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A '''''Stagecoach''''' is a four-wheeled enclosed coach for passengers and goods, strongly sprung and drawn by four horses. Widely used before the introduction of [[railroads|railway transport]], it made regular trips between stations, which were places of rest provided for stagecoach travelers. The business of running stagecoaches or the act of journeying in them was known as [[staging]]. A shotgun messenger often rode as an armed guard.
''For the [[public transport]] company, see [[Stagecoach Group]]''
A '''''stagecoach''''' is a four-wheeled enclosed coach for passengers and goods, strongly sprung and drawn by four horses. Widely used before the introduction of [[Railroad|railways]], stagecoaches made regular trips between stations, which were places of rest provided for stagecoach travelers. The business of running stagecoaches or the act of journeying in them was known as [[staging]]. A shotgun messenger often rode as an armed guard.
The stagecoach was also called a stage or stage carriage. The three main types of stages are:
The stagecoach was also called a stage or stage carriage. The three main types of stages are:
::mail coach or post coach: used for carrying the mails
::mud coach: lighter and smaller than the Concord coach, flat sides, simpler joinery
::road coach: revived in England during the last half of the 19th century{{fact}}
A stage wagon was sometimes used as a stagecoach, especially in thinly settled areas.
A stage wagon was sometimes used as a stagecoach, especially in thinly settled areas.
==Modern Usage==
==Modern Usage==
Modern stagecoaches are almost entirly relegated to novelty and historical uses.
Modern stagecoaches are almost entirely relegated to novelty and historical uses.
===Use in Advertisements===
===Use in Advertisements===
[[Wells Fargo]] uses a stagecoach and six-horse team as its trademark.
[[Wells Fargo]] uses a stagecoach and six-horse team as its trademark.
[[Category: transportation]] [[category:wild west]]
[[Category:Transportation]] [[Category:Wild West]]