Railways During The Industrial Revolution

Due to the introduction of railways during the Industrial Revolution, economic and social life during this period was impacted beneficially; albeit the change was quite different from the past circumstances of the time. The railways aided the country economically, as the number of raw materials able to be transported at one time was increased. Consequently, this increased the number of completed goods that were able to be advertised and sold at the market. Socially, travel time was shortened, and the public had more leisure time at their disposal. Although these railways brought change throughout the period, there were factors of everyday life that did not change; the debut of trains did not affect those activities. As a whole, it can be stated that the changes to the Economic scene (due to the railways) had the most

Previously to the introduction of the railways, people had to walk to cities, so that they could communicate with others, and they could run other errands. This would not be a problem, but most people lived far distances from the cities, and it would take long periods of time to travel on foot. Now that the public could ride trains to the city, they had more time to spend there. Train stations were built, and this initiated a standardized time system to come into place. This way, no one would be late for the trains. When it was one time in the North of England, it was the same in the South. People had more time for handicrafts, such as reading and drawing, as they had to wait on the train. A train ride also served as time that you could chat with somebody, so trains became a place to, more or less, socialize. Opportunities in leisure work opened up, as more individuals had time to indulge in them. The railways impacted the social live of many residents during the Industrial