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The return of rail

In the mid-19th century, the spread of the railways radically changed the relationship between humans, time and space. Within just a few decades, Europe, North America, Russia and India were covered in train tracks, and rail reduced travel times between booming cities by ten. With an almost absolute monopoly (...)

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