The Beginnings of Industrialization

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The Railway Age Begins

Sir Topham Hatt (nicknamed “The Fat Controller”) was a famous railway administrator on the Island of Sodor located between England and the Isle of Mann. Called by Thomas (the Tank Engine) the father of the Sodor Railway!

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Attention: The previous two slides were a joke. The Sir Topham Hatt and the Isle of Sodor are fictional! April Fool!

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The Railway Age Begins

In 1825, George Stephenson builds worlds first railroad line.

He is called the “Father of Railways”.

His rail gauge of 4 feet 8½ inches (1,435 mm), sometimes called "Stephenson gauge", is the world's standard gauge.

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The Railway Age Begins

Liverpool-Manchester Railroad

Entrepreneurs build railroad from Liverpool to Manchester

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The Railway Age Begins

Stephenson’s Rocket acknowledged as the best locomotive (1829)

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A cutaway view of the cylinder and steam valve of the replica Rocket

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Rocket replica

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The Railway Age Begins

Railroads Revolutionize Life in Britain

Railroads spur industrial growth, create jobs

Cheaper transportation boosts many industries; people move to cities

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