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Government to replace HS2 rail link to Manchester with brand new horse and cart (newsthump.com)
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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Historically horse-drawn railways were a thing. Perhaps we could revive that as a sort of compromise, build the track but save money on not buying any trains.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    TIL

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagonway

    Wagonways (also spelt Waggonways), also known as horse-drawn railways and horse-drawn railroad consisted of the horses, equipment and tracks used for hauling wagons, which preceded steam-powered railways. The terms plateway, tramway, dramway, were used. The advantage of wagonways was that far bigger loads could be transported with the same power.

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