Country Lorry Service and Cartage Service
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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.
A 1938 GWR 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 SVR offered either a Lorry Service or Cartage Service
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: Chaddesley Corbett 4 miles, Franche 3 miles*(partly) (Midland Red Motor Services)
Bewdley
- Cartage Service: Bewdley ½ mile
- Lorry Service: Button Oak 3 miles, Ribbesford 1½ miles