CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMAEY 



1610. Patent granted for an Edinburgh and Leith waggon- 

 coach. 

 1648. Southampton weekly stage casually mentioned. 



1657. Stage-coaches introduced: the London and Chester 



Stage. 



1658. First Exeter Stage. 



,, ,, York and Edinburgh Stage. 



1 66 1. „ Oxford Stage. 



„ Glass windows first used in carriages : the Duke of 

 York's carriage. 



1662. Only six stage-coaches said to have been existing. 

 1665 

 1667 



1669 



1673 

 1679 



1680 

 1681 

 1706 

 1710 



1730 



1734 



iS'orwich Stage first mentioned. 



Bath Flying Machine established. 



London and Oxford Coach, in 2 days, established. 

 ,, „ „ Flying Coach, in 1 day, esta- 



blished. 



Stages to York, Chester, and Exeter advertised. 



London and Birmingham Stage, by Banbury, men- 

 tioned. 



" Glass-coaches " mentioned. 



Stage-coaches become general : 119 in existence. 



London to York in 4 days, 

 (about). Stage-coaches provided with glazed windows. 



"Baskets" or "rumble-tumbles" ijitroduced about 

 this period. 



Teams of horses changed every day, instead of 

 coaches going to end of jom'ney with same 

 animals. 



Quick service advertised : Edinburgh to London in 

 9 days. 



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