Victorian Transport

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Victorian Transport
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Horse Travel

• Back in Victorian Times there were no cars or
  aeroplanes.
• People got around on trams and also Horse Drawn
  Carriages.
• Richer people travelled in a hansom cab which
  only held one person and they were faster than
  trams.

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Water Transport

• Horses pulled grand narrowboats up canals.
• The horses walked on toe paths alongside the
  canal.
• Only rich people could afford the narrowboats.
• The poor Victorians travelled on a ferry called
  a floating bridge.

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The Railways

• Back in Victorian Times, railways dominated
  transport.
• Only the rich could afford the fares.
• Queen Victoria loved to travel by rail, she had
  her own custom carriage built.

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The Motor Car

• In the late Victorian era German Karl Benz built
  the first motor car.
• It had three wheels and a two stoke engine.
• Despite being laughed upon for three years it
  became a big hit in Europe.

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