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It is likely that Roman carriages employed some form of suspension on chains or leather straps, as indicated by carriage parts found in excavations. In 2021 archaeologists discovered the remains of a ceremonial four wheel carriage, a pilentum, near the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. It is thought the pilentum may have been used in ceremonies ...
It was also the first automobile made available for sale in the United States. It was initially a three-wheel horseless carriage, propelled by an internal combustion gasoline engine; it was later developed into a four-wheel automobile with a gearless transmission, and mass-produced during the first part
Cabriolet: A two-wheel carriage with a folding hood. Calash or Calèshe: see barouche: A four-wheeled, shallow vehicle with two double seats inside, arranged vis-à-vis so that the sitters on the front seat faced those on the back seat. Cape cart: A two-wheeled four-seater carriage drawn by two horses and formerly used in South Africa.
Surviving four-wheel carriage C.1 on the site of Peel Station where it remains on display. Four-wheeled carriages were supplied for the opening of the line to Peel in 1873. These were close-coupled in pairs from the late 1880s. Each class of carriage had a different internal layout.
An 1898 Royal Enfield quadricycle. Royal Enfield built and sold the first powered four-wheeler in 1893. It had many bicycle components, including handlebars. The Royal Enfield resembles a modern ATV-style quad bike but was designed as a form of horseless carriage for road use.
A Rockaway carriage at a museum in Illinois. Rockaway is a term applied to two types of carriage: a light, low, United States four-wheel carriage with a fixed top and open sides that may be covered by waterproof curtains, and a heavy carriage enclosed at sides and rear, with a door on each side.
Craven 4-wheel Second Three compartment carriage built in 1856. Stored awaiting restoration. [34] Work is planned to start once the other 4-wheel Stroudley carriages are finished. LBSCR: 94 Craven 4-wheel Full Brake Built in 1858. Stored undergoing restoration [34] [35] Currently placed on a wagon underframe. LBSCR: 221 Craven 4-wheel Brake Third
A batch of 24 four-wheeled vehicles were supplied in 1898. The wheels were of teak, with Bessemer steel tyres, and each had 24 seats, twelve along each side of the carriage. They were similar in style, although shorter than the gripper cars supplied by the Oldbury Railway Carriage and Wagon Company for the opening of the cable-hauled railway in ...