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Originally Posted by John H-T
Thanks lads for that. Can we please bring this thread back on topic: i.e. The use of Horses for shunting!
Best wishes,
John H-T.
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Ok, well Horses for shunting were widely used in British Railways days, and there was food for the horses and water left at a couple of places in the goods yards.It would be interesting to find out who looked after the horses shoes etc, did BR have their own Farriers ? I really dont know.
The horses were the SHIRE HORSE and stood many hands high, the shire horse is a big muscular horse, and it was chosen not only for shunting in railway yards, but also for pulling draymens carts loaded with beer, and no doubt for other very physical jobs.
I dont think there is a lot more that can be written on this thread, mainly because the employment of these horses by the railway was not a subject which was widely written about in railway history. There are one or two references to them, but not really a lot.
Perhaps a member somewhere will have more information ???????
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