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The Industrial development themes looked at how Shropshire changed during the Industrial Revolution. One of the key factors in the increase in industry in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was the improvement in transport. The Transport and communication themes look at the major changes - from turnpike roads, to canals, railways and modern bus services - which have taken place in Shropshire. The evidence of these changes can probably be found in your area, but what did that disused railway line or canal bed look like in its heyday?

Theme	Key Stage (where applicable)
General
Getting goods to market		Moving heavy freight in the Oswestry area.
Road
From trackways to motorways	2 History and Geography	The story of Shropshire's roads.
Coaches and carriers - how to use a trade directory		How can trade directories tell us how the use of roads has changed?
Shropshire buses and coaches		The development of bus and coach services in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin from 1904 to 2004.
Canal
The day the canal came	3 History	What was life like when the canal came to Market Drayton?
The Shropshire Union Canal		How did six canals and a railway become the Shropshire Union?
Rail
The Cambrian Railways		The rise and fall of the railways in Oswestry.
Abbey Station	3 History	Tracing local changes: how has transport changed in your area?
Timeline
Timeline (Opens in a new window)	2 / 3 History	A timeline of the key developments in Transport and communication, both nationally and for Shropshire.

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