Work went on apace all over the country, spurred not only by trade but also by the need to move troops and personnel quickly as the British increased their interests in the subcontinent. First - class train travel in the 19th century, for the few who could afford it, made the heat and dust bearable.
सबंध देशभर कार्याची गती वाढली; यामागे फक्‍त व्यापारी हेतू नव्हते तर ब्रिटिशांनी या उपखंडात हितसंबंध वाढवले तसे सैनिकांना आणि कर्मचाऱ्‍यांना एका ठिकाणाहून दुसऱ्‍या ठिकाणी लवकर पोहंचवण्याची आवश्‍यकता होती.