Coaches Collection (page 5)

Taxi cab drivers strike, Charing Cross, London
The almost empty forecourt of Charing Cross Station in Central London, during a brief taxi cab drivers strike (31 October to 9 November)

Piccadilly Circus, London, on Derby Day
Traffic on the morning of Derby Day in Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus, London

Fleet Street Snowstorm
Fleet Street during the snowstorm of Tuesday night of January 18th 1881 showing horses and coaches trapped in the snow

Charleville, Queensland, 1908
Country Mail Stagecoach leaving the Charleville Post Office in Queensland, Australia

Charabanc Excursion
A happy party of children and adults set off for a day at the seaside, with flags waving and horns blowing

The wreck of the Flying Welshman near Llanelly. Debris of th
The wrecked Flying Welshman, railway accident near Llanelly that occurred on the 3rd October 1904. Debris of the diaster, destroyed and derailed coaches

USA Reno Station Nev
Travelers transferring from the train to coaches at the depot of the Central Pacific Railway

London Coastal Coaches
A cheery coach driver encourages travellers to travel by coach with frequent daily services which cover the country

Mail Wagon Moldavia
Carrying the mail in Moldavia, eastern Europe

The First Railway Motor-Coach in Britain, 1903
Photograph of the first railway motor-coach in Britain, June 1903. The London and South-Western Railway were experimenting with motor-coaches for light suburban traffic

Dining carriage in the East Coast Express

Two Stagecoaches Race
THE OPPOSITION COACHES Two rival stage coaches speed along a country lane in what appears to be a race against each other

Royal Coachman (German)
A Coachman of the German Royal Family displaying a fine outfit and fine facial hair !

German Mailcoach Driver
A German mailcoach driver from Dresden

Victoria & Albert / Coach
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on their way to the Opera in the State Coach

Royal Mail Coach
The Royal Mail coach Coming down hill at quite a pace

Louis XIV at Les Dunes
Louis XIV travels by coach to visit the battlefield of the Dunes, where his general Turenne describes how he has just defeated the Spaniards Date: 14 June 1658

COACH TRIP
Tourists on a coach trip to Kotor, Yugoslavia

Paris / Sacre Coeur 1919
The Montmartre Funicular : the two coaches pass, precisely half-way up (or down) the slope leading to Sacre-Coeur

Rail Travel, 1820S
One of the earliest trains - with the carriages adapted from road coaches and the outside passengers liable to be blackened by smoke

Transport / By Horse / Stage
Coaches were generally made of tough ash wood, with mahogany panels and leather upper parts; the finest made coaches commanded the best wages

Boxing Day / Cruikshank
Scene featuring puns on boxing day : a child has his ears boxed; two men are boxing; notices advertise coaches to Boxhill; boxes are carried on shoulders

COACH / 1670
Horse-drawn coaches from the time of Charles II

Metro - Palais Royal
A train at Palais Royal station in the heart of Paris. The coaches are made of varnished wood, highly flammable - leading to serious accidents in years to come

British Coronation Coach
The Coronation Coach of the king or queen of England

Stagecoach Timetable
Time-table of coaches from Cheltenham, Thomas Haines Junior proprietor

Coach Type Carriage
Many of the early railway carriages were constructed like road coaches - even with a high seat at the back

Whitechapel High Street
Busy traffic in Whitechapel High Street - coaches, carriages, wagons and pushcarts fill the roadway

16th C Hackney Coaches
Hackney coaches and a horse litter in a rural scene

Motorways Coach - 2
See Europe from an Armchair - exterior of a Motorways pullman saloon, rear and side views. Each passenger was given their own trunck for convenience in packing

Motorways Coach - 1
See Europe from an Armchair - interior of a Motorways pullman saloon, looking forward and aft. The 16-day Scandinavian tour cost 80 guineas including hotels

Greyhound Coach 1931
Take the GREYHOUND LINES to New York - or cross the continent to Los Angeles - the scenic, friendly, enjoyable way to go

Greyhound Coach
Greyhound coaches take you to winter sunshine at scarcely more cost than staying at home

Carriage of Louis XIV
The state carriage of Louis XIV and his queen Marie- Therese

Social / Whitechapel 1828
Whitechapel High Street, London, with wagons, coaches, carts and pedestrians

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