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The Stockton and Darlington Railway | History - History of Railways
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Suitable for teaching 11-16s. Dan Snow explores how the engineer George Stephenson was commissioned to build a modern railway, with iron tracks, not wood, and a locomotive steam engine instead of horses.
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In the early 1800s, there was a massive demand for coal as Britain was undergoing an industrial revolution. Coal was needed to fuel the new factories springing up across the country making textiles, metal goods and countless other items. There was plenty of coal, but it was hard to shift from the mines to where it was needed, and demand was exceeding supply. Wagon ways made it easier for a horse to pull bigger loads by cart, but something larger was needed.
The great engineer George Stephenson was commissioned to build a truly modern railway, with tracks that were iron and not wood, and cars that were pulled by a locomotive steam engine not horses. Thousands turned out to see the opening of the railway and people seemed to understand that they were witnessing something very important. The line was efficient, it was profitable, and it was new and exciting - this was the future.
This clip is from the BBC series History of Railways. Dan Snow examines the development of the railways, from their beginnings as track-ways for coal carts in the early 18th century, to their pivotal effect in shaping modern Britain.
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For Class Clips users, the original reference for the clip was p0151qsm.
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Teaching History?
Activities for the class could include:
1. Write a newspaper report describing the opening of the line in 1825. Before you write it, study some present day newspapers and look at how they report a sensational new event. See if you can hype up this railway the same way because it was a huge event!
2. Think of recent developments in technology which have caused a stir (eg tablet computing). Do you think the Stockton-Darlington would have been as big an event to people at that time?
This clip is relevant for teaching History at Key Stage 3, GCSE, Third level, and National 4 and 5.
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In the early 1800s, there was a massive demand for coal as Britain was undergoing an industrial revolution. Coal was needed to fuel the new factories springing up across the country making textiles, metal goods and countless other items. There was plenty of coal, but it was hard to shift from the mines to where it was needed, and demand was exceeding supply. Wagon ways made it easier for a horse to pull bigger loads by cart, but something larger was needed.
The great engineer George Stephenson was commissioned to build a truly modern railway, with tracks that were iron and not wood, and cars that were pulled by a locomotive steam engine not horses. Thousands turned out to see the opening of the railway and people seemed to understand that they were witnessing something very important. The line was efficient, it was profitable, and it was new and exciting - this was the future.
This clip is from the BBC series History of Railways. Dan Snow examines the development of the railways, from their beginnings as track-ways for coal carts in the early 18th century, to their pivotal effect in shaping modern Britain.
For our History of Railways playlist: bit.ly/HistoryofRailways
For our Secondary History playlist: bit.ly/SecondaryHistory
For Class Clips users, the original reference for the clip was p0151qsm.
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Teaching History?
Activities for the class could include:
1. Write a newspaper report describing the opening of the line in 1825. Before you write it, study some present day newspapers and look at how they report a sensational new event. See if you can hype up this railway the same way because it was a huge event!
2. Think of recent developments in technology which have caused a stir (eg tablet computing). Do you think the Stockton-Darlington would have been as big an event to people at that time?
This clip is relevant for teaching History at Key Stage 3, GCSE, Third level, and National 4 and 5.
=====================
For more clips from other subjects at the BBC Teach YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/bbcteach
More resources for teachers from the BBC: www.bbc.co.uk/teach
More from BBC Learning Zone: www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone
More resources from BBC Bitesize: www.bbc.co.uk/education
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