hi guys answer this question how did the transport sector change during the first industrial revolution
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Answer:
It is often assumed that transport
improved after the industrial
revolution with the introduction of
steam power. However, in a few
economies like England and Wales,
new canals, bridges, and ports were
built, while existing roads and rivers
improved by trusts and joint stock
companies.
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Explanation:
Transportation of goods to factories, and of finished products from them, was limited by high transport costs along roads to their destinations. This was not too severe in the case of light valuable materials such as textiles (woolen and linen cloth) but in the case of dense materials such as coal, it could be a limiting factor on the viability of an industry. In contrast, freighting goods by water, whether on rivers or coastwise was much cheaper. Canals brought the first major change to transportation, and were usually built directly from the mines to city centres, such as the famous Bridgewater Canal in Manchester. Tramways were also common using horses locomotion.