Seven permits issued for horse-drawn hearses

Transport Malta has granted seven permits to operators who wish to operate horse-drawn hearses, Transport Minister Austin Gatt has said in Parliament. The return of the ornate carriages, last seen 40 years ago, was heralded in September last year when...

Transport Malta has granted seven permits to operators who wish to operate horse-drawn hearses, Transport Minister Austin Gatt has said in Parliament.

The return of the ornate carriages, last seen 40 years ago, was heralded in September last year when one of the carriages was used in a funeral in Msida.

Undertaker Louis Borg said at the time that he was opting to use his old carriages again following public demand. He said he wanted to unearth that sense of respect for the dead that came with the carriages.

Some of his carriages are up to 120 years old.

See: Horse-drawn hearses make a comeback

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090922/local/horse-drawn-hearses-make-a-comeback

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