Transport and communication
What Transport and communication means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Transport and communication
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Brunel's work on railways, bridges, stations and ships, spanning the GWR and vessels such as the SS Great Western.
Topics that use Transport and communication
- Paper 3, Option 34.1: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society - 3 Isambard Kingdom Brunel: railways and ships, 1833–59 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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Using Transport and communication in the exam
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