_:vb7406136 "1868, \u201CRoute 25: London to Pekin [\u2026]\u201D, in Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland, 2nd edition, London: John Murray, page 329:"@en . _:vb7406136 "Three kinds of conveyances are available: the telega, or cart without springs, which has to be changed at every station, and for which a charge of about 8d. is made at every stage; the kibitka, or cart (in winter a sledge) with a hood; and the tarantas, a kind of carriage on wooden springs, which admits of the traveller lying down full length, and which can be made very comfortable at night."@en .