22 View the Power Point presentation "History of Rail Transport : Railvolution 1. Why is the presentation called "Railvolution in Great Britain" in your opinion? 2. What is Richard Trevithick famous for? 3. Which locomotive was originally used to pull passenger carriages on the Oystermouth Railway? 4. How many wheels did the Salamanca have? 5. Was the Salamanca immediate success because it was a rack locomotive? 6. September 27 ,1825 is a significant date in Britain's railway history. Do you know why? 7. What can you say about the Rocket? 8. Was Invicta designed for hauling passenger or freight trains? 9. What have you learnt about Isambard Kingdom Brunel from the presentation? 10. In which city was the first electric railway opened for traffic? Whom was it designed by? 11. Have you attentively listened to the audio recording (Slide 15)? If so , it won't be difficult for you to mark the following statements as TRUE . FALSE, or NOT STATED. A. The London Underground was the first underground railway to operate electric trains. B. The use of electric traction started in 1892. C. The City and South London line was the first to use steam power. D. There was a uniform fare of two pence for any journey on the 3-mile (5-km) line. E. Passengers were carried from ground level to the platforms by using steam- driven lifts. F. The original trains had just three carriages while modern ones have seven or eight. G. The passengers in the early trains had no chance to see the inside of the tunnel. H. In each carriage there was a man who called out the names of the stations and opened doors for the passèngers. 1. The trains could only carry 96 people. WATCH in Great Britain ". Then discuss the following questions.

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22 View the Power Point presentation "History of Rail Transport : Railvolution 1. Why is the presentation called "Railvolution in Great Britain" in your opinion? 2. What is Richard Trevithick famous for? 3. Which locomotive was originally used to pull passenger carriages on the Oystermouth Railway? 4. How many wheels did the Salamanca have? 5. Was the Salamanca immediate success because it was a rack locomotive? 6. September 27 ,1825 is a significant date in Britain's railway history. Do you know why? 7. What can you say about the Rocket? 8. Was Invicta designed for hauling passenger or freight trains? 9. What have you learnt about Isambard Kingdom Brunel from the presentation? 10. In which city was the first electric railway opened for traffic? Whom was it designed by? 11. Have you attentively listened to the audio recording (Slide 15)? If so , it won't be difficult for you to mark the following statements as TRUE . FALSE, or NOT STATED. A. The London Underground was the first underground railway to operate electric trains. B. The use of electric traction started in 1892. C. The City and South London line was the first to use steam power. D. There was a uniform fare of two pence for any journey on the 3-mile (5-km) line. E. Passengers were carried from ground level to the platforms by using steam- driven lifts. F. The original trains had just three carriages while modern ones have seven or eight. G. The passengers in the early trains had no chance to see the inside of the tunnel. H. In each carriage there was a man who called out the names of the stations and opened doors for the passèngers. 1. The trains could only carry 96 people. WATCH in Great Britain ". Then discuss the following questions.

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1. The presentation is called "Railvolution in Great Britain" because it discusses the significant impact and transformation that rail transport had on the country's development and industrialization.2. Richard Trevithick is famous for building the first successful steam locomotive.3. The locomotive originally used to pull passenger carriages on the Oystermouth Railway was the Salamanca.4. The Salamanca had four wheels.5. No, the Salamanca was not an immediate success because it was a rack locomotive.6. September 27, 1825, is a significant date in Britain's railway history because it was the day the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the world's first public railway, opened.7. The Rocket was a steam locomotive designed by George Stephenson and his son Robert. It was notable for its speed and efficiency and played a crucial role in the development of rail transport.8. Invicta was designed for hauling passenger trains.9. From the presentation, I have learned that Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a pioneering engineer who designed the Great Western Railway and the SS Great Britain, among other notable projects.10. The first electric railway opened for traffic was in London, designed by Frank Sprague.11. A. TRUEB. TRUEC. FALSED. TRUEE. TRUEF. TRUEG. TRUEH. TRUEI. TRUE

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