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Hello chrysanthemun and welcome to the Railway Forum. Some years ago I had a chat with one of the grooms from the Duke of Gloucester's estate and he told me that in the old days the people that could afford their own carriage, also had other horses in town (London or Bristol). If they were going to somewhere where they did not have a stable, then the would send some horses to the town a few days before they traveled. They could also hire a team from local stables if needs be.
P.S. He also showed me the Dukes private station on his land, a through back to when the line was built through his land, now no longer used.
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The Old Git, Syd
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