
See also:Rail transport in Great Britain, Rail transport in Great Britain - Historical overview, Rail transport in Great Britain - Geography & infrastructure, Rail transport in Great Britain - Passenger services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Freight services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Leasing services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Leasing Companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Spot-Hire Companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory framework, Rail transport in Great Britain - Local metro systems, Rail transport in Great Britain - UK railway stations, Rail transport in Great Britain - Railway Industry, Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory authorities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Network rail & signalling operations, Rail transport in Great Britain - Other national entities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Regional entities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Train franchises and operating company, Rail transport in Great Britain - Freight railway companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Open access operators and other non-franchised passenger operators, Rail transport in Great Britain - Early railway companies 1820s–1840s, Rail transport in Great Britain - Grouping 1923–1947, Rail transport in Great Britain - Heritage and private railways Read more here: » Rail transport in Great Britain: Encyclopedia II - Rail transport in Great Britain - Railway Industry |
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 |  |  | History of rail transport in Great Britain: Encyclopedia II - Rail transport in Great Britain - Grouping 1923–1947Under the Railways Act 1921 the majority of the railway companies in Great Britain (and few in Northern Ireland) were grouped into four main companies, often termed the Big Four: the grouping took effect from 1 January 1923. The Big Four were:
Great Western Railway (GWR)
London and North Eastern Railway (LNER)
London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS)
Southern Railway (SR)
For a compre ...
See also:Rail transport in Great Britain, Rail transport in Great Britain - Historical overview, Rail transport in Great Britain - Geography & infrastructure, Rail transport in Great Britain - Passenger services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Freight services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Leasing services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Leasing Companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Spot-Hire Companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory framework, Rail transport in Great Britain - Local metro systems, Rail transport in Great Britain - UK railway stations, Rail transport in Great Britain - Railway Industry, Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory authorities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Network rail & signalling operations, Rail transport in Great Britain - Other national entities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Regional entities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Train franchises and operating company, Rail transport in Great Britain - Freight railway companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Open access operators and other non-franchised passenger operators, Rail transport in Great Britain - Early railway companies 1820s–1840s, Rail transport in Great Britain - Grouping 1923–1947, Rail transport in Great Britain - Heritage and private railways Read more here: » Rail transport in Great Britain: Encyclopedia II - Rail transport in Great Britain - Grouping 1923–1947 |
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 |  |  | History of rail transport in Great Britain: Encyclopedia II - Rail transport in Great Britain - Local metro systemsA number of towns and cities have metro systems:
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See also:Rail transport in Great Britain, Rail transport in Great Britain - Historical overview, Rail transport in Great Britain - Geography & infrastructure, Rail transport in Great Britain - Passenger services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Freight services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Leasing services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Leasing Companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Spot-Hire Companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory framework, Rail transport in Great Britain - Local metro systems, Rail transport in Great Britain - UK railway stations, Rail transport in Great Britain - Railway Industry, Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory authorities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Network rail & signalling operations, Rail transport in Great Britain - Other national entities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Regional entities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Train franchises and operating company, Rail transport in Great Britain - Freight railway companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Open access operators and other non-franchised passenger operators, Rail transport in Great Britain - Early railway companies 1820s–1840s, Rail transport in Great Britain - Grouping 1923–1947, Rail transport in Great Britain - Heritage and private railways Read more here: » Rail transport in Great Britain: Encyclopedia II - Rail transport in Great Britain - Local metro systems |
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 |  |  | History of rail transport in Great Britain: Encyclopedia II - Rail transport in Great Britain - Heritage and private railwaysThere are a number of private and heritage railways in Britain.
A list of British heritage and private railways is available.
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See also:Rail transport in Great Britain, Rail transport in Great Britain - Historical overview, Rail transport in Great Britain - Geography & infrastructure, Rail transport in Great Britain - Passenger services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Freight services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Leasing services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Leasing Companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Spot-Hire Companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory framework, Rail transport in Great Britain - Local metro systems, Rail transport in Great Britain - UK railway stations, Rail transport in Great Britain - Railway Industry, Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory authorities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Network rail & signalling operations, Rail transport in Great Britain - Other national entities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Regional entities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Train franchises and operating company, Rail transport in Great Britain - Freight railway companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Open access operators and other non-franchised passenger operators, Rail transport in Great Britain - Early railway companies 1820s–1840s, Rail transport in Great Britain - Grouping 1923–1947, Rail transport in Great Britain - Heritage and private railways Read more here: » Rail transport in Great Britain: Encyclopedia II - Rail transport in Great Britain - Heritage and private railways |
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 |  |  | History of rail transport in Great Britain: Encyclopedia II - Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory frameworkUK railways are run at arm's length from the government, through two government organisations, both of which have statutory powers under various Acts of Parliament (such as the Railways Act 1993, the Competition Act 1998 and the Transport Act 2000), and both of which receive Directions and Guidance from the Secretaries of State for Transport.
