Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Transport in nineteenth century Plymouth

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A historians insight in to the transport regularly used in Plymouth in the 1830’s, Trains weren’t introduced in Plymouth until 1845.

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Six coaches start for London every day- namely, five in the morning and one in the evening. A steam packet- the Sir Francis Drake opens a ready communication with Falmouth and the intermediate ports on the Cornish coast; and once a week she visits the islands of Guernsey and Jersey. This vessel- during the summer months makes frequent trips to the Eddystone and other objects of attraction in the vicinity that are accessible by water.

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