carriage
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Good had been travelling back from an event in Market Harborough to London St Pancras when her carriage was hit from behind by the London-bound express train, causing it to partially roll.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Esme says her friend moved her down the carriage, and when they reached Stratford they went straight to police who were stationed on the platform.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
The teenager, visiting from India with his family, died after a horse pulling a carriage reportedly became unrestrained during a ride in the park on Friday.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
The crash happened on the Strathspey Railway, a heritage railway run separately from mass-transit public services, and involved a stationary carriage and another train in the station.
From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026
When I had Nothing with me, the journey to the trolls’ forest had taken half a day, he was so slow, but with the carriage, we were there within half an hour.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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Animal welfare advocates and some city lawmakers, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani, have repeatedly called for a ban on horse-drawn carriages, arguing that the practice is unsafe for both animals and riders in modern urban conditions.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
The Red Car line that used to service the area crawls through traffic that includes a Model T and horse-drawn carriages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
The fare rise will only apply to Hackney carriages – taxis that can be hailed on the street or hired from a rank.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
“But just like in the fairy tale,” Mahmood said, “We can now see that those carriages can turn into pumpkins at the drop of a hat.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Inns on the route had upped their rates; ferrymen were charging extra to transport people and carriages across rivers.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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