The two organisations share the same purpose, but have different jurisdictions; the two entered into a conco ...
See also:Rail transport in Great Britain, Rail transport in Great Britain - Historical overview, Rail transport in Great Britain - Geography & infrastructure, Rail transport in Great Britain - Passenger services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Freight services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Leasing services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Leasing Companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Spot-Hire Companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory framework, Rail transport in Great Britain - Local metro systems, Rail transport in Great Britain - UK railway stations, Rail transport in Great Britain - Railway Industry, Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory authorities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Network rail & signalling operations, Rail transport in Great Britain - Other national entities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Regional entities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Train franchises and operating company, Rail transport in Great Britain - Freight railway companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Open access operators and other non-franchised passenger operators, Rail transport in Great Britain - Early railway companies 1820s–1840s, Rail transport in Great Britain - Grouping 1923–1947, Rail transport in Great Britain - Heritage and private railways Read more here: » Rail transport in Great Britain: Encyclopedia II - Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory framework |
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British Rail - Locomotives.
Main articles: Steam locomotives of British Railways, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]See also:British Rail, British Rail - History, British Rail - Background, British Rail - Nationalisation, British Rail - British Railways, British Rail - 1955 Modernisation Plan, British Rail - The Beeching Axe and the end of steam, British Rail - British Rail, British Rail - Sectorisation, British Rail - Privatisation, British Rail - Network, British Rail - Locomotives and rolling stock, British Rail - Locomotives, British Rail - Coaches, British Rail - Multiple units Read more here: » British Rail: Encyclopedia II - British Rail - Locomotives and rolling stock |
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 |  |  | History of rail transport in Great Britain: Encyclopedia II - Rail transport in Great Britain - Geography & infrastructureGreat Britain is an island roughly triangular with an acute apex. The capital, London, is in the south-east. Main railway lines radiate from London in many directions; the major lines are discussed elsewhere (see linkbox, below).
At the end of September 2003 the first part of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, a high speed link to the Channel Tunnel and on to France and Belgium, was completed, significantly adding to the rail infrastructure of the country. The rest of the link, from north Kent to St Pancras railway station in London ...
See also:Rail transport in Great Britain, Rail transport in Great Britain - Historical overview, Rail transport in Great Britain - Geography & infrastructure, Rail transport in Great Britain - Passenger services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Freight services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Leasing services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Leasing Companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Spot-Hire Companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory framework, Rail transport in Great Britain - Local metro systems, Rail transport in Great Britain - UK railway stations, Rail transport in Great Britain - Railway Industry, Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory authorities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Network rail & signalling operations, Rail transport in Great Britain - Other national entities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Regional entities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Train franchises and operating company, Rail transport in Great Britain - Freight railway companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Open access operators and other non-franchised passenger operators, Rail transport in Great Britain - Early railway companies 1820s–1840s, Rail transport in Great Britain - Grouping 1923–1947, Rail transport in Great Britain - Heritage and private railways Read more here: » Rail transport in Great Britain: Encyclopedia II - Rail transport in Great Britain - Geography & infrastructure |
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 |  |  | History of rail transport in Great Britain: Encyclopedia II - Rail transport in Great Britain - Passenger servicesPassenger train services in the UK are, in the main, structured on the basis of regional franchises awarded by the Department for Transport (DfT) to Train Operating Companies. There were initially 25 such franchises from April 2004, but the number of different operating companies is smaller as some firms including FirstGroup, National Express and Stagecoach have more than one franchise. In addition some franchises have since been combined. There are a number of local or specialised rail services franchised by local government or operated on an 'open access' basis outside the franchis ...
See also:Rail transport in Great Britain, Rail transport in Great Britain - Historical overview, Rail transport in Great Britain - Geography & infrastructure, Rail transport in Great Britain - Passenger services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Freight services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Leasing services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Leasing Companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Spot-Hire Companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory framework, Rail transport in Great Britain - Local metro systems, Rail transport in Great Britain - UK railway stations, Rail transport in Great Britain - Railway Industry, Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory authorities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Network rail & signalling operations, Rail transport in Great Britain - Other national entities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Regional entities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Train franchises and operating company, Rail transport in Great Britain - Freight railway companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Open access operators and other non-franchised passenger operators, Rail transport in Great Britain - Early railway companies 1820s–1840s, Rail transport in Great Britain - Grouping 1923–1947, Rail transport in Great Britain - Heritage and private railways Read more here: » Rail transport in Great Britain: Encyclopedia II - Rail transport in Great Britain - Passenger services |
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 |  |  | History of rail transport in Great Britain: Encyclopedia II - Rail transport in Great Britain - Leasing servicesA proportion of the rolling stock of British Rail was sold off to companies that lease or hire stock to passenger and freight operators, as well as to National Rail and railway maintenance companies. Leasing is relatively commonplace in public transportation, since it enables operating companies to avoid the complication associated with raising sufficient capital to purchase assets; instead, assets are leased and paid for from ongoing revenue.
