Jinhua City Public Transportation Company

Until the late 19th century, the mandarins were carried out in the hammocks, the officials were on litters, horses were only used by carriers, and most ordinary people were able to travel only on foot. I read an article by Hung You can trace the history of public transport in Vietnam?

Saigon-Columbus was the first urban area to take shape in 1862 with the arrival of French settlers. Over twenty years later, in 1884, it was the turn of Hanoi when both gravel and asphalt with proper drainage system replaced the old ways. Urban transport is born then, too. The early years saw the emergence of caliche (bus driven by two horses), which belonged to the colonial civil servants and military personnel. Others used a drivers came from the French colonies in Africa.

In 1885, there was only one of each of these types of Hanoi, a macabre purifier belonging to the bishop who built the St. Joseph Cathedral in Hanoi, and rattan caliches a property by Lieutenant Colonel Henri Riviera. Things were different in Saigon, however, where there were 84 Melba in 1868 and 449 of them in 1900. Malabar was known to Saigon as head coach of glass “(which had two large windows) and the most popular name,” matchbox coach “because of its rectangular shape. Later, a smaller but easier to coach called concert pop music (or stroller), which could carry ten passengers and cargo on the roof at the same time, quickly becoming the main means of transport between the city and southern provinces.

After the Second World War tanks mushrooms in Saigon, with thousands of parking areas crowded market in Die Cau, Binh Tien and Cholon. Shopping and repair business has become good business. A typical example was the establishment Gay Freres. It was created in 1879 to 34 B and 36 Ls main roads (now Ly Tu Trong Street).

The first known public transport, a train pulled by three mules, was introduced in Hanoi in 1885. It was not until 1912, Hanoi and get a real tram rails powered by electricity. The old tram was powered by steam for years before this, and was alive much longer in the southern city. It ran right through the war. To compensate for its low speed, the freight tram could carry bulky and cheap, it was appropriate for operators of small but represented an important part of the city’s population at that time. The roaring sound of the tram died in 1985, leaving only nostalgia for many city dwellers past.

The trishaw made its appearance in the late 19th century. Two of them were imported from Japan by the mayor of Hanoi, Bonal, but the number had increased by only six at the time 395 of them were operating in Saigon. The median income for a daily driver was a meal which was equal to the salary of a skilled worker. The rickshaw soon spread to almost all urban areas and was commonly used until the end of World War II in 1945. HEY! CYCLO!

Nobody knows who invented the only vehicle in the country, in Saigon in 1830, was called Push-cycle, bicycle, accompanied by a person carrying goods or passengers. Although only designed, can lead to a lot of wonderful people and goods to destinations away. The thrust of the cycle were disappearing in urban areas, paving the way for the birth of this tricycle, cycle.

After taking some time to settle in Hanoi, quickly became common in cities. The cycle has the advantage of being able to transport heavy and bulky and there was some very high energy efficiency. Between 1950 and 1980, was the main means of transport in Hanoi and Saigon. “Every day, I take my wares to the market cycle,” said Mrs. Hoa, a trader of 60 years at a market in Dong. According to Mr. Chu has lived in Tran Quoc Thao Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City for over 70 years, Cyclos were used to make pleasant excursions in the city during the Tet holiday.

It ’s interesting that the design cycle varies according to location. While Saigon cycle is narrower and higher, the version of Hanoi is lower and wider and carries two people comfortably. Hue version is a combination of both narrow and low, while the vehicle is longer in Haiphong and sinuous, like a boat.

The invasion of motor vehicles launched in 1930 with the introduction of the first car to Saigon. Rapid urbanization and the development of modern vehicles endanger cycle. Today it is increasingly with the ban on the streets, especially during peak hours. His figure is slow and cumbersome, difficult traffic on city streets that are narrow and high population density. Little by little. motorcycles and buses are replacing the cycle.

Less than passenger demand, Cyclos have become tourist attractions and a means of transport at a wedding. The sight of five Cyclos followed, each with an age and a young woman and a large red wooden box on his way home from the bride to the ceremony of commitment remains visible during the wedding season. But the most important function of Cyclos in Hanoi is as vehicles for tourists from around the old capital. Cyclo groups can find out many famous hotels and travel agencies in the city center.

This unique three-wheeled vehicle has had its day and is now a thing of the past, rudimentary transport in the city. And indeed, a living museum, continues to work and the animated screen.

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