The chief cause which made the fusion of the different elements of society so imperfect was the extreme difficulty which our ancestors found in passing from place to place. Of all inventions, the alphabet and the printing press alone excepted, those inventions which abridge distance have done most for the civilisation of our species. Every improvement of the means of locomotion benefits mankind morally and intellectually as well as materially, and not only facilitates the interchange of the various productions of nature and art, but tends to remove national and provincial antipathies, and to bind together all the branches of the great human family. — Thomas Babington Macaulay, History of England from the Accession of James I
Carriages and Coaches
- Sitemap
- Hansom Cab
- Departure Platform, Victoria Station, by Tissot
- The Thumbnail Sketcher in a Cab
- Street Scene in London: The Jam at London Bridge
- The Aristocratic Cabman
- London cabmen's shelter
Railways
- Victorian Railways (sitemap)
- British Railways compared to American Railroads
- The First Locomotives
- The Personalities of Victorian Railways
- The Social Effects of Victorian Railways
- The Victorian Railroad Station — a New Building Type
- The Death of William Huskisson
- Carlyle and Punch, on Victorian Railways
Bridges and Canals
- Canals in the U.K.
- Victorian and Earlier Bridges and Acqueducts
- London Canal Museum (UK).
- The Railway & Canal Historical Society (UK).
Ships and Shipping
- Ships, Boats, and Naval Architecture and Engineering (Overview/Sitemap)
- Thames Paddle-wheel Ferries
- Clipper ships at South-West India Dock
Cycling
- The Bicycle Suit (Punch cartoon)
- New Regulations for the Safety of Bicyclists (Punch cartoon)
- Happy Thought (Punch cartoon by Du Maurier)
- "Velocipedes" (cartoon by Wallis Mackay)
- "Woman" (modern woman in cycling outfit; cartoon by Wallis Mackay)
Automobiles
Related Material
- Ages of Technology
- Science and Technology Timeline
- Technology and Leisure in Britain after 1850
- Engineering Wonders of the Victorian Age
Last modified 24 July 2018