Fading Away
It's said by some historians John Greenwood established the first modern omnibus service in 1824. He was the keeper of a toll gate in Pendleton, England on the Manchester-to-Liverpool turnpike, he purchased a horse and a cart with several seats, and began an omnibus service between those two locations. Unlike with a stagecoach, no prior booking was necessary and the driver would pick up or set down passengers anywhere on request. This immediately sparked fierce competition and a dense network of omnibus services quickly sprouted in the area, often acting as feeders to the railways.
Omnibus is the Latin for "for all", and refers to a passenger-carrying vehicle, originally an enclosed horse-drawn one.
Old Route 66, NM
Fading Away
It's said by some historians John Greenwood established the first modern omnibus service in 1824. He was the keeper of a toll gate in Pendleton, England on the Manchester-to-Liverpool turnpike, he purchased a horse and a cart with several seats, and began an omnibus service between those two locations. Unlike with a stagecoach, no prior booking was necessary and the driver would pick up or set down passengers anywhere on request. This immediately sparked fierce competition and a dense network of omnibus services quickly sprouted in the area, often acting as feeders to the railways.
Omnibus is the Latin for "for all", and refers to a passenger-carrying vehicle, originally an enclosed horse-drawn one.
Old Route 66, NM