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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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Chatham | The Historic Dockyard |
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Dock Road | ME4 4TZ Chatham | Great Britain |
| It’s obvious that a ropery has to be long. But a quarter of a mile long? That’s how long it is in the Historic Dockyard in Chatham, near London. The dockyard which only closed down in 1984 was at ... more >> |
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Chelmsford, Essex | Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation |
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Paper Mill LockLittle Baddow | Chelmsford, Essex | Great Britain |
| This is a walk with a difference. For 14 miles you can follow this industrial age canalised river, meandering gracefully through quiet countryside. The Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation opened in 1797... more >> |
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Chemnitz | Chemnitz Industrial Museum |
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Zwickauer Straße 119 | 09112 Chemnitz | Germany |
| The framework: a listed factory building from around the turn of the 20th century. Inside: an exhibition split up under striking headlines like “Consumers”, “Entrepreneurs” “Workers”, “C... more >> |
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Chemnitz | Saxon Railway Museum |
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An der Dresdner Bahnlinie 130c | 09131 Chemnitz | Germany |
| The railway museum at Chemnitz is located in the Hilbersdorf locomotive depot which closed in 1992. Its buildings, now designated historical monuments, include two roundhouses with 20 m turntables, wa... more >> |
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Chivasso | Cavour Canal |
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Viale Cavour 21 | 10034 Chivasso | Italy |
| The canal that takes its name from Count Camillo Benso di Cavour (1810-1861), Prime Minister of Piedmont and the creator of the modern Italian nation, is a remarkable feat of hydraulic engineering. It... more >> |
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Chvalšiny | Schwarzenberg Navigation Museum |
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Chvalšiny 124 | 38208 Chvalšiny | Czech Republic |
| The Schwarzenberg Navigation was a system of canals incorporating navigable sections of some natural waterways which linked the River Vltava with the River Danube. The link between the two rivers, the... more >> |
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Copenhagen | Holmen Naval Base |
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Copenhagen | Denmark |
| Holmen is the name given to the row of islands linked by bridges to the east of Copenhagen between Zealand and the northern tip of the island of Amager, most of which are artificial, having been creat... more >> |
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Cosford | Royal Air Force Museum |
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Shifnal | TF11 8UP Cosford | Great Britain |
| The principal objective of the museum at Cosford is to educate present and future generations about the Royal Air Force. The principal displays are of the aircraft flown since 1939 by the RAF, its all... more >> |
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Crich | Crich Tramway Village |
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DE4 5DP Crich | Great Britain |
| The museum at Crich was established in 1955 in a former limestone quarry that provided sufficient space for the operation of tramcars from big cities that had been preserved by private individuals and... more >> |
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Daventry | Braunston |
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The Stop HouseBraunston | NN11 7JQ Daventry | Great Britain |
| Braunston was one of the most important junctions on the English canal system, the starting point of the Grand Junction Canal, opened in 1805, which linked it to London, and the point where it was joi... more >> |
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Den Helder | Willemspoort Naval Dockyard |
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Willemsoord 73 | 1781 AS Den Helder | Netherlands |
| Den Helder is the port guarding the entrance to the Zuyder Zee (now the Ijsselmeer) at the northern tip of the North Holland peninsula. The waters of Den Helder were the assembly point for Dutch fleet... more >> |
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Derby | Derby’s Museum of Industry and History |
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Silk Mill LaneOff Full Street | DE1 3AF Derby | Great Britain |
| The museum of industry in Derby stands on the site of a water-powered five-storey mill built circa 1721 by John and Thomas Lombe to accommodate silk throwing technology that they had observed in Italy... more >> |
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Dessau-Roßlau | Dessau technical museum |
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Kühnauer Straße 161 | 06846 Dessau-Roßlau | Germany |
| Fireproof, weatherproof, resilient, comfortable and extremely safe. These are the properties that swiftly made Junkers aircraft classics of aviation history. Less well-known are the other achievements... more >> |
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Devizes | Kennet and Avon Canal |
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Couch Lane+44 (0) 1380 | SN10 1EB Devizes | Great Britain |
| The Kennet and Avon Canal, links Bath on the Bristol Avon with Newbury where it joins the River Kennet, which flows into the Thames at Reading. It has a total length of 92 km and is the most southerly... more >> |
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Didcot | Great Western Railway |
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OX11 7NU Didcot | Great Britain |
| The Great Western Railway was the largest British railway company before the industry was re-organised by the government in 1923, with radial routes from London to Penzance and through Birmingham to B... more >> |
