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Public Transport ~ 1970's
Rickshaws ~ 1880
The Colombo -Kandy Mail Coach outside the Royal Hotel Colombo, Ceylon ~ 1860's
"Within nine years of the Kandyan Convention of 1815, the construction of the Great Kandy Road had been commenced under Sir Edward Barnes. He was known as the Road Maker, and when he resigned from the Government in 1831, there were carriage roads connecting every town of importance at the time."
"It was Sir Edward Barnes who inspired the great Major Skinner to build the Colombo-Kandy Road - known as the Simplon of the East. The work entailed the construction of numerous bridges and tunnels which joined the two towns. It was during the governorship of Sir Robert Horton, however, that the first Mail Coach in Asia began to ply between Colombo and the hill-capital of Kandy."
"In December 1831, a prospectus was issued of the proposal to establish a Mail Coach Service between Colombo and Kandy. This provided for two light four-wheeled horse-carriages to run daily between the two termini, commencing simultaneously in both directions at four a.m."
"The capital investment required was Sterling Pounds 2000 comprising forty shares of Sterling Pounds 50 each. Of these the Governor held six shares and the Colonial Secretary held two. The fare per passenger each way was Sterling Pounds 2.10 shillings. For nineteen years, this was the sole means of carrying mails between Colombo and Kandy."
"Then, in 1851, arrangements were made to commence and additional Mail Runner Service. This became known as the Kandy Evening Mail, George Lee who was the Postmaster General at the time, issued a notice on the 11th November of that year (1851):"
"Notice is hereby given that letters posted before half past four daily, will be forwarded to Kandy by a Messenger who will leave this office at five p.m. precisely and arrive in Kandy the following forenoon."
Rickshaw near Colombo ~ 1929
A Family excursion
Thanks to: Mr. Uthpala Dilhan
Rickshaws ~ 1880
The Colombo -Kandy Mail Coach outside the Royal Hotel Colombo, Ceylon ~ 1860's
"Within nine years of the Kandyan Convention of 1815, the construction of the Great Kandy Road had been commenced under Sir Edward Barnes. He was known as the Road Maker, and when he resigned from the Government in 1831, there were carriage roads connecting every town of importance at the time."
"It was Sir Edward Barnes who inspired the great Major Skinner to build the Colombo-Kandy Road - known as the Simplon of the East. The work entailed the construction of numerous bridges and tunnels which joined the two towns. It was during the governorship of Sir Robert Horton, however, that the first Mail Coach in Asia began to ply between Colombo and the hill-capital of Kandy."
"In December 1831, a prospectus was issued of the proposal to establish a Mail Coach Service between Colombo and Kandy. This provided for two light four-wheeled horse-carriages to run daily between the two termini, commencing simultaneously in both directions at four a.m."
"The capital investment required was Sterling Pounds 2000 comprising forty shares of Sterling Pounds 50 each. Of these the Governor held six shares and the Colonial Secretary held two. The fare per passenger each way was Sterling Pounds 2.10 shillings. For nineteen years, this was the sole means of carrying mails between Colombo and Kandy."
"Then, in 1851, arrangements were made to commence and additional Mail Runner Service. This became known as the Kandy Evening Mail, George Lee who was the Postmaster General at the time, issued a notice on the 11th November of that year (1851):"
"Notice is hereby given that letters posted before half past four daily, will be forwarded to Kandy by a Messenger who will leave this office at five p.m. precisely and arrive in Kandy the following forenoon."
Rickshaw near Colombo ~ 1929
A Family excursion
Thanks to: Mr. Uthpala Dilhan
