Buses of Emelin Bros, Swansea
Motor buses in Newcastle, by Ken Magor
This article was written by the late Ken Magor, probably in the 1960s, as part of a larger piece he titled "Destination Newcastle". Ken had a deep fascination for buses…
Hansom cab on the corner of King and Perkins Streets, Newcastle. Photo by Ralph Snowball.
Hello hansom! Cabs in old Newcastle
At first hearing, in the 21st Century, you might imagine that "hansom cab" is a name for a pleasant-looking taxi. In fact, hansom cabs were the horse-drawn forerunners of more…
Velocipedia: some ancestors of the bicycle
It was 1868, and the pages of the monthly publication The English Mechanic were about to be deluged with correspondence from inventors keen to create a perfect personal transport machine.…