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Transport

The 1920s saw the motorcar’s rise in the hierarchy of transport in the United Kingdom. Britain had been a sea power for centuries, of course, and during the nineteenth century had developed its magical system of canals, followed by railways. In the twentieth century, it was the motorcar.

Links

Water transport:
England’s fascinating canal system is investigated here and here, with maps of the canals here and also, from the superbly named Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, here
For canal boats themselves, click here
Steam boats on Lake Windermere
Shipping in London’s Docklands

Railways:
The great railway museum near Oxford
And the National Rail Museum
On the history of trains in England see this and this
For the London Underground, don’t miss go here and here

Horses:
For all things horse-drawn
For a history of the London cab from Hansom to the present day
To see what the hansom cab Mary jumps from looked like

Motorcars:
When it comes to motorcars, the must-visit motor museum is at Beaulieu
And for racing cars
And for Russell’s Morris