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The Problems George Stephenson – Stockton to Darlington George Stephenson – The Rainhill Trials The First Railway Fatality What were the trains like? How did the railways affect Victorian life? www. ks 1 resources. co. uk

So far, all railways had been built to carry freight such as coal or iron to the canals or the docks. Few people thought they would ever carry passengers! SAM PLE The fact that the boilers, where steam was produced, regularly exploded convinced many people that the locomotives were far too dangerous. Random Slides From This Power. Point Show www. ks 1 resources. co. uk SLI DE Steam locomotive boiler explosion 1845

After that, there was a rush to build even more railway lines. SAM PLE Gangs of men called navvies were employed to build the new railways. They were paid twice as much as any other workers. www. ks 1 resources. co. uk SLI DE Random Slides From This Power. Point Show

The accident happened shortly after the train stopped to take on water. SAM PLE SLI The MP, William Huskisson, got off the train to talk to the Prime Minister through the window of his special carriage. Suddenly, another locomotive, ‘The Rocket’, came towards them on the other track. Huskisson tried to clamber up into the Prime Minister’s carriage but he fell, and his leg was crushed by the oncoming locomotive. He died later that day. www. ks 1 resources. co. uk DE Random Slides From This Power. Point Show

For the first time it was possible for ordinary people to travel long distances. SAM PLE It became possible to go on holidays and day trips to the seaside. 1847 SLI People could move out of towns and cities to live in the cleaner air of the countryside, but they could still travel back on the train to go to work. www. ks 1 resources. co. uk DE Random Slides From This Power. Point Show

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