Transport

__**Transport**__ Although the steam engine was first invented in 1769 by James Watt, Most people got around on foot. Streets were often crowded with pedestrians, with only a wealthy few able to travel by horse (Kaitlyn O'neill) ||  ||   ||   || The only way to travel was in horse and cart(Andrew Moore) ||  ||   ||   || ==At the beginning of Queen Victoria’s reign, most people travelled by road, either on horseback, in horse-drawn vehicles or on foot. There were no cars or aeroplanes. Instead stagecoaches were used for long-distance travel between major towns. Wealthier people could afford to buy their own horse-drawn carriages. In towns people travelled in horse-drawn buses. (Louise Wylie) == ==This is a type of Victorian Transport.(Niamh Tweedie) ==
 * [[image:http://www.topfoto.co.uk/gallery/AlternativeTransport/images/prevs/0508122.jpg width="225" height="171" caption="victorian car (Matthew Dinsmore)"]] ||  ||   ||   ||
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 * [[image:http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/victorians/images/carriages/man.jpg width="259" height="279"]](Louise Wylie)

Nineteenth-century London was the greatest city the world had ever seen. Its population grew six times over between 1801 and 1901.
= =This phenomenal expansion was closely linked to the development of new transport systems. London grew from a compact walking city into a sprawling metropolis where people depended on horse and steam power to move them around.(Niamh Tweedie) =

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This is a Victorian bicycle. (Eve Niblock)
=== Bicycles had been around for many years prior to 1891, but were still a very expensive item for the average person to buy. For example, a bicycle cost £6 - £9, when the annual wage of a rising professional was £700. (Eve Niblock) === 

This Victorian newspaper article tells of a bicycle accident. This is what it says: ''Last week, Mr Osmond Larkin met with a serious accident whilst procceeding along Watton Road on his bicycle. He came into collision with a Messrs. Jones Bros. horse and cart, with the result that he was knockeddown and the wheel of the vehicle passed over his chest and arm. He also sustained injuries to the head. Mr Larkin was promptly taken to Dr. Owen's surgery, where his injuries were attended to, and now we are happy to state he is out of danger and rapidly recovering. The bicycle was broken, and the horse's legs badly cut.'' (Eve Niblock)

At the beginning of Victoria's reign, people could wave at puffing **steam trains** on the railways. By the **1860s**, they rode **bicycles**, watched **airships**, and talked excitedly of the latest huge iron **steamships**. In the **1890s** they could travel by **motor car**. At the beginning of Victoria's reign, people could wave at puffing **steam trains** on the railways. By the **1860s**, they rode **bicycles**, watched **airships**, and talked excitedly of the latest huge iron **steamships**. In the **1890s** they could travel by **motor car**. At the beginning of Queen Victoria’s reign, most people travelled by road, either on horseback, in horse-drawn vehicles or on foot. There were no cars or aeroplanes. Instead stagecoaches were used for long-distance travel between major towns. Wealthier people could afford to buy their own horse-drawn carriages. In towns people travelled in horse-drawn buses. The Brougham (pronounced "broom" or "brohm") was a popular vehicle for everyday use. It was a light, four-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse. The Brougham was named after the designer, Lord Brougham, an English statesman in 1839, it was popular in the Victorian age among both aristocrats and the middle classes. (Clare Carson) London's transport infrastructure was developed at this time. The railways prompted the demise of the canals, trams took over from omnibuses and for most of London, though not of course Hackney, the beginnings of the underground system were laid. This period also saw the advent of commuting. (Clare Carson)

The first car was made in the Victorian age. It was released in 1865 but it only became more commonly seen in the 1880s/1890s. Only those who were rich could buy it. In 1896 the first speeding fine in the UK was given to a Mr Walter Arnold who had to pay 1 shilling for driving 8 //mph// in a 2 //mph// area at Paddock Wood. The cop caught him with his bicycle__.__ (John Hope)

==One of the many ways to travel was by tram. Trams took over from omnibuses for most of London, though not of course Hackney where the beginnings of the underground system were laid. (Che McKirgan) == ||  || <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> ||  ||