A HORSE BUS
STILL RUNS DAILY IN LONDON. A horse-omnibus is still running in London. Mr. Beasley is the last of the horse-omnibus drivers, and he runs daily from Baker Street to the Zoo for 3d. He has the only horseomnibus license in London and a hatred of petrol. Forty-five grey horses stamp in Mr. Beasley's stables, and you will find there gigs, phaetons and barouches, landaus a'nd brakes, long whips and high white hats, and all the gay gear of the days when merry'hooves sped down the open road to the song of a cracking lash. Mr. Beasley and his horses stand as the last barrier, against the age of petrol. "Of courses there's work," he said, "lots of it. And those Americans and film companies often want the old carriages, believe me."
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVI, Issue 3439, 5 March 1932, Page 6
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134A HORSE BUS King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVI, Issue 3439, 5 March 1932, Page 6
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