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The tracks of the Industrial Revolution. European Theme Route Transport
During the early years of the Industrial Revolution there was a radical change in transportation. The arrival of pounding steamships and steam locomotives gave a huge boost to industrialisation. The change began on the canals which, for centuries, had proved to be the best means of transporting goods. In 1761, the Bridgewater canal was completed in one of the birthplaces of the industrial age, the British textile area Lancashire; from then on, the route supplied the booming city of Manchester with coal.
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Paderborn | Heinz Nixdorf Museum Forum |
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Fürstenallee 7 | 33102 Paderborn | Germany |
| Even in the second half of the 20th century the location of industry owed much to the enterprise of individuals, and the concentration of computer companies in Paderborn is largely due to Heinz Nixdor... more >> |
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Papenburg | Meyer Shipyard |
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Ölmühlenweg 21 | 26871 Papenburg | Germany |
| A towering lobby of white and gold, glass-cased panorama lifts, galleries like opera boxes. This is where glittering worlds of leisure are created. Floating five-star hotels. Completely artificial tow... more >> |
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Paris | Gare d’Orsay |
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1 rue de Bellechasse/62 rue de Lille | 75343 Paris | France |
| The conversion of the former terminus of the Chemin de Fer de Paris a Orleans on the left bank of the River Seine into an art gallery is acknowledged to be one of the outstanding examples in Europe of... more >> |
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Paris | Renault Factory |
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Ile SeguinBoulogne-Billancourt | Paris | France |
| The Renault motor car factory in Paris, at Boulogne-Billancourt, about 3 km downstream from the Eiffel Tower, was an icon of 20th century manufacturing industry in Europe.
Louis Renault (1877-1944... more >> |
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Paris | Eiffel Tower |
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5 avenue Anatole FranceChamp de Mars | 75007 Paris | France |
| The icon of Paris, the 325 m high structure that was the world’s tallest building between 1889 and 1931, is one of the most imposing monuments which survive from the international exhibitions of the... more >> |
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Paris | Museum of Arts and Trades |
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60 Rue Reamur | 73003 Paris | France |
| The principal museum of technology in France dates from 1794, the time of the French Revolution, when a national conservatory of arts and trades (Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers) was create... more >> |
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Peterborough | Nene Valley Railway |
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Wansford StationStibbington | PE8 6LR Peterborough | Great Britain |
| The Nene Valley Railway is an immensely impressive mixture of industrial landscape and steam nostalgia. British and European mainline steam and diesel locomotives run real services into the heart of P... more >> |
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Podgorica | Mala Rijeka Viaduct |
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20 km north of | Podgorica | Montenegro |
| The railway linking Belgrade with the resort of Bar, the town of olives, on the Adriatic was a project begun by the government of the former republic of Yugoslavia in 1966, extending a standard gauge ... more >> |
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Porthcurno | Porthcurno Telegraph Museum |
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Eastern House | TR19 6JX Porthcurno | Great Britain |
| Porth Curno, 2 km from Land’s End and 16 km from the town of Penzance was, from 1870, the landing point for the cables that linked Britain with Spain, Portugal, Africa, the Mediterranean and more di... more >> |
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Porto | Electric Tramway Museum |
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Alame da Basilio 51 | 4150-127 Porto | Portugal |
| Oporto’s once extensive tramway system originated in the 1870s when the city authorities granted concessions to two companies that combined in 1893 to form the Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos do... more >> |
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Porto | Dona Maria Pia Bridge | Luiz I Bridge |
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Information:Tourist OfficeRua Clube des Fenianos 25 | 4000-172 Porto | Portugal |
| The outstanding monuments of the Industrial Revolution period in Oporto are the two wrought-iron bridges that cross the River Douro. Both provide evidence of international co-operation in civil engine... more >> |
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Portugalete | Puente Colgante Transporter Bridge |
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Puente de Viscaya | 48920 Portugalete | Spain |
| Europe’s first transporter bridge, one where vehicles are conveyed across a river on a gondola suspended from a high-level span of steel girders, crosses the River Nervion, or Ria de Bilbao, between... more >> |
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Prague | Prague Public Transport Museum |
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Patočkova 460/4 | 16200 Prague-Střešovice Prague | Czech Republic |
| Prague’s museum of public transport occupies the Střešovice depot, constructed in 1909 to accommodate electric tramcars which had been operating in the city since 1896. The depot remained in use u... more >> |
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Prien am Chiemsee | Chiemsee Railway |
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Seestrasse 108 | 83209 Prien am Chiemsee | Germany |
| The Chiemseebahn, on the shore of Bavaria’s largest lake, is the only one of the many steam tramways built in Europe in the late 19th that is still operated with its original equipment. Its 2 km cou... more >> |
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Quainton | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre |
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Quainton Road Station | HP22 4BY Quainton | Great Britain |
| The Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is a museum with some exhibits of outstanding interest, based at a station with a long and complex history. The station lies 1 km from the village of Quainton, 10 km... more >> |
