Carriage Litter Suspension Leaf spring Stagecoach Charabanc Bus Driving Combined driving Draft horse showing Roadster Horsedrawn vehicle - vehicle - horse A carriage is a wheeled vehicle for people, usually horse-drawn; litters (palanquins) and sedan chairs are excluded, these being litters or wheelless vehicles. The carriage is especially designed for private passenger use and for comfort or elegance, though some are also used to transport goods. It may be light, smart and fast or heavy, large an... more »d comfortable. Carriages normally have suspension using leaf springs, elliptical springs (in the 19th century) or leather strapping. A public passenger vehicle would not usually be called a carriage ? terms for these include stagecoach, charabanc and omnibus.« less