Omnibuses and cabs : their origin and history (1902)
Moore, Henry Charles · London : Chapman & Hall, ld. · leaf 226
accommodation for two passengers. Thedriver, whose proximity to his fare had proved tobe the reverse of a pleasure to riders, was relegatedto a comical-looking seat built out on the off side,between the body of the vehicle and the wheel.The hood strongly resembled a coffin standing onend, and… … 2o8 Onmihises and Cabs wind or rain. The fare was eiglitpence a mile andfourpence for every additional half-mile or part ofhalf a mile. Each vehicle carried, in a leatherpocket made for the purpose, a book of fares forthe convenience of hirers. In a short time ca1)riolets became very popular,and a…
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