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2700 BCE
The Egyptians begin using wooden ships.
Made for trade by sea. -
12 BCE
The Compass is invented in Europe.
The rudder comes into use in Europe. However on land roads are just dirt tracks. -
1 BCE
A vast network of roads exists across the Roman Empire.
Roman merchant ships carry up to 1,000 tons of cargo. 1st century AD -
Goods are transported by pack horse.
Goods are also transported around the coast of Britain by ship. -
Charles I allows the public to pay his messengers to carry letters.
It is the beginning of the Royal Mail. -
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. -
The hot air balloon is created.
The hydrogen balloon is also invented. -
Steamships are invented
They begin crossing the English Channel. -
The first passenger railway opens
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The first hansom cab is made.
Made in Hinckley -
This is the great age of railway building.
A network is built across Britain. -
The first underground railway opens.
Opened in London, on it carriages are pulled by steam trains. -
The car is invented
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Electric trams begin running in many towns
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Planes begin carrying passengers.
between London and Paris -
Electric trams are replaced by buses
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The first zebra crossing is made
