The revolution in the eighteenth century in transport came about only…

NCERT (2026-27): “Land Transport … Most of the movement of goods and services takes place over land. In early days, humans themselves were carriers. … With the invention of the wheel, the use of carts and wagons became important. The revolution in transport came about only after the invention of the steam engine in the eighteenth century. Perhaps the first public railway line was opened in 1825 between Stockton and Darlington in northern England and then onwards, railways became the most popular and fastest form of transport in the nineteenth century.”