Horse-drawn bus with passengers

Category

Library Item

Item no

2190

Title

Horse-drawn bus with passengers

Description

A horse-drawn bus laden with passengers stands outside a shop with a to let sign. Men and a woman sit on the upper deck along with the driver who carries a whip. A sign showing the fares and tariffs is attached to the bus.

Artist / maker

Morham, George

Date

1885

Size

10.6 x 15.5 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

This image shows a coach run by the North British Railway Company. The information which acompanies a similar image in the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland identifies this as a service running between Levenhall and Musselburgh railway station.

The North Britsh Railway Company came into being in the mid 1840's. It became the biggest railway company in Scotland. It was originally intended to link Edinburgh to Berwick, but went on to run services to London, Dundee and Mallaig amongst other destinations. The company was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923. The company was responsible for the construction of both the Tay and Forth Rail Bridges.

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Animals > Mammals > Horses

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