Railways made the world looked smaller as they facilitated connections between cities and countries. Railways have gone through a period of remarkable expansion. During 19th century it was said that Railways will be transport of the Future.

Not only travelling but also transport of goods and animals etc was made possible by railways.

Coming up of Railways encouraged the process of industrialisation. Trade and Commerce were accelerated and along with that opportunities were also provided. Imperialist countries were benefited a lot due to expansion of railways.

Railways emerged as a new means of transportation that was

Available throughout the year, it was cheap and fast and carried passengers as well as goods. The number of wagons can be increased or reduced according to the need.