Carmen

[Joan of Archives]

Thanks Kite & Zoe (I think )

[Merry]

Originally Posted by kiterunner

Don't forget the car started out being called a "motor car" to distinguish it from other types of car.

My mum still says 'motor car'! And 'wireless'.....and 'stopping' rather than 'filling' at the dentist!

[Nell]

Railway trains are often composed of cars. I have always assumed it was an abbreviation for carriage.

[Gert in Oz]

My grandfather was a Carman, he drove the Tramway trolley type buses, this was very early 1900s.

oops, just reread the original question.

Sylvia

[Joan of Archives]

Originally Posted by Gert in Oz

My grandfather was a Carman, he drove the Tramway trolley type buses, this was very early 1900s.

oops, just reread the original question.

Sylvia

Lol Sylvia!! That's what baffled me, the thought that there weren't any cars in the 1770s lol!! It's very odd, but I can understand Nell's explanation...although there were no trains then either lol!

[Uncle John]

Originally Posted by Gert in Oz

My grandfather was a Carman, he drove the Tramway trolley type buses, this was very early 1900s.

I would refer to that occupation as a tram driver. At that time the trams could have been horse-drawn or electric (or even steam) depending where he was. Trolleybuses (a bus with road-type wheels, an electric motor and trolleys) first ran in 1911.