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Chronology of the Development of Road Transport
1730 - 1908
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1730 |
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Turnpike roads are constructed |
1730's |
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1740 |
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1750 |
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1760 |
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Cugnot invented a steam propelled vehicle |
1769 |
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1770 |
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1780 |
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Murdock developed a road steam vehicle |
1786 |
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1790 |
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1800 |
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Trevithick's passenger steam vehicle |
1801 |
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1810 |
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Macadam developed a new type of road construction |
1810 |
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First horse-drawn bus system operated |
1812 |
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Telford's London to Holyhead road constructed |
1815 |
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1820 |
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Dr. Gurney's steam coach operated |
1827 |
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1830 |
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1840 |
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1850 |
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1860 |
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Lenoir's gas engine used in road vehicles |
1860 |
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Véloe's péde bicycle introduced |
1861 |
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1870 |
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Penny farthing bicycles introduced |
1870 |
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Otto's four stroke engine developed |
1876 |
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1880 |
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Benz's petrol-driven motorwagen developed |
1885 |
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1890 |
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Rubber tyres used on bicycles |
1890 |
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Michelin Brothers used air-filled tyres on cars |
1895 |
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Motorised omnibuses used in Britain |
1898 |
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Gear boxes used in Benz's cars |
1899 |
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1900 |
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Model T Ford started production |
1908 |
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