Question

how did the railways affect the economy and contribute to the process of de - urbanization

Answer 1

The railways affected the economy Long-term, large-scale empirical studies on the simultaneous development of transport infrastructure and the built environment are scarce. This paper provides a long-term study of the development of the railway network and its impact on the built-up .
New technology leading to lower average cost for business. The introduction of the railways enabled a substantial reduction in costs of transport, leading to lower prices of goods in shops. The new stream railway technology quite possibly had a bigger impact on business than recent technological innovations, such as micro-computers and the internet.