Railway history: everything you wanted to know
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How the Railways Changed the Life of Ordinary Working People
The railways have always been notable sites of trade union activity. The railway companies tended to build the locomotives and carriages so they had factories like that. Railways initially were probably largely used by more affluent people but quickly became a mass transit system. There were different classes usually three classes of travel with very different prices.
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