What were the results of the development of railway transport in Europe up the end of the Nineteenth century?

Results of the development of railway transport in Europe up the end of the Nineteenth century 

• Railway transport led to expansion of trade in Europe as goods were quickly transported from one point to another.
• Facilitated the movement of people from one place to another
• thus promoted greater interaction among people.
• Railway transport promoted agricultural growth as it assured farmers of means of transporting their goods.
• The railway transport provided employment opportunities
• The development of railway transported led to growth of expansion of urban centres.
• It facilitated the development of industries in Europe by providing quick means of transporting raw material, finished materials and industrial workers.
• It led to environmental pollution through emission of large amounts of carbon dioxide/ smoke into the atmospheres.

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