Clydesdale horse comeback
NZPA-AAP London Clydesdale horses, an endangered species for almost 40 years, are making a comeback in a Scottish city which owes much of its livelihood to the motor car.
Aberdeen, the centre of Britain’s North Sea oil industry, bought 12 Clydesdales because, on some haulage jobs, they were cheaper than motor vans, said a parks department spokesman. “On short journeys where speed is not a particular advantage, and where the goods being carried are comparatively light, horse transport is economic,” the spokesman said. Several British breweries have also recognised the value of Clydesdales, using them to haul waggons loaded with beer barrels about narrow inner-city streets.
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Press, 21 February 1987, Page 34
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