• Dolgusha, dolgushka (), an obsolete generic term for a carriage whose body was mounted on a long base (from the word
dolgiy, 'long'). It could be applied to long
drogi,
lineyka, or
tarantas, •
Drogi (), a primitive long cart without a body; basically only front and back axles connected by one or two beams called
droga •
Droshky — a four-wheeled open carriage where passengers straddle the seat •
Fura (
wikt:фура), large cargo cart, esp. for military use. In modern Russian it colloquially refers to
semi-trailer truck. •
Furmanka, small
fura or small
britzka, • , old horse-drawn topless passenger carriage with a longitudinal partition, in which passengers sit in two lines with their backs to each other, sideways to the direction of travel. • Prolyotka or proletka, , a light, open, four-wheeled, two-passenger (plus a cabbie) carriage, mostly single-horse. The term derives from the word "пролетать", literally 'to fly through', meaning to move swiftly. The word is a colloquial contraction for "prolyotnye
droshky" (), a drozhky used by Russian city cabbies, named so, because many cabbies were notorious for fast, daring ride and were called "лихач" (likhach), "daredevil". • Rydvan (
рыдван; archaic), a large, comfortable coach for long-distance travel, drawn by several horses. In modern times the word is used ironically for large, clumsy vehicles. From Polish "rydwan", eventually from German "Reitwagen", both meaning for '
chariot'. • ,
Ural fishermen's carriage; basically a regular carriage with waterproof bast cabin •
Tarantass — a long four-wheeled carriage with no springs or seats •
Telega — a wagon == Horse-drawn sleds ==