Horsecar
A horsecar or horse-drawn tram is an animal-powered streetcar or tram.
These early forms of public transport developed out of industrial haulage routes that had long been in existence, and from the omnibus routes that first ran on public streets in the 1820s, using the newly improved iron or steel rail or 'tramway'. These were local versions of the stagecoach lines and picked up and dropped off passengers on a regular route, without the need to be pre-hired. Horsecars on tramlines were an improvement over the omnibus as the low rolling resistance of metal wheels on iron or steel rails (usually grooved from 1852 on), allowed the animals to haul a greater load for a given effort than the omnibus and gave a smoother ride. The horse-drawn streetcar combined the low cost, flexibility, and safety of animal power with the efficiency, smoothness, and all-weather capability of a rail right-of-way.
Passenger services
The first tram services in the world were started by the Swansea and Mumbles Railway in Wales, using specially designed carriages on an existing tramline built for horse-drawn freight dandies. Fare-paying passengers were carried on a line between Oystermouth, Mumbles and Swansea Docks from 1807. The Gloucester and Cheltenham Tramroad (1809) carried passengers although its main purpose was freight.
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by Issakar
Hero
by: IssakarWhen I'm falling, and cannot stand
You lift me up, you take my hand
When I'm drowing, and cannot breathe
You hear my cry, and rescue me
Bridge:
'Cause I've been beaten and bleeding on the ground
My heart is broken, silence my only sound.
I've been shouting but no one hears my screams.
If you can hear me,then set me free.
Chorus:
'Cause I need a hero that can save my life.
Take me from the darkness, bring me back into the light
'Cause you are that savior who can see right through me
And make your way into my heart
And When I'm running, tryin' to flee
You're just right after, and capture me.
When I cry out, and I'm in need
You take me in, under your wings.
Bridge:
'Cause I've been beaten and bleeding on the ground
My heart is broken, silence my only sound.
I've been shouting but no one hears my screams.
If you can hear me, then set me free
'Cause I'm falling in your arms
Falling in your arms
Falling in your arms
Falling in your arms
Falling in your arms
Falling, Falling in your arms
Chorus:
'Cause I need a hero that can save my soul
'Cause I'm falling faster and I'm losing control
The time is ticking 'til I'm too far under