NORTH BRIDGE ROAD TAXI SERVICE
The bicycle-powered trishaw was first introduced to Singapore in the 1910s. It became a popular form of transport by the 1920s as it could travel twice as fast as a manually-pulled rickshaw.  In the late 1960s, about 3,500 trishaws were on Singapore’s roads.
1965 - 1970
20150000120 - 0041
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George W. Porter Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore

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The bicycle-powered trishaw was first introduced to Singapore in the 1910s. It became a popular form of transport by the 1920s as it could travel twice as fast as a manually-pulled rickshaw.  In the late 1960s, about 3,500 trishaws were on Singapore’s roads.

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