Kremser (wagon)
A Kremser is a spacious, sprung covered wagon with longitudinal benches on both sides. This type of carriage was introduced in 1825 by the Berlin haulier Simon Kremser , who used it as a horse-drawn bus . Local public transport in Berlin began with his first bus line, which ran from the Brandenburg Gate to Charlottenburg .
In terms of the classification of the various horse-drawn carriages, the Kremser is something like the big brother of the wagonette .
As was common with four-wheeled wagons with iron or hard rubber tires in the 18th and 19th centuries, the first Kremser had large rear wheels and small front wheels. Younger Kremers usually have four wheels of the same size with pneumatic tires . They are drawn by two, rarely four horses.
Since the end of their regular service, the Kremser have been used primarily as a company car . For this purpose, they are often equipped with a long table between the benches. Since today suitable draft horses have become rare and older tractors also exude a nostalgic atmosphere, trailers pulled by motor vehicles are used for chariot rides in some places.
Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon (1905–1909): “Kremser, multi-seat rental cars for land trips etc. Like. that stop in front of the gates (gate wagons), named after a court advisor of the same name who received the first authorization to exhibit such wagons in Berlin in 1822. "
