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In 1930 a [[Country Lorry Service and Cartage Service|Country Lorry Service]] was introduced.<ref>GWR Magazine August 1930</ref> It had much agricultural traffic, it was quoted as receiving up to 10,000 hop pockets from South Wales and the Black Country.<ref name=GWR39>GWR magazine, September 1939</ref>
In 1960, the loop capacity, for the purpose of crossing trains, was 25 wagons, plus engine and brake van.<ref name="WTT1960">Sectional Appendix to the Working Time Tables and Books of Rules and Regulations, Birmingham Traffic District, October 1960</ref>
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Cleobury Mortimer was a crossing station with two platforms, a goods yard and goods shed and a cattle pen. The OS Map of 1888-1913 shows the layout before the building of the [[Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway]] which opened in 1908 and can be seen branching away to the north-west on the later 1937-1961 series map. At that time a 65 lever frame replaced the original 27 lever frame in the signal box. In 1911 'Re-classification of service conditions have seen improvements at Cleobury Mortimer signal box.'<ref>GWR Magazine December 1913</ref> South-west of the goods yard was a private siding which served nearby Bayton Colliery between 1913 and 1923. In 1913 steelwork was ordered for a new bridge from EC and J Keay of Corporation Street, Birmingham.<ref>GWR Magazine April 1913</ref>
In 1960, the loop capacity, for the purpose of crossing trains, was 43 wagons, plus engine and brake van.<ref name="WTT1960" />
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File: Cleobury_1888_OS.JPG | Cleobury Mortimer, OS Map 1888-1913 series
