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The First Industrial Revolution
The First Industrial Revolution was caused by innovations in technologies like the Steam Engine. The First Industrial Revolution begins in England/The United Kingdom, where many factories are built, promoting mass production. The First Industrial Revolution has a massive effect on the post-revolution society, including the ability to mass produce items and mass laboring. -
Roads
Transporting new materials was very hard pre-1770's due to poor road conditions and lack of alternative methods. In the 1770's, the Turnpike Trusts began to take over the roads in Britain in order to fix them up and straighten them out. They did this by collecting tolls in order to fund their repairs. This created cheaper transportation prices, meaning more factories and companies used roads to transport goods, meaning goods get to places faster and more efficiently. -
Canals
Roads began to get clogged due to the amount of traffic using them. This causes prices to increase yet again. The Duke of Bridgewater decides to invite engineer James Brindley to improve transportation of coal from the mine to Manchester. Brindley decides that the best way would be to build a canal seperate from the river to transport coal easier. Canals become popular all over England, easing access on roads and reducing prices yet again. -
Railways
James Watt invented the steam engine, causing engines to be used in many areas of industry. Steam Engine trains are invented in order to transport items across land without having to use horses. These trains run on rails made with the steel being created from the factories. Trains become the main source of transport throughout England and in fact at lot of Europe and America. The trains are highly efficient and cheap to run. -
Steam Boats
There was a larger need for boats to travel across larger bodies of water. Paddleboats could not do this, and so a new innovation was needed. New steam engines were created, creating the ability to power boats by them. They were then used to transport materials through rivers and over lakes. -
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World War One
The war effort demanded better and more advanced technologies, like better artilery, better transportation for troops, etc. World War One caused many innovations in transportation, including boats that could travel across small distances of oceans, and heavily armoured tanks that could survive artilery shots. These developments permanently affected warfare for the forseeable future. -
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The Great Depression
By this time, many vehicles were created for consumer purposes, and many more vehicles were used for defense and warfare. Demand for more vehicles increased, and new cars were created using combustion engines instead of steam engines, which meant they used petroleum. This increased demand for oil. Pumping Oil became a new form of industry, creating many new jobs and somewhat helping in ending the Depression. -
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World War Two
With increasing threats, the war effort required more advanced transports to get more troops to further locations. Due to previous advancements in transport, cars were now used to transport important people around, while mass transports like trucks were used for infantry. Planes became more of a weapon, with them being used in addition to standard ground warfare. These developments changed the way we looked at transport as more than a basic form of movement, due to the amount of advancements. -
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The Cold War
After WW2 the U.S.S.R and the U.S.A ended their 'alliance' and began a war that was mainly about spying, but preparing for the worst. During the Cold War both sides (The U.S.S.R and the U.S.A) innovated in transport technology by providing new means of transport for their WMD's (Weapons of Mass Destruction) as well as their troops. Better airplanes and jets were created and missiles were furthered to be able to transport WMD's better. This war drained the Soviet's resources, collapsing them. -
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Monorails
Cities of the 90's needed new modes of transport that didn't rely on roads or ground structures. New innovations in light rail caused monorails to be properly used in cities around the globe, providing both a good means of transport and a nice tourist attraction. This caused further innovations for light rail, including being run on electricity and being able to hold more people. -
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Self Driving Cars (Dates are just a placeholder, since SDC's haven't been properly implemented yet.)
Thanks to new technological advances, transport has changed dramatically, with new environmentally-friendly buses and cars were created. As a novelty, Self Driving Cars were proposed, but due to the big demand for them, Google and other companies decided to invest in these cars proper. In the future licenses may not be required for driving due to the ability for the cars to drive themselves. -
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Hyperloop (Dates are again placeholders due to the fact that we don't know when the tech will be implemented.)
Due to more people requiring transport, and advancements in train technologies being made, designers needed a new form of train transport. The Hyperloop was created as a way to get commuters to places fast. Really fast. A Hyperloop would take someone from L.A to San Francisco in just half an hour. This will mean that in future travelling won't be nearly as reliant on car transport, and will instead be reliant on these Hyperloops.