Slides on the Transport Revolution, part of the Industrial Revolution

2. Before the Industrial Revolution, goods could only be
transported either by road or sea
Because of the poor state of the roads, transport was
slow – only light loads could be carried
The need to transport goods manufactured in factories
encouraged people to find new and better types of
transport
Canals, Tar McAdam, Railways, coaches and steam
ships were all developed during the Industrial
Revolution

4. Before Canals, one horse was only able to transport ½
a ton of material
Canals allowed a single horse to transport 60 tons of
material

5. Before the transport revolution goods were
transported by H_______ and cart on roads. As water
transport was easier than road, it was decided to build
C_________. A horse could transport ___ tonnes of
goods by C_______ but only half a tonne by road. One
C_______ in Ireland is the G_____ C______.

10. Because of the heavy loads needed to be carried (coal
from mines, raw material to factories, finished
products from factories)
Solution was to have things run on steel rails which
could take the weight – hence the “railway”
George Stephenson an early developer of Steam
powered railways
Developed a new type of steam engine for a
competition, called it Stephenson’s Rocket

12. New developments – a camber, a curved road surface
to help water run off the road

13. Tar McAdam – stone chippings held together by tar –
made for a durable and waterproof surface

14. Turnpikes were basically “tolled roads” where the toll
money was used to keep the road in good condition
“Turnpike” in Ennis was a road that was once tolled

15. Telegraphs – communication by signals along electric wires
(morse code) – signals were sent across the Atlantic in the
1860s
Penny Post – invention of postage stamps made letter writing
easy
1840s Penny Stamp

17. Faster journeys
Cost of carrying goods fell – goods became cheaper
Use of watches and clocks grew (due to timetables)
Faster spread of news
Migration of people made easier (such as Irish to
America)

18. Why did transport become so important in the industrial
revolution?
What is the benefit of canals?
Name a canal in Ireland?
What is the name of the locomotive engine designed by
Stephenson?
What do you call a curve in a road to help water flow off?
What is the name of a tolled road during the industrial
revolution?