Watch the Horrible Histories video about the changes to transport during the industrial revolution.
What was the main mode of transport before these new inventions?
What do you know about Stephenson’s Rocket?
Who is Isambard Kingdom Brunel? What did he do?
What was the main mode of transport before these new inventions?
Horse or Horse and carriage
What do you know about Stephenson’s rocket?
That it ran over someone
Who is Isambard Kingdom Brunel?
He is a Civil engineer
What did he do?
He built bridges, tunnels, railways, docks and ships.
I know that the rocket was the first locomotive. I also know that Isambard Kingdom Brunel steam ship made it’s trip in just 14 days