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 [[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. | 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 [[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. |