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A livery cab (North America), private hire (UK and Australasia), or minicab (London) is a car with a driver available for hire only on a pre-booked basis. These cabs are contrasted with public-hire taxicabs or hackney carriages , hailed or street taxis, licensed to ply streets and for hailing throughout communities.
A livery / ˈ l ɪ v ər i / is an identifying design, such as a uniform, ornament, symbol or insignia that designates ownership or affiliation, often found on an individual or vehicle. Livery often includes elements of the heraldry relating to the individual or corporate body featured in the
Taxi in Alexandria, Egypt. In Egypt, taxi liveries vary by governorate.The most iconic Egyptian taxis are those of Cairo (navy blue and white) and Alexandria (yellow and black), although a new Cairo livery (white with a black-and-white checkered stripe along the centre) has arisen in recent years, indicating those taxis with working meters.
A professional driver is someone who is paid to drive a vehicle. Types of professional driver. Bus driver; Chauffeur; Delivery (commerce)
The word is spelled "hostler" in American English, but "ostler" in British English.It traces to c. 1386, meaning "one who tends to horses at an inn"—and also, occasionally, "innkeeper"—is derived from Anglo-French hostiler (modern French hostelier), itself from Medieval Latin hostilarius "the monk who entertains guests at a monastery", from hospitale "inn" (compare hospital, hospitaller ...
A unit (US) A BNSF Railway A unit A diesel locomotive (or more rarely an electric locomotive) equipped with a driving cab and a control system to control other locomotives in a multiple unit, and therefore able to be the lead unit in a consist of several locomotives controlled from a single position [9]
Class of steam locomotive built in the UK, named from their black 'mixed-traffic' livery and 'Class 5' power rating. [8] Blood and Custard The Crimson and Cream livery used on BR's coaches during the 1950s and 60s [9] Bobby A signaller. From Robert Peel; originally, the railway police were responsible for signalling. [10] Bodysnatcher
Taxi owners and drivers usually communicate with the dispatch office through either a 2-way radio or a computer terminal (called a mobile data terminal). Before the innovation of radio dispatch in the 1950s, taxi drivers would use a callbox—a special telephone at a taxi stand—to contact the dispatch office. [39] A Bluebird Taxi in Jakarta ...