Railways c1840-

• Decreased cost of products which increased the populations
• Industrial revolution advanced
• Factories flourished as they had access to buy and sell
• Increased the demand for coal which increased industry
• London became more important, people travelled for work
• Affected all classes and even farmers could transport good better
• The government had to find money to create these railways
• Gave tones of jobs but had to find the skilled workers to help
• Had to build and organise the railways
• The fast speeds of the trains could cause harm to people causing need for government advertising
• Farmer didn’t want their crops to be damaged and pollution
• Some feared that men and women together on the trains was wrong
• Rivalled canals
• Initial legislation was incorrect