getting around ~ 'busses ~ street cars ~ waggonettes ~ whatever else
Kingston's 'busses - 19th century taxi cabs
how did they start? | 19th century heyday | heyday too | into the 20th century | final stage
Jamaica Talk, F G Cassidy, p 75
What were 'busses'?
In later 19th century Kingston one of the most
familiar means of transport around the city for
individuals was the 'omnibus' or more familiarly
the 'bus or 'buss, which then meant something
similar to a hackney cab, not the familiar multi-
passenger bus of modern streets.
The Kingston 'omnibuses' were related to, and in the tradition of, the London Hackney
Carriages from the 17th century, and the Hansom Cabs of the 19th century.
Early Hackney Carriage
The Hansom Cab
