WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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the steam engine, which served to drive the locomotive.
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Both are correct
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Iron, which was used for the construction of the railroad train.
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Neither is correct
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Detailed explanation-1: -Railways were invented in Great Britain, starting at the end of the 18th century. In France it was not until 1826 that the first section of railway was built, thanks to the pioneering work of Marc Seguin.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks.
Detailed explanation-3: -In south the first line was opened on Ist July, 1856 by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Vyasarpadi Jeeva Nilayam (Veyasarpandy) and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles. In the North a length of 119 miles of line was laid from Allahabad to Kanpur on 3rd March 1859.