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Horse transport
Goods are transported by pack horse. Goods are also transported around the coast of Britain by ship. -
Turnpike
The first turnpike roads open. Turnpikes are privately owned and maintained but you have to pay to use them. Their name comes from an old word for a gate, pike. In towns the wealthy are carried by sedan chairs. -
Bridgewater canal
The Bridgwater Canal opens. Many more canals are dug in the late 18th and early 19th century. -
Savannah
The Savannah becomes the first steamship to cross the Atlantic. -
Railway
The first passenger railway opens. -
Steamship crosses
A steamship crosses the Atlantic in only 19 days. The first elevated railway in built (in London). -
Electric Train
The first electric underground trains run in London -
Passenger Plans
Planes begin carrying passengers between London and Paris -
Buses
In most towns electric trams are replaced by buses -
Cars
About 1 family in 10 in Britain owns a car -
32% Car
About 32% of families in Britain own a car. The first electric underground trains run in London. The three point seat belt is invented. -
Channel Tunnel
The Channel Tunnel opens