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As well as transporting goods station to station, the GWR was also able to collect & deliver goods and parcels to and from local addresses via its Country Lorry Service, Cartage Service or independent carrier. | As well as transporting goods station to station, the GWR was also able to collect & deliver goods and parcels to and from local addresses via its Country Lorry Service, Cartage Service or independent carrier. | ||
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As well as transporting goods station to station, the GWRGreat Western Railway was also able to collect & deliver goods and parcels to and from local addresses via its Country Lorry Service, Cartage Service or independent carrier.
A 1938 GWRGreat Western Railway publication, 'Towns villages, outlying works etc. served by the Great Western Railway' gives a list of all such places, their distance from the local station and the method of delivery.
The Country Lorry Service at Tenbury started on February 1 1931[1]
Several stations on the SVRSevern Valley Railway offered either a Lorry Service or Cartage Service, in some cases at no extra charge within a specified area.
See also
- Station Truck
- Businesses located at SVR stations
- Private sidings connected to the Severn Valley Railway
- Collieries served by the Severn Valley Railway
