Industrial revolution

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Ironbridge over the river Severn in Telford, England. (Getty Images)

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The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, which carries the Llangollen Canal over the valley of the River Dee, near Wrexham, North Wales. The aqueduct was built by Thomas Telford. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)

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Gas Street Basin canal

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An illustration from 'A Picture History of Railways' by C Hamilton Ellis, showing a filled wagon and a horse on a railway line. Railways were originally intended to move goods. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Industrial revolution

175 years of iron and steel

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An engraving showing chimneys emitting smoke during the Industrial Revolution

Can history help halt the runaway train?