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  2. Kalesa - Wikipedia

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    A kalesa (Philippine Spanish: calesa), is a two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used in the Philippines. [1] [2] It is commonly vividly painted and decorated. [3]It was the primary mode of public and private transport in the Philippines during the Spanish and the American colonial period.

  3. Tranvía - Wikipedia

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    Prior to the tranvia, modes of street transportation in Manila were mostly horse-drawn, consisting of the calesa, the lighter carromata, and the fancy caruaje. [2] The tranvia served as the first railway transport to run in the Philippines, as in its earliest years the Ferrocarril de Manila–Dagupan are in its planning stages.

  4. Motorized tricycle (Philippines) - Wikipedia

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    However, the provenance of the trisikad is also unknown. Prior to the tricycles and trisikad, the most common means of mass public transport in the Philippines is a carriage pulled by horses or carabaos known as the kalesa (calesa or carromata in Philippine Spanish). [3] The pulled rickshaw never gained acceptance in the Philippines. Americans ...

  5. Auto rickshaw - Wikipedia

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    Auto rickshaw in Sri Lanka. An auto rickshaw is a motorized version of the pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw.Most have three wheels and do not tilt. They are known by many terms in various countries, including 3wheel, Adaidaita Sahu, Keke-napep, Maruwa, auto rickshaw, auto, baby taxi, bajaj, bao-bao, chand gari, CNG, easy bike, jonnybee, lapa, lapa-lapa, mototaxi, pigeon, pragya, tuk-tuk ...

  6. Cycle rickshaw - Wikipedia

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    Since the 1950s, when the pulled rickshaw was phased out, mid-city and large city passengers may travel using three-wheeled pedicabs, or cycle rickshaws. The Chinese term for the conveyance is sanlunche (三轮车). The vehicles may be pedal- or motor-powered. In Shanghai, most of the vehicles are powered by electricity. [20]

  7. Transportation in Metro Manila - Wikipedia

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    The transportation system in Metro Manila covers the road network, rail network, ferries, ports and airports located within the metropolitan Manila area. Road transportation in Metro Manila is diverse, composed of many types of private and public transport vehicles. These include taxis, buses, jeepneys, tricycles (auto rickshaws) and pedicabs.

  8. Category : History of transportation in the Philippines

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    Pages in category "History of transportation in the Philippines" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  9. Transportation in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Transportation in the Philippines covers the transportation methods within the archipelagic nation of over 7,600 islands. From a previously underdeveloped state of transportation, the government of the Philippines has been improving transportation through various direct infrastructure projects, and these include an increase in air, sea, road ...