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[[<!--IMAGE FILE-->File:GWR_261_20170723Country Lorry Service.jpg |thumb|centre|300px|link=<!--PAGE TO LINK TO--> GWR 261 Toplight 'Snake C' Passenger BrakeCountry Lorry Service and Cartage Service |As well as transporting goods between stations by rail, the GWR 261 is a 'SNAKE C' Churchward 'Toplight' Gangwayed Passenger Brakewas also able to collect and deliver goods and parcels to and from local addresses. It After the First World War they introduced the "Country Lorry" service, allowing agricultural and other goods to be transported beyond the normal collection and delivery radius which was preserved usually limited to urban areas and their immediate fringes. The Country Lorry service on the Severn Valley Branch began at Blaenavon Bewdley in 1982 1927 and arrived at the SVR Bridgnorth in 1998, since when it has mainly seen static use at Highley1928.[[<!--PAGE TO LINK TO--> GWR 261 Toplight 'Snake C' Passenger BrakeCountry Lorry Service and Cartage Service | (Full article...)]]]]
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