Social changes

Middle class people could live in suburbs and smaller towns on the outskirts of large cities, and travel or commute to work by train.
Many people could afford to travel to the seaside or country for day trips, or take longer holidays, for the first time.
Better newspaper distribution made it easier to keep up with national developments.
Britain went on to a standard time to make it easier for railway companies to draw up and co-ordinate their timetables.

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