There ar ...
See also:Rail transport in Great Britain, Rail transport in Great Britain - Historical overview, Rail transport in Great Britain - Geography & infrastructure, Rail transport in Great Britain - Passenger services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Freight services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Leasing services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Leasing Companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Spot-Hire Companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory framework, Rail transport in Great Britain - Local metro systems, Rail transport in Great Britain - UK railway stations, Rail transport in Great Britain - Railway Industry, Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory authorities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Network rail & signalling operations, Rail transport in Great Britain - Other national entities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Regional entities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Train franchises and operating company, Rail transport in Great Britain - Freight railway companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Open access operators and other non-franchised passenger operators, Rail transport in Great Britain - Early railway companies 1820s–1840s, Rail transport in Great Britain - Grouping 1923–1947, Rail transport in Great Britain - Heritage and private railways Read more here: » Rail transport in Great Britain: Encyclopedia II - Rail transport in Great Britain - Leasing services |
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 |  |  | History of rail transport in Great Britain: Encyclopedia II - Rail transport in Great Britain - Freight servicesThere are four main freight operating companies, the largest of which is English, Welsh and Scottish Railway (EWS). There are also several smaller independent operators including Mendip Rail. Types of freight carried include intermodal — in essence containerised freight — and coal, metals, oil, and construction material. Freight services have been in steady decline since the 1950s, although the Department for Transport's Transport Ten Year Plan call ...
See also:Rail transport in Great Britain, Rail transport in Great Britain - Historical overview, Rail transport in Great Britain - Geography & infrastructure, Rail transport in Great Britain - Passenger services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Freight services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Leasing services, Rail transport in Great Britain - Leasing Companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Spot-Hire Companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory framework, Rail transport in Great Britain - Local metro systems, Rail transport in Great Britain - UK railway stations, Rail transport in Great Britain - Railway Industry, Rail transport in Great Britain - Statutory authorities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Network rail & signalling operations, Rail transport in Great Britain - Other national entities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Regional entities, Rail transport in Great Britain - Train franchises and operating company, Rail transport in Great Britain - Freight railway companies, Rail transport in Great Britain - Open access operators and other non-franchised passenger operators, Rail transport in Great Britain - Early railway companies 1820s–1840s, Rail transport in Great Britain - Grouping 1923–1947, Rail transport in Great Britain - Heritage and private railways Read more here: » Rail transport in Great Britain: Encyclopedia II - Rail transport in Great Britain - Freight services |
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 |  |  | History of rail transport in Great Britain: Encyclopedia II - Industrial Revolution - CausesThe causes of the Industrial Revolution were complex and remain a topic for debate, with some historians seeing the Revolution as an outgrowth of social and institutional changes wrought by the end of feudalism in Great Britain after the English Civil War in the 17th century. The Enclosure movement and the British Agricultural Revolution made food production more efficient and less labour-intensive, forcing the surplus population who could no longer find employment in agriculture into cottage industry, such as weaving, and in the longer term ...
See also:Industrial Revolution, Industrial Revolution - Causes, Industrial Revolution - Causes for occurrence in Europe, Industrial Revolution - Innovations, Industrial Revolution - Transmission of innovation, Industrial Revolution - Factories, Industrial Revolution - Machine tools, Industrial Revolution - Textile manufacture, Industrial Revolution - Mining, Industrial Revolution - Metallurgy, Industrial Revolution - Steam power, Industrial Revolution - Transportation, Industrial Revolution - Navigable rivers, Industrial Revolution - Roads, Industrial Revolution - Coastal sail, Industrial Revolution - Canals, Industrial Revolution - Railways, Industrial Revolution - Social problems, Industrial Revolution - Child labour, Industrial Revolution - Housing situation, Industrial Revolution - Luddites, Industrial Revolution - Organisation of labour, Industrial Revolution - Effects, Industrial Revolution - Intellectual paradigms, Industrial Revolution - Capitalist, Industrial Revolution - Criticism, Industrial Revolution - Marxism, Industrial Revolution - Romantic Movement, Industrial Revolution - The Second Industrial Revolution, Industrial Revolution - Notes, Industrial Revolution - Books Read more here: » Industrial Revolution: Encyclopedia II - Industrial Revolution - Causes |
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