Omnibuses and cabs : their origin and history (1902)
Moore, Henry Charles · London : Chapman & Hall, ld. · leaf 248
laced on the streets in 1844,but it was not well patronised and was soonwithdrawn. The Tribus carried three pas-sengers, and the entrance was at the rear, thedrivers seat being removed further to the off-side. The cabman was thus able to open or shut Tlie Tribus 229 the door without descending from… … THE TRIBUS. BACK VIEW. omnibuses—were fixed to the front of the Tribus to prevent the vehicle pitching forward in theevent of the horse falling, a shaft l)reaking, or awheel coming off. Mr. Harvey also patented the CurricleTrilnis, a vehicle similar to the Tribus, withthe exception that it was…
Horses · Horse-drawn omnibuses · Carriages and carts
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