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London Horse Drawn Bus
Catalogue information
LastDodo number
146239
Area
Model cars
Title
London Horse Drawn Bus
Brand
Manufacturer
Collection
Number
Y-12a
Car brand
Model
Variant
Type
Scale
Colour
Production year of the model car
1959
Number produced
First year of production original car
1899
Country of origin of the model
England
Barcode / EAN / UPC
Dimensions
78 x 32 x 45 mm
Details
At the end of the 19th century, London traffic depended entirely on the horse, and statistics from 1900 show that there were 3,681 horse buses and 1,473 horse trams which carried an estimated total of 868 million passengers. The horse bus of 1900 seated 26 passengers and each route had its own distinctive colour scheme. Within 13 months of the introduction of the 'B' type Bus, the last horse bus of the General Omnibus Company Limited ran on the night of 25th October 1911.