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1935 poster

GWRGreat Western Railway lorry in Bewdley Yard

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]

Lorry Services and Cartage Services on the SVRSevern Valley Railway

Places marked with an asterisk are within the company's free cartage boundary, with "(partly)" indicating it was not entirely within that boundary. In all other cases there would be an additional charge for collection or delivery.

Kidderminster

• Cartage Service: Kidderminster* Franche 3 miles*(partly)
• Lorry Service (Midland Red Motor Services): Chaddesley Corbett 4 miles, Franche 3 miles*(partly)

Bewdley

• Cartage Service: Bewdley ½ mile
• Lorry Service: Button Oak 3 miles, Ribbesford 1½ miles, Dowles 1½ miles, Kinlet 5 miles

Hartlebury

• Cartage Service: Hartlebury*
• Lorry Service: Titton 2 miles

Stourport

• Cartage Service: Stourport*

Bridgnorth

• Cartage Service: Bridgnorth* Oldbury(Parcels)
• Lorry Service (Carrier): Oldbury (Goods), Quatford 2 miles, Quatt 4 miles, Eardington 2 miles^{[Notes 1]}

See also

• Station Truck
• Businesses located at SVR stations
• Private sidings connected to the Severn Valley Railway
• Collieries served by the Severn Valley Railway

References

1. ↑ Advert from the Kington Times on the British Newspaper Archive

Notes

1. ↑ Eardington village is ¾ from Eardington Station with no local cartage service.

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