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The railway industry developed The railway industry developed rapidly because of two major rapidly because of two major

innovations:innovations: 1. Iron rails 1. Iron rails

instead of wood.instead of wood. 2. Stephenson’s 2. Stephenson’s

Locomotion – Locomotion – steam driven steam driven engine reaching engine reaching speeds of 30 miles speeds of 30 miles per hourper hour

From that point on technology From that point on technology improved considerablyimproved considerably

1834 Signals 1834 Signals introducedintroduced

Track divided into Track divided into blocks each blocks each controlled so that controlled so that trains could not trains could not enter together.enter together.

Wood’s signal showing danger

Wood’s signal showing clear

Telegraph was Telegraph was used to send used to send messages to help messages to help prevent accidents.prevent accidents.

1873 – Sleeping 1873 – Sleeping cars were cars were introduced on the introduced on the North British North British RailwayRailway

1874 Heated 1874 Heated carriages on the carriages on the Midland RailwayMidland Railway

1874 Tay Railway 1874 Tay Railway Bridge built.Bridge built.

Restaurant cars Restaurant cars were introduced on were introduced on the Great Northern the Great Northern RailwayRailway

1881 electric 1881 electric lighting was lighting was introduced on the introduced on the London to Brighton London to Brighton railway.railway.

1890 Forth Railway 1890 Forth Railway bridge was builtbridge was built

1892 lavatories in 1892 lavatories in corridor trains on corridor trains on Great Western Great Western RailwayRailway

Continuous braking Continuous braking system in all system in all carriages to carriages to prevent them prevent them running away.running away.

Electric light and Electric light and push button push button signalling signalling controlled 100 controlled 100 miles of track from miles of track from 1902.1902.

Dead Man’s handle Dead Man’s handle fitted on every fitted on every engine in case the engine in case the driver lost control.driver lost control.

1920s Express 1920s Express trains began.trains began.