Development of the Internet and Intermodal Containers By A Stronger and Longer Lasting British Empir

Would the British develop these things earlier if in a better state for the first half of the 1900s'

  • The Internet would've have developed faster but not Intermodal Containers

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In a world where the Empire remained strong and stable, (Why? I don't know, perhaps no intervention in WWI to start) would it have funded people and projects that could lead to an earlier form of the Internet (primary incentive being faster and safer communication across the Empire in a way the all red line could never match) and/or Intermodal Containers (primary incentive being faster transfer of resources by sea and land to and fro all corners of the Empire)? Would standardization of rail gauges be encouraged and if so would any attempt be plausible? Would there be any unforseen negative affects to the British? Ie. Increased trade and communication between Britain and the colonies would help develop their economies faster thus leading to stronger independence movements in places like Africa and India?
 
In a world where the Empire remained strong and stable, (Why? I don't know, perhaps no intervention in WWI to start) would it have funded people and projects that could lead to an earlier form of the Internet (primary incentive being faster and safer communication across the Empire in a way the all red line could never match) and/or Intermodal Containers (primary incentive being faster transfer of resources by sea and land to and fro all corners of the Empire)? Would standardization of rail gauges be encouraged and if so would any attempt be plausible? Would there be any unforseen negative affects to the British? Ie. Increased trade and communication between Britain and the colonies would help develop their economies faster thus leading to stronger independence movements in places like Africa and India?
Using the Intermodal containers you could gradually move to a standardized real gauge at much less cost and disruption than just trying to do either one alone. Like other countries Britain needs to start staying out of the people's bedrooms, those who persecuted Turing to the front please, and use them for their intellect and not worry about who they do
 
Using the Intermodal containers you could gradually move to a standardized real gauge at much less cost and disruption than just trying to do either one alone. Like other countries Britain needs to start staying out of the people's bedrooms, those who persecuted Turing to the front please, and use them for their intellect and not worry about who they do

If the government recognized his continued worth, would they take steps to keep his homosexuality hidden from public view and to make him happy working for them, even if those in government personally despised homosexuality, or is that too much of a stretch?

Also what kind of gauge do you think would be best for using Intermodal containers?
 
Also what kind of gauge do you think would be best for using Intermodal containers?[/QUOTE]
I would stick with 4.6 foot which is kind of the world standard going back to Rome and a 3- 3 foot 1 in gauge.Rome seems to work well. You use that in the colonies like South Africa Australia have a lot of wide open spaces and no constraints or a lot of tunnels or a lot of bridges I would use a 3 foot 1 inch gauge in places like Malaysia Africa where you don't have the space and you could use the compactness of a Narrow Gauge. The reason I went with 3 ft 1 in about that range is the Intermodal containers to be say 3 wide on the standard gauge and two wide on the Narrow Gauge perhaps half the car in length and it would allow easier switching between Narrow Gauge and standard gauge rails. I imagine it would be a lot more expensive to actually make the Intermodal cars adjustable width but you never know that could be an option.
 
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I would stick with 4.6 foot which is kind of the world standard going back to Rome and a 3- 3 foot 1 in gauge.Rome seems to work well. You use that in the colonies like South Africa Australia have a lot of wide open spaces and no constraints or a lot of tunnels or a lot of bridges I would use a 3 foot 1 inch gauge in places like Malaysia Africa where you don't have the space and you could use the compactness of a Narrow Gauge. The reason I went with 3 ft 1 in about that range is the Intermodal containers to be say 3 wide on the standard gauge and two wide on the Narrow Gauge perhaps half the car in length and it would allow easier switching between Narrow Gauge and standard gauge rails. I imagine it would be a lot more expensive to actually make the Intermodal cars adjustable width but you never know that could be an option.

Would the increased trade have any unintended side effects?
 
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