railway mania

Japanese: railway mania(英語表記)railwaymania
railway mania

…In particular, the ability to transport raw materials and products cheaply, in large quantities, and quickly became an essential condition for the progress of the Industrial Revolution. In the 1840s in England, a number of companies planned to build railways all over the country, ushering in an era of so-called “railway mania.” As the Industrial Revolution progressed, the view that railways were a profitable business created this phenomenon. …

*Some of the terms that refer to "railway mania" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…とくに原料,製品の安価で大量かつ迅速な輸送機能は,産業革命の進行に不可欠な条件となった。 イギリスでは1840年代に入ると,各地で鉄道建設を計画する企業が続出し,いわゆる〈鉄道狂railway mania〉の時代を現出した。産業革命の進行とともに,鉄道を有利な企業とみる立場がこの現象を生み出したのである。…

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