1) How did people travel around the city?1) How did people travel around the city? 2) What were horses used for?2) What were horses used for? 3) Why were sailing ships important? How fast were steam ships?3) Why were sailing ships important? How fast were steam ships? 4) Did everyone like railways? Why were they important?4) Did everyone like railways? Why were they important? 5) What is the difference between an early car and horses?5) What is the difference between an early car and horses? 6) How did traveling change in Victorian times?6) How did traveling change in Victorian times?

 The fares were so expensive that not many people could use them.  Poor people squeezed on cheaper seats, were there was no protection from the weather.  As from 1816, trams were introduced into many cities.

 Early versions looked much the same as buses except that they ran on rails.  It was easier for horses to pull trams along the rails than to pull buses along uneven streets.

Wealthy people had their own coaches. Wealthy people had their own coaches. Most other people walked everywhere. However, on special occasions such as weddings, they might hire a coach for the day. Most other people walked everywhere. However, on special occasions such as weddings, they might hire a coach for the day. In towns and in the country, horses and carts were widely used to make small local deliveries. In towns and in the country, horses and carts were widely used to make small local deliveries.

These ports also provide a gateway for those emigrating to America, Australia and the far corners of the world. Some went in search of new opportunities while others went to escape from poverty. At first,steam ships had large, wooden paddle wheels to drive them through the water. These were gradually replaced by metal propellers, which helped the ships to travel faster.

The first public train ran in 1825 on the Stockton and Darlivgton line. Other lines quickly followed, each built by a different private company.

What is the difference between early cars with horses? Early cars were very slow according to today’s standard, with a top speed well below the one a galloping horse. The automobile was formed in 1897 to promote the new form of transport. But cars were not immediatly popular.

Passengers rode in the open exposed to the wind and the rain, so they needed to be warm and wear waterproof clothes. Passengers rode in the open exposed to the wind and the rain, so they needed to be warm and wear waterproof clothes. Drivers wore goggles to keep the dust out of their eyes. Drivers wore goggles to keep the dust out of their eyes.

The Victorian age was a time when life in Britian changed more dramatically than ever before. However, by the time of Victorian´s death in 1901,faster, cheaper and more reliable transport arrived.

We think that this group was good because we had only little misunderstandings but we could solve them talking in a good way. We learned many things that we didn´t know before. We wouldn´t work with this group again because we would like to work with other people too.

TITTLE: AUTHOR: PAGES: Victorian Transport Colin Stott 4, 6, 10,12, 16,20, 26 Railway revolution 20