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Impact of the Railways
- Social Impacts
- Fresh foods were brought daily
to the towns and cities.
- Growth of Suburbia i.e. communities
on the outskirts of towns.
- Standard time was introduced
throughout Britain.
- Growth of tourist resorts and
holidays based on rail.
- Football fans could now go to away matches.
- People could take day trips to the seaside.
- Speeded up movement of people moving from the countryside to cities.
- Many people could live outside cities
and commune to work.
- Fresh foods were brought daily
to the towns and cities.
- Economic Impacts
- Bulky goods like iron and coal
could be transported quicker and
cheaper than by canal.
- Farmers found
a market for
their fresh
produce in
towns.
- Trawlers in Aberdeen could find a
catch and the next day it would be in
London.
- Newspapers could reach the whole country
in the day they were published.
- The railway industry needed
huge amount of iron, steel and
coal.
- The railway industry was a major employer.
- Bulky goods like iron and coal
could be transported quicker and
cheaper than by canal.
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