| Railroad (1783 words) |
 | Though the rail system was extremely slow at first and prohibitively expensive to build and run, the British were not to be dissuaded in their pursuit of non-animal driven transportation. |
| The most advanced mode of transportation prior to the introduction of the rail system was the horse drawn omnibus on a track, called a tram. |
| Some rails were still made of wood, others iron and the first trains traveled at the pace of 3.5 miles per hour, significantly slower than the horse drawn coach which traveled at a speed of 9-10 miles per hour. |
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